etch
1 verb pattern, letters, etc TRANSITIVEeitseáil verb grean verb snoigh verb the date was etched into the wood bhí an dáta greanta isteach san adhmad 2 verb mark (surface) with pattern, words etc TRANSITIVEeitseáil verb grean verb gearr verb the wall was etched with the names of the dead bhí ainmneacha na marbh gearrtha isteach sa bhallaTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb especially literary cause (strong impression) to form TRANSITIVEdo lorg a fhágáil arrian a fhágáil ar she was etching her personality into the minds of the readers bhí sí ag fágáil lorg a pearsantachta ar intinn na léitheoirí 4 verb especially literary show on face TRANSITIVEhis face was etched with tiredness bhí an tuirse le feiceáil ar a aghaidh 5 verb ART make etching TRANSITIVEeitseáil verb it was etched into the glass bhí sé eitseáilte isteach sa ghloine