EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
cuibhreann, m. (gs. & npl. -rinn, gpl. ~). 1. Common table, mess. Bheith i g~ duine, to be at table with s.o.; to be in s.o.’s company. Ní íosfadh sé gan mé a bheith ina chuibhreann, he would not eat unless I joined him. Is furasta iad a chur i g~, they are not particular about what is placed before them; they are easily fed. An fear a chuaigh i g~ léi, the man who shared his board with her, who married her. Bhí an bia i g~ carn acu, the food was heaped on the table for them; they helped themselves to the food. 2. Division; share, portion. ~ ime, square, division, in pat of butter. Rinne siad trí cuibhrinn d’Éirinn, they apportioned Ireland in three parts. 3. (a) Enclosed field; allotment. (b) Tilled field. ~ coirce, prátaí, field of oats, of potatoes.