TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
spíce1, m. (gs. ~, pl. -cí). 1. Spike. ~ iarainn, iron spike. (Tairne) ~, spike(-nail). Rud a chur ar ~, to fix sth. on a spike. 2. (a) ~ (cloiche, carraige), tall pointed rock. (b) ~ (de dhuine), tall thin person. 3. ~ solais, ray, pencil, of light. An chéad ~ den lá, the first glimmer of daylight. Ní fheicfidh tú ~ de, you won’t even get a glimpse of it. 4 = píce.
spíce2, m. (gs. ~, pl. -cí). Bot: Spica.