TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
fonóid, f. (gs. ~e). (Act of) jeering, scoffing; mockery, derision. ~ a dhéanamh faoi dhuine, to scoff at s.o. Lucht ~e, scoffers, mockers. Focal ~e, gibe.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ an gháire, ~ na fonóide, look of laughter, of mocking.
Is fearr ~ fonóide ná ~ formaid, it is better to be a butt of ridicule than an object of envy.
Ag fonóid uime, jeering at him.