New English-Irish Dictionary

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the oldest

1 noun person, animalthe oldest person an duine is sine, an té is sinehis father was the oldest there ba é a athair ba shine san áit, ba é a athair ba chríonna annthe oldest dogs are two years old tá na madraí is sine dhá bhliain d'aoisthe next oldest was learning the flute bhí an chéad duine eile ba shine ag foghlaim na feadóige móireshe was the third oldest of the girls ba ise an tríú duine ba shine de na cailíní, ise an tríú cailín ba shine 2 noun object, institution, building, etcthis zoo is the second-oldest in the world is é an zú seo an dara ceann is sine ar domhanthat party is the oldest of all parties in Iraq is é an páirtí sin an ceann is sine de pháirtithe uile na hIaráice → see old

Phrases and Examples in other entries

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they lay claim to being the oldest distillery maíonn siad gurb iadsan an drioglann is sine
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that makes it one of the oldest buildings in Derry fágann sé sin go bhfuil sé ar cheann de na foirgnimh is sine i nDoire
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the oldest daughter came in tháinig an iníon is sine isteach
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they're among the oldest eagles alive tá siad ar na hiolair is sine dá bhfuil beo
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who's the oldest? cé hé an duine is sine?, cé acu is sine?
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the oldest profession euphemistic an ghairm is sine ar domhan
reputedly »

it's reputedly the oldest church in the country is í an eaglais is sine sa tír í, de réir tuairisce; deirtear gurb é an séipéal is sine sa tír é

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