TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
foighne, f. (gs. ~). Patience. ~ a bheith agat, to have patience. ~ a dhéanamh, to exercise patience. Rinne sé ~ mhór leo, he was extremely patient with them. ~ a chur i nduine, to teach s.o. patience; to pacify s.o. ~ ort! Have patience! Duine a chur go bun na ~, to try s.o.’s patience. Chaith siad an fhoighne agam, they exhausted my patience. Tá briste ar an bh~ aige, he has lost patience. Faigheann ~ fortacht, patience is rewarded. Tagann grásta Dé le ~, patience wins the grace of God. Beart gan leigheas, ~ is fearr air, what can’t be cured must be endured. (Var: foighid f, foighidne)
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Is aige atá an fhoighne, he has great patience.
~ gan leigheas foighne is fearr air, what can’t be cured must be endured.
3. Bhris an fhoighne orm, my patience gave out.
~eann foighne ar gach ní, patience surmounts all obstacles.
Ní raibh mé ach ag iarraidh foighne a chur iontu, I was only trying to get them to be patient.
Foighne a dhéanamh, to have patience.
Tá foighne fhada agam libh, I have been long patient with you.
Is fearr foighne ná ~, it is better to be patient than to quarrel.
~ na foighne, reward for patience.
Is ~ nach mbíonn foighne aige, one ought to have patience.
Teastaíonn foighne chun na hoibre sin, that work requires patience.