Dictionary Entries

téad

tá téad ar an asal agam, I have the ass tied by rope to stake out in the field (Sb); gamhain ar téad ní dheachaidh riamh 'un cinn (sean-ocal) (MCd), a staked calf never throve

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te teann

rug siad ar a chéilí go te teann

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tabhairt

a' tabhairt dó, hard at it (hay-making (ML); tá an traghan a' tabhairt dó, the corncrake is hard at it, singing away good and loud (MC).

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súmaire

súmaire doracha go dhuine, a sile fellow with no word in him, who won't speak to you. Is deas a' rud píosa cainte, níor mhol éinne riamh a' súmaire

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súgán

a shúgáin, addressing a young lad in depreciatory terms

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suanaí

níl ann ach suanaí, (tá sé) ciúin gan suim i gcaint aige; gan bheith a' caint

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sóntaíl

an rud is measa bhí greamuithe go dhuine riamh a' tsóntaíl.

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sónta

fear sónta, fear a chreidfeadh chuile shórt (TmB). duine sónt', a youngster too obedient to everybody, doing what they tell him (MMt).

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sónraidh

thóig mé sónraí dó, I observed it, took notice of it

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sompla

a' sumpla bróch, nach fearr a' fear mise ná é? the dirty wretch, amn't I a better man than him

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snámhtha

nach bhfuil sé snáfaí lé uisc' (an spéir thiar), the sky is full of rain on the way, coming

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smutú

ghá smutú, ghá mbriseadh (claidhmhtheachaí) (SOG); tá sí smutaí agad, you have it smashed (of spade that struck a stone) (MMt).

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sméadhamh

níl s. ar bith sa tinidh agad, your fire is nearly dead

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slubaire

slubaire bróch, a person slovenly in speech and messy generally.

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