faoi leith

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faoi leith

  1. apart, separate
    • 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études; 270) (overall work in French), Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, page 198:
      Do thug sí léi an t‑éadach-so agus do chuaidh sí féin i n‑áit fe leith, is do chuir sí uirthi é.
      She took this vestment and went to a separate place, and put it on.
  2. special

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