Ceannfhocail

ceithre, cnámh

Cur síos

Neart fisiciúil; láidreacht an duine.

Samplaí corpais

• Is obair ró mhí-chuibhseach duit-se, a ríogan, a cheapadh id' aigne go bhféadfainn-se comhrac aoinfhir a dhéanamh anois, tar cheann Fear Éirean, leis an bhfear san gur mó agam a cheithre cnámha ná a bhfuil beó, ní hamháin ar an mór-shluagh so ach ar sliocht Gaedheal!

Samplaí breise

• Mara mbeadh do cheithre cnámha. An expression in common use to express great regard.

• 1. (a) Má tá sé i do cheithre cnámha, if you can summon up the strength for it.

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

• 1. d. He was thrown back on manual labour, b'éigean dó taca a bhaint as, dul i muinín, a cheithre cnámha.