cuir isteach ar
Irish
Etymology
Literally, “to put in on”
Verb
cuir isteach ar (present analytic cuireann isteach ar, future analytic cuirfidh isteach ar, verbal noun cur isteach ar, past participle curtha isteach ar)
- to interrupt (disturb or halt an ongoing process or action)
- to annoy, disturb, inconvenience, molest, put out
- to affect (negatively)
- to encumber, obstruct
- to heckle
Conjugation
Conjugation of cuir isteach ar: see cuir
Synonyms
- (interrupt): téigh roimh
- (annoy, disturb, inconvenience): cuir as do
- (affect): téigh i bhfeidhm ar
- (encumber, obstruct): cuir bac ar
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “cuirim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 287; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cuir isteach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN