EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
déanaí. 1. f. (gs. ~). Lateness. (a) I n~ an lae, late in the day. Ag dul i n~, chun ~, getting late. Bhí an ~ ag teacht, it was getting late. Ná lig an ~ ort féin, don’t let the night overtake you. (b) Ar a dhéanaí, at the latest. Faoi dheireadh is faoi dhéanaí, at long last. (c) Le ~, of late. Go dtí le ~, until lately. 2. gsf. & comp. of déanach2. (Var. of 1: ~ocht f)
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Tá sé i leith na hoíche, na déanaí, it is approaching nightfall, getting rather late.
Tá sé ag ~ean as na caoirigh le déanaí, he has been giving up sheep-rearing lately.
~ amháin (le déanaí), one morning (of late).
~ déanaí ná a shíl mé, later than I thought.
Béas a tharraing sé chuige le déanaí, a habit he has adopted lately.