Install the app »Foclóir Gaeilge–BéarlaÓ Dónaill, 1977An Foclóir BeagÓ Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991English–Irish Dictionaryde Bhaldraithe, 1959GrammarPronunciation
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EXACT MATCHESIN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
os1,m. (gs. &npl.ois,gpl.~).Lit: Deer.
os2,prep.Over, above.1.Lit:~ talamh,above ground.~ Bóinn,on, above, the Boyne.~ mo neart,above my strength.~ a mhuintir,ruling his people.~ gach flaith,greater than all princes.2.(In prep. and adv. phrases)~ cionn,over, above; more than; beyond; in charge of; hanging over, threatening.S.a.ceann1.~ coinne, ~ comhair,in front of, opposite.S.a.ard13,coinne2(d),comhair12,íseal13,meán14,méid2.(Var:ós1)
os-3,pref.Over, above; super-, supra-
PHRASESIN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
An t-~ os ár gcionn,the air above us.
Os mo chomhair ~,out, right, in front of me.
Ná labhair thar d’~, os cionn d’anála, air; ná lig in aice, le hais, d’anála é,don’t breathe a word of it.
3. Os ~,openly, publicly.
Labhairt os ~,to speak out, publicly.
Ná cuir an scéal sin os ~,don’t publicize that story.
os do chionn é,raise it over your head.
~ os a cionn, ~ fúithi,weather-side, lee side.
Tar éis a bhfuil de bhuaic os a chionn,though he is held in such high regard.
Tá sé os cionn a bhuille,he is well able for his work.
~ ar ~ (agus ~ os a chionn),full to the brim (and overflowing).
Thar ~; os cionn ~ (uile),above all others.
Ag ~eadh os a chionn,keening, lamenting, over him.
Tá sé os cionn cinn,he thinks he is something.
Tháinig ~ orm os comhair an chruinnithe,I got nervous in front of the gathering.
In aghaidh, os coinne, le taobh, a chéile,against, opposite, beside, each other. (Of thing itself in relation to its parts)
Tá ~ beag os a chionn,he is a bit befogged, bemused.
~adh chun tosaigh, os cionn ruda,to lean forward, over sth.
Rud a rá, a dhéanamh, os coinne cláir,to say, do, sth. openly.
Bhí sé ina chnuchaire os cionn na tine,he was crouched over the fire.
Os ~,in front of, opposite.
Os ~ an dorais,opposite the door.
Os ~ do dhá shúl,before your very eyes, right in front of you.
Os ~ an tsaoil,for everyone to see.
Os ~ na bpáistí,in front of, in the presence of, the children.
Tá lá mór oibre os mo choinne,there is a big day’s work confronting me.
Bhí triúr fear os a choinne,there were three men opposite him, opposed to him.
Os a, ina, choinne sin,as against that.
Éirí os cionn na ~a,to rise above the ordinary level of the people.
2. Os ~,in front of, opposite.
Os ~ an dorais,opposite the door.
Os ~ na cuideachta,in front of, in the presence of, the company.
Os ~ a shúl,before his eyes.
Os mo chomhair amach,right in front of me.
Os ~ an tsaoil,for everyone to see.
~ os cionn cláir, i gcónra, san uaigh,a body laid out, coffined, in the grave.
Tugadh a chroibh os a chionn,he was sent sprawling.
~ ar an tairne, os cionn na tine,hanging on the nail, over the fire.
~ os cionn na farraige,overhanging the sea.
Bhí an charraig ~ os ár gcionn,the rock was jutting out above our heads.
Tá an gáire, an lionn dubh, os cionn a ~,laughter, melancholy, lightens, darkens, her heart.
Bhí ~ air le fuacht, os cionn na tine,he was hunched with cold, over the fire.
Tá sé go ~ os comhair mo shúl,I have a perfect image of him.
~ os cionn an dorais é,put it over the door.
Dul, teacht, os comhair ~e,to appear in court.
Tá sé os cionn a chumais,he is living within his means.
Go bhfága Dia os cionn do chúraim thú,may God spare you to look after your family.
Tá ~ os a cionn,she is sunny by nature; she is innocent and good-natured.
~ os coinne na scoile,directly opposite the school.
Tá ~ os a chionn,he has a glum look about him; he looks villainous.
