cap
noun
1 noun also CLOTH headwearcaipín masc4 bairéad masc1 a knitted cap caipín cniotáilteoperating cap bairéad obrádlainne 2 noun SPOR appearancecaipín masc4 she won twenty caps for Ireland ghnóthaigh sí fiche caipín le hÉirinnShow full entry
3 noun SPOR player for national teamhe's an under-21 cap for Wales imríonn sé faoi 21 don Bhreatain Bheag 4 noun lid or covercaipín masc4 claibín masc4 caidhp fem2 unscrew the cap bain an claibín deput the cap on your pen cuir an caipín ar do pheannfuel cap claibín breosla 5 noun especially GEOG top of mountain etccaidhp fem2 the snowy cap of Mont Blanc caidhp shneachta Mont Blanc 6 noun top of wavecaipín masc4 círín masc4 barr masc1 white caps capaill bhána 7 noun BIOL, COOK top of mushroomcaipín masc4 cloigeann masc1 8 noun upper limitteorainn fem5 srian masc1 uasteorainn fem5 the cap on oil exports an srian ar easpórtálacha olasalary cap srian ar thuarastalspending cap srian ar chaiteachas 9 noun MED for toothcoróin fem5 10 noun small explosivecaipín masc4 11 noun contraceptive devicecaidhp fem2 caipín masc4 12 noun capital letterceannlitir fem5
verb
13 verb put cover on TRANSITIVEcaipín a chur arcaidhp a chur arclaibín a chur ar 14 verb especially GEOG form or provide top for TRANSITIVEsnow frequently caps its peak is minic sneachta ina luí ar a mhullach 15 verb bring to culmination TRANSITIVEan dlaoi mhullaigh a chur arhe capped a great performance with a goal chuir sé an dlaoi mhullaigh ar ardtaispeántas le cúl 16 verb outdo TRANSITIVEbarr a bhaint de sáraigh verb he capped her story bhain sé barr dá scéal 17 verb FIN, GOV fix upper limit on TRANSITIVEsrian a chur le caidhpeáil verb uasteorainn a chur leinterest rates will be capped cuirfear srian le rátaí úisthe grant is capped at €5000 ní thugtar níos mó ná €5000 mar dheontas 18 verb MED cover tooth TRANSITIVEcoróin a chur ar 19 verb SPOR select player TRANSITIVEhe hasn't been capped for Ireland yet ní bhfuair sé a chéad chaipín d'Éirinn fós, níor imir sé d'Éirinn fós