Headwords

faobhar, cúinne, focal, aon

Description

Caint ghéar; teanga bhearrtha.

Corpus examples

• Gach aon fhocal ar a fhaobhar agus ar a chúinne aige.

Additional examples

• Gach aon fhocal ar a fhaobhar agus ar a chúinne aige is said of a person who with unnecessary emphasis – as if putting each word first on its edge and then on the corner of its edge.

• Bhí faor maith ar a fhiacla ag Seán á rá = fonn maith air á rá: á rá go géar. Bhí faor ar m'fhiacla chun é rá amach go maith = fonn, fuinneamh.

• faobhar ar gach focal aige, his every word was barbed, gach aon fhocal ar faobhar aige, bhí faobhar ar a ghuth, he spoke in angry tones.