Dictionary Entries
antráthach
uair antráthach, a very late hour, well after midnight
anróiteach
bhí an grá Dia ionntú, bhí siad bocht nocht anróiteach .i. na seandaoine fadó
annadh
tá annadh air .i. uair mhaith; annadh na Samhna, fine weather to the end of October, Indian summer
angar
.i. droch-seileadh bróch (MCd); seileadh agus angar .i. diachair (MMt)
anachain
d'ordaigh Dia an anachainn a sheachaint (sean-ocal); used to warn a person to avoid a house in which people were down with 'flu.
amháin
in phrase h-é amháin from ní h-é amháin, not to mention, even: d'ólfainn sláinte madadh as Éire, h-é amháin amadán as Éire; bhéarfainn punt dó h-é amháin sciling, I'd give him a pound not to mention a shilling. h-é amháin is often used finally at the end of an utterance meaning 'even'.
am
i n-amanna, eidir amaí, occasionally, sometimes.
allagar
glór árd, ag a' rón, go fheithide beag
alam 'paéir
tá sé lán le alam 'paéir, full of devilment
áladh
thug a' t-asal áladh ar a' bpáipéar, made a charge at, rush at the paper, to get it in its teeth
ala
ar ala na huaire, immediately, without delay
áith
'siad na mná a dhóigh an áith, 'twas the women burned the kiln (sean-ocal).
airicis
tine chnámh in ' airicis, to receive him, to welcome him home.
aireachtáil
(tá mé) gam aireachtáil go maith, I am feeling well
airde
ní rabh mé an airde sin, I wasn't that height, i. I was only a small child at the time (Sb). teach i n-airde cabhlach, side-wall high, or ready roofing (AOS).