EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
diamhair1, f. (gs. ~e, pl. -mhra). 1. Dark, obscure, place; secluded, solitary, place; seclusion, solitude. ~ choille, forest seclusion. As diamhra an tsléibhe, from the mountain recesses. I ndiamhra fásaigh, in desert solitudes. Diamhra agus droibhéil na tíre, the remote and difficult parts of the country. 2. Obscurity, mystery. Diamhra agus deacrachtaí an Scrioptúir, Scriptural obscurities and difficulties. An ~ a bhaint de rud, to uncover the mystery of sth. I n~ na hoíche, in the obscurity of night. Faoi dhiamhair a éadaigh, secreted in his clothing. Gach dorcha agus gach ~, every dark and obscure thing. 3. Eeriness, loneliness. ~ a bheith ort, to have a weird, lonely, feeling.
diamhair2, a. (gsm. ~, gsf. & comp. ~e, npl. -mhra). Dark, obscure; occult, mysterious; secluded, solitary; eerie, weird, lonely; fearsome. Coill dhiamhair, dark forest. Gleann ~, secluded glen. Oileán ~, solitary island. Solas ~, eerie light. Áiteanna diamhra do-eolais, remote and unknown places. Rudaí atá ~ orainn, things that are obscure to us. (Var: ~each a1)