Pota Focal Intergaelic
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flichshneachta fliú fliuch flóra flosc flúirse fobhríste focal fócas fochéimí fochma fochupán foclóir foclóireacht foclóirí fód fo-éadach fógair foghlaim foghlaimeoir foghraíocht
focal
MASCULINE NOUN
word
focal scríofa
written word
Foirmeacha gramadaí
Grammatical forms
focal
MASCULINE NOUN
GENITIVE SINGULAR
focail
NOMINATVE PLURAL
focail
GENITIVE PLURAL
focal
Iontrálacha gaolmhara
Related entries
i bhfocail eile
in other words
is státseirbhíseach é - i bhfocail eile, ag maireachtáil ar airgead na gcáiníocóirí
he is a civil servant - in other words, he lives on taxpayers' money
imeartas focal
wordplay
pun
stór focal
SYNONYM: foclóir
vocabulary
how many words you know
stór focal leathan aige
he has a wide vocabulary
pota focal
pot of words
Pota Focal is a famous online Irish dictonary and, in our view, the best.
STAITISTICÍ · STATISTICS
Is é focal an 182ú focal is minice úsáid sa Ghaeilge. Tagann sé chun cinn uair amháin i ngach 2,199 focal.
Focal is the 182th most frequently used word in Irish. It occurs once in every 2,199 words.
Samplaí gaolmhara
Related examples
is leor focal amháin
one word is enough
líon na bhfocal san alt
number of words in the article
cad is brí leis an fhocal seo?
what does this word mean?
ceapadh Pota Focal mar fhoclóir leictreonach
Pota Focal was designed as an electronic dictionary
níor thuig gach focal ach thuig éirim na cainte
I didn't understand every word but I understood the gist of the talk
an focal ag tús na habairte
the word at the beginning of the sentence
cuideoidh na habairtí samplacha leat na focail a fhí isteach i do chuid cainte go nádúrtha
the example sentences will help you to weave the words naturally into your own speech
innéacs na bhfocal
the index of words
léiríonn na habairtí samplacha an dóigh chun na focail a úsáid i gcomhthéacs
the sample sentences show how to use the words in context
Léigh an focal ag tús na habairte.
Read the word at the beginning of the sentence.
liacht focal a úsáideann is ea is fearr.
The more words you use the better.
Níor bhean í a chuaigh siar ar a focal.
Alex Hijmans: Aiséirí, Cois Life 2011
She wasn't a woman who'd go back on her word [who wouldn't do what she'd said she'd do].
Tháinig na focail amach as a béal ina néalta beaga gaile.
Alex Hijmans: Aiséirí, Cois Life 2011
The words came out of her mouth as small clouds of steam.
D'úsáid siad códfhocail eatarthu féin.
'Beo!', beo.ie
They used codewords among themselves.
Na huafáis a chonaiceamar, uafáis nach n-oireann focla dóibh.
'Beo!', beo.ie
The horrors we've seen, horrors words can't describe.
Glac m'fhocalsa air.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
Take my word for it.
liosta focal
list of words
ó thaobh líon na bhfocal de, an foclóir seo sách mór
as far as number of words is concerned, this dictionary is quite big
scannán gan focail
silent film
séimhiú ar an fhocal
the word is lenited
níor thuig oiread is focal
I didn't understand a single word
an bhfuil urú ar an fhocal?
is the word is eclipted?
An bhfuil urú ar an fhocal?
Is the word eclipted?
Thug 'ach aon duine acu lámh is focal don duine eile.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
They all made a promise to one another.