TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
maithe1. 1. f. (gs. ~). Goodness, good. (In phrase) Ar mhaithe le, for the good of, for the sake of. Bheith ar mhaithe le duine, to have s.o.’s interest at heart. Ar mhaithe leis féin a bhí sé, he was thinking of his own good. Ar mhaithe lena shláinte, for the sake of his health. Ar mhaithe leat féin ná déan é, for your own sake don’t do it. 2. gsf. & npl. of maith2.
maithe2 : maith1.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Tá comharsana maithe aige, he has good neighbours.
Mar mhaithe le d’~, for the sake of your soul.
Ar ghrá Dé, ar mhaithe leis féin, for the love of God, for his own sake.
Ar mhaithe leis féin a bhíonn an ~ ag crónán, ‘a cat purrs for its own benefit’.
Mar mhaithe leis an g~, for the common good.
Na daoine beaga, na daoine maithe, the little people, the good people.
~thaí maithe a dhéanamh, to do well, to give a good account of oneself.
Rinne tú ~thaí maithe leis, you made a good job of it.
Ar mhaithe leat féin, for your own sake.
~e agus móruaisle na tíre, the gentry and nobility of the country.
Páistí ~e, good children.
~ mhaithe leat féin, for your own sake.
~anna maithe a fháil i scrúdú, to get good marks in an examination.
Tá pointí maithe ann, he has his good points.
Tá scoláirí maithe aige, he has apt scholars.