Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
easargain
easarlaí
easartha
easb(h)aidh
easbhrúigh
éasc
easca
éasca
eascach
éascacht
éascaí
éascaidh
éascaigh
eascain
eascaine
eascainí
eascainigh
eascainn
eascainne
éascaíocht
eascair
eascairde
eascairdeas
éasca1, m. (gs. ~). Moon. Thug sé grian is ~ air féin (go), he vowed by the sun and the moon (that).
éasca2, a3. Swift, nimble; free, fluent, easy; ready, prompt. Ar each ~, on a swift steed. An bealach is ~, the quickest way. Bhí mé ró-~ aige, I was too quick for him. Tá sé ~ ar a chos, he is light on his feet. Umhal ~, (i) supple and swift, (ii) willing and prompt. ~ aigeanta, light and gay. Tá croí ~ aici, she is light of heart. Chomh h~ le meannán, as frisky as a kid. ~ a dhéanamh, a láimhsiú, easy to do, to handle. Obair ~, quick, easy, work. Stíl ~, free, fluid, style. Rud ab ~ liom a rá leis, what I would readily say to him. Má tá tú ~ chuige, if you are free to do it. Ná bí ~ ar d’aimhleas, don’t rush headlong into ruin.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Chomh héadrom, chomh héasca, le ~, ‘as light as a sparrow’, light of foot, of heart.
Go h~ agus go héasca, promptly and speedily.
~ éasca, lithe and swift.
