Pota Focal Intergaelic
féar | ear | far | feac | fead
Gluais TíHouse Glossary Gluais Beo!Beo! Glossary TeasárasThesaurus BriathraVerbs
feadóg fealltach fealltóir fealsamh fealsúnacht feamainn fean fear féar féarach fearacht fearann fearas fearg fearga fearr feart fearthainn feartlaoi feasacht féasóg
fear
MASCULINE NOUN
OPPOSITE: bean
man
is fear ard é
he's a tall man
phós fear saibhir
she married a rich man
Foirmeacha gramadaí
Grammatical forms
fear
MASCULINE NOUN
GENITIVE SINGULAR
fir
NOMINATVE PLURAL
fir
GENITIVE PLURAL
fear
Iontrálacha gaolmhara
Related entries
fear céile
OPPOSITE: bean chéile
husband
seo m'fhear céile
this is my husband
fearann
MASCULINE NOUN
domain
na Fir Bhuí
Orangemen
STAITISTICÍ · STATISTICS
Is é fear an 61ú focal is minice úsáid sa Ghaeilge. Tagann sé chun cinn uair amháin i ngach 749 focal.
Fear is the 61th most frequently used word in Irish. It occurs once in every 749 words.
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Samplaí gaolmhara
Related examples
cogadh a fhearadh ar an domhan mór, go háirithe ar thíortha a raibh ola acu
to wage war against the whole world, especially against countries that had oil
duine de na mná ádhúla a bhfuil na fir de shíor ina ndiaidh
I am not one of those luvcky women who are constantly chased by men
mhaígh na póilíní gur admhaigh na fir go raibh siad páirteach sa chomhcheilg
the police claimed the men had confessed to being involved in the conspiracy
is fear aerach é
he is a gay man
teach, carr agus a lán airgid ag an fhear seo
this man has a house, a car and a lot of money
fear atá ar m'aithne
a man I know
bhí idir fhir agus mhná ann
both men and women were there
cuireadh beirt fhear fiche bliain d’aois i bpríosún
two men twenty years of age were taken to prison
ceathrar fear
four men
is fear mór cuideachta é
he's very outgoing
is fear dathúil é
he's a handsome man
an fear bocht ar an deiridh
the poor man is at death's door
an fear singil seo ag lorg bean álainn le pósadh
this single man is looking for a pretty woman to marry
fear éigin eile
some other man
fear na féasóige
the man with the beard
an fear féin
the man himself
thit i ngrá le fear pósta
she fell in love with a married man
fear an hata
the man with the hat
is fada m'fhear céile imithe uaim
my husband has been gone for a long time
bhrúigh an fear a shrón in aghaidh na fuinneoige agus rinne straois
Alex Hijmans: Aiséirí, Cois Life 2011
the man pushed his face against the window and made a grimace
bhí na fir in ann ag obair chrua
the men were well able for hard work
líon na bhfear atá ina múinteoirí ag dul i laghad
the number of men who are teachers is decreasing
leithreas na bhfear
gents' toilet
fear ramhar
a fat man
Agus seo chugainn an fear féin.
And here comes the man himself.
Chonaic an seanfhear bocht cromtha.
I saw the poor old stooping man.
Is baintreach fir é.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
He is a widower.
An bhfuil d'fhear céile libh sa Spidéal?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
Is your husband with you in An Spidéal?
Fuair m'fhear céile bás dhá bhliain ó shin.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
My husband died two years ago.
Is as Ros Muc m'fhear.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
My husband is from Ros Muc.
Is bean agus bhíonn mórán seans agam labhairt le daoine eile seachas m'fhear agus mo chlann.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
I am a housewife and I don't have much chance to speak with other people except my husband and my children.
m'fhear dífhostaithe faoi láthair.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
My husband is unemployed at present.
Cailleadh a fear céile go tobann anuraidh, beannacht leis.
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
Her husband died suddenly last year, God have mercy on him.
Bhuail eagla í.
She was seized by fear.
Dúnadh an bóthar ar eagla timpiste.
The road was closed for fear of an accident.
Sibhse ar a bhfuil eagla .
Those of you who fear God.
" siad ag teacht faoinár ndéin!" liúigh duine de na fir óga agus bhí gliondar croí orainn go léir.
Alan Titley: Gluaiseacht, An Gúm, 2009
'They're coming to get us!' yelled one of the young men and we all rejoiced.
Seo an fear atá ag seasamh le Seán.
Alex Hijmans: Aiséirí, Cois Life 2011
This is Seán's best man.
Rinne na Naitsithe ár uafásach ar fhir an bhaile mar dhíoltas ar ghníomhartha Fhrithbheartaíocht na Fraince.
'Beo!', beo.ie
The Nazis perpetrated a terrible slaughter on the townsmen as revenge for the actions of the French Resistance.
" déan" a dúirt an fear.
'Beo!', beo.ie
"Don't do it," the man said.
Leis sin isteach le fear an agus cuma scaollmhar air.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
At that point, the man of the house came in with a panicked expression.
raibh an fear sin ach ar shon grinn.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
That man was only joking.
braon ar bord ag an fhear anocht.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
The man has a drink taken tonight.
Fuair an fear foghlaim coláiste.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
The man got a college education.
ligfeadh an eagla do Shéimí cur suas don obair.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
Fear didn't allow Jamie to refuse doing it.
D'ól 'ach aon fhear acu tarraingt a chinn den bhuidéal.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
Each man drank his fill from the bottle.
Nach raibh go leor den fhear ann?
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
Wasn't he man enough?
seachtar fear mór
seven big men
an fear seo
this man
an fear sin
that man
níl aon suim aici sna fir
she has no interest in men
leag beirt fhear go talamh í agus ghoid siad a mála láimhe
two men knocked her to the ground and stole her handbag
ullmhaigh do chuid fear chun cogaidh
prepare your men for war
Chaith na fir a saol ag baint guail.
The men spent their lives mining coal.
Bhí na fir in ann obair go crua.
The men were able to work hard.
Cuireadh beirt fhear fiche bliain d'aois i bpríosún.
Two men twenty years of age were taken to prison.
Pionta Guinness, le do thoil. - Seo duit. - Maith an fear.
Pint of Guinness please. - There you are. - Good man. {
Thógamar claíthe ar eagla ionsaí ó na saighdiúirí.
We built fences for fear of attack from the soldiers.
Táthar ann a deir nach raibh in ionsaithe an 11ú Meán Fomhair ach leithscéal do Mheiriceá cogadh a fhearadh ar an domhan mór.
'Beo!', beo.ie
Some people say the 11 September attacks were only an excuse for America to wage war against the whole world.