father
1 noun male parentathair masc5 he was the father of a son and a daughter bhí mac agus iníon aigehe was like a father to me bhí sé mar a bheadh athair agam, ba gheall le hathair agam é, rinne sé ionad athar domadoptive father athair uchtála 2 noun founderathair masc5 bunaitheoir masc3 he was regarded as the father of the nation féachadh air mar athair an náisiúinTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb produce offspring TRANSITIVEhe fathered three children bhí triúr clainne aige, bhí triúr muirir air 4 verb be source, creator of TRANSITIVEbunaigh verb tús a chur le VP they fathered much of today's thinking about finance is iad a bhunaigh cuid mhór de smaointeoireacht an lae inniu ar chúrsaí airgeadais, is uathu a shíolraíonn cuid mhór de smaointeoireacht an lae inniu ar chúrsaí airgeadais