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A! interj., ah! oh! an exclamation of surprise or disgust. A! mo ṫruaṫ ṫú, oh! I pity you.

Ab, dep. form of verb is, joined to preceding particle; mumab, gurab, nárab. In opt. often shortened to a before consonants, as gura seaċt ḃfeárr do ḃeimíd i mbáraċ, may we be seven times better to-morrow.

Aḃa, g. aḃann, d. aḃainn, npl. aiḃne, gpl. aḃann (somet. n. aḃainn, g. aḃainne or aiḃne), f., a river, a stream.

Abaċ, -aiġ, m., the entrails of any beast (=ionaṫar).

Aḃaċ, -aiġ, pl. id., m., a dwarf, a pigmy, a sprite, an elf.

Aḃaċ, -aiġ, pl. id., m., a ferret, a little terrier, a sort of cur used for baiting ferrets in their dens. (P. O'C.)

Aḃaḋ, m., a trepanning or ensnaring; a kind of purse-net used in fishing. (Ker.)

Aḃaile, ad., home, towards home, homewards.

Aḃaill, indec. f., an orchard (Don.).

Aḃainn, see aḃa.

Abair, imper., of adeirim, which see.

Abairt, -barṫa, f., speech, articulation; politeness; a sentence.

Abaiḋ (also aibiḋ), -ḋe, a., ripe, mature; quick-witted (of persons).

Abaiḋeaċt, -a, f., ripeness, maturity.

Abaiġim, vl. aibiuġaḋ; v. tr., I cause to ripen, bring to maturity, cause; is é d'abaiġ mo ḋéara, it is it that caused my tears; is é d'abaiġ créim agus cnead im ṫaoḃ, it is it that caused a gnawing and a pain in my side; v. int., I ripen, come to maturity; d'abaiġ an raḋarc aige, his eye-sight came to maturity, his vision returned to him.

Aḃall, see uḃall.

Aḃall-ġort, see uḃall-ġort.

Ábalta, a., able (with ar) (A.). We do not say (except in Don.) fear ábalta, an able man, but tá sé ábalta ar é ḋéanaṁ, he is able to do it.

Ábaltaċt, -a, f., ability (A.) (rare).

Aḃantur, -uir, m., success; an adventure.

Abar, -air, m. (obar). a marsh; clay or peat used for manure; met., a difficulty; abar na gcapall, the puddle of the horses (Der.); duine d'ḟágáil 'san abar, to leave a person in a fix; tá mé i n-abar (obar), I am in a bog, in a difficulty.

Aḃas, -ais, m., a mercenary soldier; a fierce, violent man. See aṁas.

Aḃastar, see aṁastar.

Aḃastraċ, see aṁastraċ.

Abb, -baḋ, -baḋa, m., an abbot.

Abb-ṁáṫair, -ṫar, -áiṫreaċa and -áiṫre, f., the Mother-Abbess.

Aḃcóid, -e (aḋḃcóid) f., ironical joking, scolding; pleading a case.

Aḃcóide (aḋḃcóide), g. id.; pl., -diḋe, m., an advocate, a pleader; aḃcóideaċ, id.

Aḃcóidiḋeaċt (aḋḃcóideacht), -a, f., disputation, pleading, scolding.

Abḋaine, gen. id., f., an abbotship.

Aḃfogas (i ḃfogas), close by, near to; a ḃfogus dam, near me. See fogas.

Ablaċ, -aiġ pl. -aiġe and ablaċa, m., a carcass, a corpse, carrion.

Aḃlann, -ainne, -anna, f., a wafer, altar-bread; aḃlann coisriġṫe, the Consecrated Host.

Aḃóg, -óige, -óga, f., a sudden jump or bounce. See aḋḃóg.

Aḃóg, -óige, -óga, f., a falsehood (Don.).

Aḃlóir, -óra, -óiriḋe, m., one who is continually grumbling; a buffoon; a fool who affects being a wise man.

Aḃra, -aḋ, -aiḋe, f., an eye-lid. See faḃra.