TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
uaimh, f. (gs. ~e, pl. ~eanna). 1. Cave. 2. ~ (thalún), souterrain. ~ éalaithe, underground escape passage. 3. Underground chamber; cellar, crypt, vault. 4. Den ~ ladrann, den of thieves. 5. Pit. ~ ifrinn, pit of hell.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ as an uaimh, out of (the depths of) the cave.
~ uaimhe, poill, the mouth of a cave, hole.
~ uaimhe, tolláin, mouth of cave, tunnel.
Oíche, uaimh, dhorcha, dark night, cave.
Deir sé nuair a chuaigh sé siar san uaimh gurbh ea a chonaic sé an t-iontas, he says it was when he went into the back of the cave that he saw the wonder.
Níos faide ~ san uaimh, farther back into the cave.
~ san uaimh, back in the cave.