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ADHMAD [ym_d] : Amharc i gcomhthéacs

ADHMAD

-AID, {masculine} timber, wood;
.{figuratively} matter, stuff, like ADHBHAR;
ADHMAD CEANGAILTE DÁ CHÉILE, a raft;
staying power, vigour;
utility, power of work;
NÍ'L AON ADHMAD ANN, he has no lasting power;
BAIN ADHMAD AS SOIN, turn that to good use, make it last, or go far, cf ARAN;
ADHMAID CEATHRAMHNA, boards on both sides of the stern of a boat ({Regional:Donegal});
ADHMAD CHRUINNE, the curved boards as they approach the stern;
ADHMAD ÚRLÁIR, the floor or bottom timbers of a boat ({Regional:Donegal});
a poem;
{genitive singular} as ADHMAD ADHMAID, wooden, (ADHMAD in {Regional:Connaught} and {Regional:Uladh}).

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