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Adamant, -aint, m., adamant.
Áḋaṁail, -ṁla, a., fortunate lucky (also áġaṁail).
Aḋann, -ainn, pl. id., m., an oven, a pan. See oiġeann.
Aḋann, -ainn, pl. id., m., a rush-light; the plant called colt's foot.
Aḋanta, p. a., kindled, lighted up.
Aḋantaċ, -aiġe, a., inflammable, apt to kindle.
Aḋantaċt, -a, f., aptness to kindle or light.
Aḋar lusa, m., ground ivy (also aḋar talṁan).
Aḋarc, -airce, pl. -airceanna and -airceaċa, f., a horn, a point, a peak; aḋarc fiaḋaiġ, a hunter's horn.
Aḋarcaċ, -aiġe, a., horny, having points or peaks; gabled.
Aḋarcaċán, -áin, pl. id., m., a cuckold; one having many corns on the foot-soles.
Aḋarcaṁail, -ṁla, a., horny, abounding in points or horns.
Aḋarcán, -áin, pl. id. m., a small horn, a point, a small pinnacle.
Aḋarc ċeoiġ, f., a fog-horn.
Aḋarcóg, -óige, -óga, f., a cornicle.
Aḋart, -airt, pl. id., m., a bolster or pillow; the edge of the sea at high water.
Áḋas, -ais, m., prosperity (also áġas).
Aḋastar, -air, pl. id., m., a halter.
Aḋḃa, -aḋ, pl. aḋḃa and aḋḃaḋa, f., an instrument (of music, etc.); a tort, a house; i n-aḋḃaḋaiḃ ceoil aṁáin, in instruments of music alone (Kea).
Aḋḃacóideaċ, -diġ, -diġe, m., an advocate, a pleader, a disputant. See aḃcóide.
Áḋḃaċt, -a, f., mirth, pleasure, pastime; tré áḋḃaċt, in irony; ag aiteal ’s ag áḋḃaċt, playing pranks and jokes; jibing, joking, merriment.
Áḋḃal, -aile, a., great, immense, vast.
Ádhbhalmhór, -óire, a., prodigious, vast, enormous.
Áḋḃaċtaċ, -aiġe (áḃaċtaċ), a., jocose, merry.
Aḋḃaileaċ, -liġe, a., meddlesome; is an-aḋḃaileaċ an páiste ṫú, you are a meddlesome child; ná bí ċóṁ haḋḃaileaċ soin, do not meddle so (Con.).
Aḋḃailiḋe, g. id., f., meddling (as a child); ḃí an aḋḃailiḋe ann riaṁ, he was ever troublesome; má ḃíonn tú ag aḋḃailiḋe leis an túirne sin tuitfiḋ sé agus brisfear é, if you meddle with that spinning-wheel it will fall and be broken (Con.).
Áḋḃar, -air, pl. id., m., cause, reason; matter, stuff, material; subject matter to be shaped into form. áḋḃar bróg, the materials for making shoes; áḋḃar sagairt, a person disposed for and preparing for the priesthood; áḋḃar saoir, an apprentice to a mason, etc.; number, quantity; tá áḋḃar maiṫ aca ann, there is a good many of them (M.); means, wealth, providence; tá mo ċúrsa gan áḋḃar, my career is improvident. áḋḃar in the sense “stuff,” etc., is pron. (in M. at least) aḋḃar, but in sense “number, quantity” it is pron. áḋḃar; perhaps they are different words.
Áḋḃraiḋeaċt, -a, f., the quality in a youth which indicates what he is to be in mature age. (P. O'C.)
Aḋḃóg, -óige, -óga, f., a long running jump; (in athletics) the long leap.
Aḋḃras, -ais, m., a piece of woollen cloth manufactured from the raw material; yarn; cf., ní do’n aḋḃras an ċéad ṡnáiṫe; ag iarraiḋ aḋḃrais ar ṗocán. See aḃras.