former
1 of earlier time; ex-sean- prefiar- pref in former times sna seanlaethanta, san am a chuaigh thart, anallód to return to its former glory bheith ar ais ar a sheanléim, bheith faoi bhláth arís, bheith in ard a réime arís former student iarscoláire masc4 former neighbours seanchomharsana fpl5, iarchomharsana fpl5shadow of one's former self 3 (also nó -former) educationoideachas member of specified class she's a sixth-former tá sí sa séú bliain → the former a shadow of your former self (also nó ghost of your former self; husk of your former self; shell of your former self) she was only a shadow of her former self bhí sí imithe ar an uisce bruite, ní raibh inti ach a scáil the country was a shell of its former self bhí an tír imithe i léig ar fad, bhí an tóin tite as an tír Loading phrases and examples...
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