Is cim an strchiste seo chun bearna i bhfoclireacht na Gaeilge a lonadh. Foilsodh nos m na strchiste Gaeilge amhin roimhe seo ach nl ceann ar bith acu chomh cuimsitheach leis an leabhar thos. Ina theannta sin is de rir tama a leagadh amach na strchist eile at le fil cheana fin, ach is in ord aibitre a liostatear na focail sa saothar seo, rud a ascaonn go mr a sid don t at ag baint feidhme as. Taobh istigh de gach iontril is in ord aibtre a thugtar na focail; ach dealatear cialla agsla go minic tr sraitheanna aibt- reacha iomadla.
I gcorp an leabhair seo tugtar ceannfhocal, roinn chainte, agus gluais Bharla le socr br ghinearlta an fhocail faoi leith. Tugtar lipid i mBarla freisin chun sid na bhfocal agsil a thagann ina ndiaidh a shoiliri. Is beag nach bhfuil 12,000 iontril i bhfoirm alt sa strchiste. T thart ar 44,000 d'fhocail no de leaganacha in sid sna hiontrlacha sin. T 118 bosca eolais sa leabhar agus iontu sin feicfear liosta de tharma a bhaineann lena chile taobh istigh den aon rimse cille amhin. Is beag nach bhfuil 11,000 leagan faoi leith sna hiontrlacha d. -
This thesaurus seeks to fill a gap in Irish lexicography. More than one Irish language thesaurus has been published before now. None, however, is as comprehensive as the present work. Moreover previous thesauri have been compiled thematically. In this work words are arranged in alphabetical order, a feature which will greatly facilitate use of the book.
Within an entry words are ordered alphabetically, though different senses are also often distinguished with multiple alphabetic runs. The structure of entries gives headword, part of speech, and a gloss in English that helps to establish the semantic domain for the words which follow. A number of register labels are given to help specify the usage of the words which follow them. The number of entries appearing as paragraphs in the thesaurus is nearly 12,000. A total number of nearly 44,000 distinct words or phrases is used within these entries. There are 118 bosca eolais which are largely lists of associated terms within a broad semantic domain. A total number of nearly 11,000 distinct items is used within these entries.