Meaning of oiread | Babel Free

Definitions

1. length (of time, space, distance)
   literary, masculine
2. amount, quantity, number, size
   masculine

Examples

“Tá a dhá oiread ionat.”

You are twice his size.

“Gheobhaimis a thrí oiread air.”

We would get three times as much for it.

“Tá a cheithre oiread agat liom.”

You have four times as much as I do.

“Tá a oiread go leith agam leat.”

I have one and a half times as much as you.

“Tá a oiread eile sa phota eile.”

There is as much again in the other pot.

“Is fiú bhur n-oiread féin óir sibh.”

You (pl.) are worth your weight in gold.

“Ní cóir dá oiread féin d’fhear a dhéanamh sin.”

A man of his size shouldn’t do that.

“Níl oiread m’ordóige inti.”

She isn't as big as my thumb.

“Tá tú righin do d’oiread.”

You’re tough for your size.

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