Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
béama
bean
beanbach
beangadh
beangaigh
beangán
beangánach
beann
beanna
beannach
beannachadh
beannacht
beannachtach
beannad
beannaigh
beannaíocha
beannaíocht
beannaithe
beannaitheach
beannaitheacht
beannaitheoir
beannán
beannchabar
beann could be a grammatical form of:
binn »
beann1, f. (gs. binne, npl. ~a, gpl. ~). 1. Horn, antler. Na ~a a theilgean, (of stag) to cast the antlers. Carria ocht m~, stag of eight points. S.a. púca 1. Thug sé na ~a leis, he escaped unharmed. 2. Drinking-horn. 3. ~ buabhaill, bugle-horn. 4. Prong. Píce dhá bheann, two-pronged fork.
beann2, f. (gs. binne). Regard; dependence. Tá ~ aige ar a chlú, ar a anam, he is mindful of his reputation, of his soul. Níl ~ agam oraibh, ar bhur gcuid cainte, I am indifferent to you, I care not what you say. Níl ~ agam ar an aimsir feasta, I need not mind the weather any more. Níl ~ agam, níl mo bheann, ar aon duine, I am a free agent; I care for no man. Tá mé beag ~, beag de bheann, air; is beag mo bheann air, I have little regard for, little fear of, him.
beann3. 1. gpl. of binn1. 2. f = binn1.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ binne, surplus (grazing).
Hata trí bheann, three-cornered hat.
~ binne, barge-board.
An ~ binne a chur ar rud, to put the finishing touches to sth.
~ binne, barge-couple,
Tá siad ag déanamh ~a ar na beanna, they are venturing (too) close to the cliffs.
An ghrian ag dealramh ar na beanna, the sun shining on the peaks.
An ghrian ag ~eadh ar na beanna, the sun beating down on the peaks.
3. ~ beann, ~ cloch, ~ talún, (kinds of) lichen.
In Éirinn na gceithre mbeann, within the four corners of Ireland.
~ binne, rock-dove.
Chomh ~ le fia (na mbeann), as wild as a deer.
~ binne, house-martin.
~ binne, sciobóil, tí, house-sparrow.
Bheith i n~ binne, to be trapped in a rock crevice, on the face of a cliff.
~ binne, ~ creige, juniper.
~ na Binne Boirbe, the day (of battle) of Benburb.
~ binne, corner-stone.
Beanna ~a, sharp peaks.
~ dhá bheann, two-pronged fork.
~ na mbeann, (nickname for) the Devil.
(An) lá ~ na Binne Boirbe, on that (eventful) day of Benburb.
~ binne, peak of gable.
~ binne, peak of gable.
