monabhar
monaplacht
monarc
monarcha
monatóireacht
moncaí
monsún
mór
morálta
moráltacht
móramh
mórán
moratóir
Morávach
morgáiste
mór-roinn
mórshaothar
mórshiúl
mórthír
mósáic
mosc
♦
mór
ADJECTIVE
OPPOSITE: beag
♦
large
big
great
♦
teach mór
♦
a big house
♦
fadhb mhór
♦
a big problem
♦
tá mé faoi bhrú an-mhór
♦
I am under a lot of pressure
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tá [A] mór le [B]
♦
[A] is very friendly with [B]
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tá mo dheartháir agus mise an-mhór le chéile
♦
my brother and I are great friends
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is mór [rud] le [duine]
♦
[something] is important to [somebody]
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is mór liom an tionscadal seo
♦
this project means a lot to me
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ba mhór cúis na Gaeilge le m'athair
♦
the Irish-language cause was very dear to my father
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ní mór [rud a dhéanamh]
♦
it is necessary [to do something]
♦
ní mór an doras a chur faoi ghlas gach oíche
♦
the door must be locked every night
♦
ní mór na hiarratais a bheith istigh faoi mheán lae
♦
the applications must be in by midday
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an chuid is mó de [rud]
♦
most of [something]
♦
tá an chuid is mó de na daoine anseo
♦
most of the people are here
♦
tá an chuid is mó den obair déanta
♦
most of the work is done
Foirmeacha gramadaí
Grammatical forms
Grammatical forms
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mór
ADJECTIVE
♦
GRADED FORM
♦
mó
♦
PLURAL
♦
móra
Iontrálacha gaolmhara
Related entries
Related entries
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athair mór
SYNONYM: seanathair
OPPOSITE: máthair mhór
♦
grandfather
♦
go mór
♦
very much
♦
tá mé go mór in éad leat
♦
I am very much jealous of you
♦
taitníonn sé go mór liom
♦
I like it very much
♦
máthair mhór
SYNONYM: seanmháthair
OPPOSITE: athair mór
♦
grandmother
♦
móide
♦
plus
♦
an praghas, móide cáin bhreisluacha
♦
the price, plus value-added tax
♦
a dó móide a trí
♦
two plus three
♦
mór-roinn
FEMININE NOUN
♦
continent
♦
nach mór
SYNONYM: beagnach
SYNONYM: chóir a bheith
♦
almost
♦
tá tú nach mór ann
♦
you're almost there
♦
níos mó
FORM OF: mór
♦
bigger
larger
♦
tá Seán níos mó ná Séamus
♦
Seán is bigger than Séamus
♦
níos mó
SYNONYM: tuilleadh
SYNONYM: breis
♦
more
♦
an bhfuil níos mó de dhíth ort?
♦
do you need more?
♦
ba mhaith liom níos mó bainne, le do thoil
♦
I would like more milk please
♦
níos mó ná [rud]
♦
more than [something]
♦
bhí níos mó ná fiche duine ann
♦
there were more than twenty people there
♦
níos mó
SYNONYM: a thuilleadh
♦
any longer
♦
ní dhéantar níos mó iad
♦
they don't make any more
♦
ní imreoidh mé peil níos mó
♦
I won't play football any more
Samplaí gaolmhara
Related examples
Related examples
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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
♦
fuair siad lear mór d'ábhar pléascach
♦
they found a great deal of explosives
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clúdaíonn an chathair achar mór
♦
the city covers a large area
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bhí slua mór daoine bailithe timpeall an tí agus dreach an bhróin ar a n-aghaidh
♦
a large crowd of people was gathered around the house with looks of sadness on their faces
♦
feicim carn mór airgid i mo chuid aislingí
♦
I see a big pile of money in my visions
♦
bhail, sin an seachtú haithne agat, is déan a mhór nó a bheag di
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
♦
well, that's the seventh commandment for you, whatever you think of it
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baile mór
♦
a big town
♦
beart mór irisí
♦
a large pack of newspapers
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daoine óga is mó a chaitheann drugaí
♦
drugs are taken mostly by young people
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is mór an chaoithiúlacht do phaisinéirí é
♦
it's a great convenience for passengers
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is cathair mhór é Baile Átha Cliath
♦
Dublin is a big city
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cé chomh mór a bhí sé?
cé chomh mór is a bhí sé?
♦
how big was it?
♦
is maith liom cíocha móra
♦
I like big tits
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tá níos mó ama uaim chun an cheist a chíoradh i gceart
♦
I need more time to examine the question properly
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tá mé go mór faoi chomaoin agat as an tacaíocht a thug tú dom
♦
I am much indebted to you for the support you've given me
♦
Is iad na Polannaigh an dream is mó inimirce go hÉirinn. Tá sé sin amhlaidh toisc a mhéad atá daonra na Polainne.
♦
The Polish are the most numerous immigant group to Ireland. This is so because of the high population of Poland.
♦
tá Londain ar na cathracha is mó ar domhan
♦
London is one of the largest cities in the world
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ní mór duit dul i gcomhairle le do thuismitheoirí ina thaobh
♦
you should talk to your parents about it
♦
is fear mór cuideachta é
♦
he's very outgoing
♦
dá mbeadh airgead agam, cheannóinn teach mór
♦
if I had money, I'd buy a big house
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tá suim mhór aige sna cluichí Gaelacha fosta
♦
he is also very interested in Gaelic games
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níl aon fhuinneamh ionam níos mó
♦
there is no energy in me anymore
♦
tá sé seo i bhfad Éireann níos mó ná mar a cheap mé!
♦
this is way bigger than I thought!
♦
tá líon mór teangacha in úsáid in Éirinn sa lá atá inniu ann
♦
a large number of languages is being used in Ireland today
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ní féidir linn dul san iomaíocht leis na comhlachtaí móra
♦
we can't compete with the big companies
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chuidigh siad le lear mór daoine
♦
they helped a great deal of people
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tá suim mhór aige sna cluichí Gaelacha, leis
♦
he is very interested in Gaelic games, too
♦
moil mhór
♦
a big delay
♦
tá airgead mór á íoc le scéimeanna cultúrtha gach bliain
♦
big money is being paid to cultural schemes each year
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Cá mhéad a dó móide a trí?
♦
How much is two plus three?
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Fadhb mhór é seo.
♦
This is a big problem.
♦
Tá mé i mo chónaí in uimhir a trí, Sráid Mhór, árasán a dó.
Diarmuid Ó Sé, Joseph Shiels: Teach Yourself Irish, Teach Yourself Books, 1998
♦
I live in number three, High Street, apartment two.
♦
An bhfuil clann mhór agat, a Shéamais?
Diarmuid Ó Sé, Joseph Shiels: Teach Yourself Irish, Teach Yourself Books, 1998
♦
Do you have a lot of children, Séamas?
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Is sráidbhaile mór é Maigh Cuilinn anois.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
♦
Maigh Cuilinn is a big village now.
♦
Tá sé an-mhór.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
♦
It's very big.
♦
Táimid ag iarraidh bus a fháil ó Ghaillimh go Ros an Mhíl leis an mbád a fháil go hInis Mór.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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We want to get a bus from Galway to Ros an Mhíl to get the boat to Inis Mór.
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Is meicneoir é. Ní maith leis an obair sin níos mó.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
♦
He is a mechanic. He doesn't like that job anymore.
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Bíonn muid sa leabharlann agus sa saotharlann an chuid is mó den am.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
♦
We are [usually] in the library and the lab most of the time.
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Is mór an trua sin.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
♦
That's a shame.
♦
Tá an geansaí sin rómhór.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
♦
That jumper is too big.
♦
Tá an cóta sin rómhór.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
♦
That coat is too big.
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Is féidir leat tiomáint go neart áiteanna in gConamara gan níos mó ná uair a chloig a chaitheamh ar an mbóthar.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
♦
You can drive to plenty of places in Connemara without spending more than an hour on the road.
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ó thaobh líon na bhfocal de, tá an foclóir seo sách mór
♦
as far as number of words is concerned, this dictionary is quite big
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ní mór duit tuairisc scríofa a chur isteach ag deireadh gach ráithe
♦
you must submit a written report at the end of each quarter
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tá a fhios ag an saol mór cé tusa
♦
the whole world knows who you are
♦
seachtar fear mór
♦
seven big men
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bhí slua mór sa tábhairne aréir
♦
there was a big crowd in the pub last night
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is mór an spórt é
♦
it's great fun
♦
bhí suim mhór aige i dteangacha
♦
he was very interested in languages
♦
thaitin an taispeántas go mór leis
♦
he liked the exhibition very much
♦
tar éis dó cónaí sa Ghearmáin ar feadh dhá bhliain, tháinig feabhas mór ar a chuid Gearmáinise
♦
after he had ben living in Germany for two years, his German improved a lot
♦
an teaghlach mór sibh?
♦
are you a large a family?
♦
tá muid ag súil go mór leis na torthaí
♦
we are looking forward to the results very much
♦
is mór an trua é sin
♦
that is a great pity
♦
tuairisceoir le nuachtán mór le rá é
♦
he's a reporter for a prominent newspaper
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tá tú i mbaol mór
♦
you are in great danger
♦
Is maith liom bricfeasta mór a ithe ag tús an lae.
♦
I like to eat a big breakfast at the beginning of the day.
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Cé a d'fhág an beart mór irisí anseo?
♦
Who left the large pack of magazines here?
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Cé hí cailín na spéaclaí móra?
♦
Who is the girl with the big glasses?
♦
Cé chomh mór is a bhí sé?
♦
How big was it?
♦
Déarfainn go raibh níos mó ólta agamsa ná mar a bhí aigesean.
♦
I'd say I had more to drink that he.
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Tá líon mór teangacha in úsáid in Éirinn sa lá atá inniu ann.
♦
A large number of languages are being used in Ireland today.
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Tá suim mhór aige sna cluichí Gaelacha leis.
♦
He is also very interested in Gaelic games.
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Beidh muid ag súil go mór leis an seó a bheas ar siúl anocht ag a hocht.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
♦
We are greatly anticipating the show that will be playing tonight at eight.
♦
Is ceantar mór turasóireachta é.
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
♦
It's a big tourist area.
♦
An bhfuil tú féin agus do dheartháir an-mhór le chéile?
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
♦
Are you and your brother very close?
♦
Táim ag súil go mór leis.
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
♦
I am looking forward to it very much.
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Tá inneachar an bhosca ‘Staitisticí’ bunaithe ar Liosta Minicíochta Focal Gaeilge atá faoi cheadúnas Open Database License.
The content of the ‘Statistics’ boxes is based on Irish Word Frequency List which are under the Open Database License.
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Data from Pota Focal House Glossary is used in LingoBrain, a vocabulary learning game for mobile phones.
