Ceannfhocail

pobal, trí

Cur síos

An ceantar agus na daoine máguaird.

Samplaí corpais

• Um an dtaca go dtáinig an Domhnach ní raibh duine óg ná aosta 'sna trí pobalaibh ná raibh an sgeul go léir aige agus a thrí oiread curtha leis.

• Nuair a bhíodar uile imthighthe abhaile i gcóir na h-oídhche agus bhí sé i n'aonar 'na shuídhe sa chathaoir shúgáin, bhí an sgeul ag ruith tré n-a aigne ar an gcuma so: I mbeulaibh na dtrí bpobal! Ní mise chuir i mbeulaibh na dtrí bpobal é.

Úsáid

Cuireann 'trí' béim bhreise ar an nath.

Samplaí breise

• 2. (People of) parish; congregation. Ar fud an phobail, throughout the parish.

• Like 3 and 9 treated as a potent and formal number; 7 crosses were used for consecrating altars (5 acc. to L. B.), and groups of ecclesiastical ruins are called "seven churches"; 7, as also 4, was a favourite Celtic number in public organisation.

• Ní raibh Críostaidhe ó dhuine liath go leanbh i dtrí pobal eabhra nach, etc. not a person young or old in three parishes but, etc.