TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
soláthar, m. (gs. -air2, pl. -airtí). 1. vn. of soláthair1. 2. Collection, procurement; supply, provision. ~ a dhéanamh do rud, to make provision for sth. ~ bia, airgid, riachtanas, provision of food, of money, of necessities. ~ uisce, water supply. Oifigeach soláthair, supply officer. Cumann soláthair, provident society. Mo sholáthar bliana, all I have gathered in a year. Rinne tú ~ maith ar na pinginí, you put a good few pence together. Is mó a mhála ná a sholáthar, he is never able to make ends meet. S.a. bolg1 2. (Var: soláthairt f)
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ soláthair, corpus, miscellany.
Rud a dhéanamh, a sholáthar, a fháil, do dhuine, to do, provide, get, sth. for s.o.
Cé gur beag díol ~ caithfidh sé a sholáthar, ‘little as a wren needs it must gather it’, even the smallest necessities of life have to be provided for.
~ a sholáthar (do), to provide forage (for).
Díol do fhreastail a sholáthar, to provide enough for one’s needs.
Is mó do mhála ná do sholáthar, you are not earning your keep.
Ag soláthar do mhuirín, providing for a family.
~ soláthair, supply-pipe.
Bia, lón, a sholáthar, to gather food, provisions.
An t-airgead a sholáthair mé, the money I procured.
Ag soláthar do mhuirín, providing for a family.
Tá sé ag soláthar dó féin anois, he is fending for himself now.
Sholáthair sé leabhair dúinn, he found books for us.
Ag soláthar don chíos, providing for the rent.
Ar sholáthair mé riamh, all I ever gathered.