beach

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beach f (genitive singular beiche, nominative plural beacha)

beiche (genitive singular)
beacha (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
beach (indefinite singular)
beacha (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a bheach (indefinite singular)
a bheacha (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
beiche (indefinite singular)
beach (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
beich (archaic dialectal indefinite singular)
nominative (definite)
an bheach (definite singular)
na beacha (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na beiche (definite singular)
na mbeach (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an mbeach (definite singular)
leis an mbeich (archaic definite dialectal singular)
don bheach (definite singular)
don bheich (archaic definite dialectal singular)
leis na beacha (definite plural)
beach
bheach
mbeach

From Old Irish bech, from Proto-Celtic *beko-, *bikos (compare Middle Welsh beg-egyr, byg-egyr (“drone”)), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰik-, *bʰoyk- (compare Latin fūcus and, perhaps, Proto-Slavic *bьčela), enlargement of *bʰey- (compare Welsh by-daf (“beehive”), English bee).


daol

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daol m (genitive singular daoil or daola, nominative plural daoil or daolanna)

daoil (genitive singular)
daola (genitive singular)
daoil (nominative plural)
daolanna (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
daol (indefinite singular)
daoil (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a dhaoil (indefinite singular)
a dhaola (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
daoil (indefinite singular)
daol (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an daol (definite singular)
na daoil (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an daoil (definite singular)
na ndaol (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an daol (definite singular)
don daol (definite singular)
leis na daoil (definite plural)
nominative
daol (singular)
daolanna (plural)
vocative
a dhaol (singular)
a dhaolanna (plural)
genitive
daola (singular)
dative
nominative (definite)
an daol (definite singular)
na daolanna (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an daola (definite singular)
na ndaolanna (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an daol (definite singular)
don daol (definite singular)
leis na daolanna (definite plural)
daol
dhaol
ndaol

(usually with buail) sharp sting; sudden start; fit, whim


féileacán

féileacán m (genitive singular féileacáin, nominative plural féileacáin)

féileacáin (genitive singular)
féileacáin (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
féileacán (indefinite singular)
féileacáin (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a fhéileacáin (indefinite singular)
a fhéileacána (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
féileacáin (indefinite singular)
féileacán (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an féileacán (definite singular)
na féileacáin (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an fhéileacáin (definite singular)
na bhféileacán (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an bhféileacán (definite singular)
don fhéileacán (definite singular)
leis na féileacáin (definite plural)
féileacán
fhéileacán
bhféileacán

/ˈpʲəilʲəkɑːn̪ˠ/

From Old Irish etelachán (“little flying creature, butterfly”), from etelach (“flying, that flies”) + -án.


galán

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galán m (genitive singular galáin, nominative plural galáin)

galáin (genitive singular)
galáin (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
galán (indefinite singular)
galáin (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a ghaláin (indefinite singular)
a ghalána (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
galáin (indefinite singular)
galán (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an galán (definite singular)
na galáin (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an ghaláin (definite singular)
na ngalán (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an ngalán (definite singular)
don ghalán (definite singular)
leis na galáin (definite plural)
galán
ghalán
ngalán

/ɡəˈl̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/

/ˈɡal̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/

/ˈɡal̪ˠaːn̪ˠ/

gallán (Munster, many Connacht and Ulster varieties)

cranefly, daddy longlegs (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha)


ciaróg

ciaróg f (genitive singular ciaróige, nominative plural ciaróga)

ciaróige (genitive singular)
ciaróga (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
ciaróg (indefinite singular)
ciaróga (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a chiaróg (indefinite singular)
a chiaróga (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
ciaróige (indefinite singular)
ciaróg (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an chiaróg (definite singular)
na ciaróga (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na ciaróige (definite singular)
na gciaróg (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an gciaróg (definite singular)
don chiaróg (definite singular)
leis na ciaróga (definite plural)
ciaróg
chiaróg
gciaróg

From ciar (“black”) + -óg (“diminutive”).

aithníonn ciaróg ciaróg eile

it takes one to know one; a beetle recognizes another beetle


péacóg

péacóg f (genitive singular péacóige, nominative plural péacóga)

péacóige (genitive singular)
péacóga (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
péacóg (indefinite singular)
péacóga (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a phéacóg (indefinite singular)
a phéacóga (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
péacóige (indefinite singular)
péacóg (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an phéacóg (definite singular)
na péacóga (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na péacóige (definite singular)
na bpéacóg (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an bpéacóg (definite singular)
don phéacóg (definite singular)
leis na péacóga (definite plural)
péacóg
phéacóg
bpéacóg

Borrowed from English peacock, modified to contain the suffix -óg.


bádóir

bádóir m (genitive singular bádóra, nominative plural bádóirí)

bádóra (genitive singular)
bádóirí (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
bádóir (indefinite singular)
bádóirí (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a bhádóir (indefinite singular)
a bhádóirí (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
bádóra (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an bádóir (definite singular)
na bádóirí (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an bhádóra (definite singular)
na mbádóirí (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an mbádóir (definite singular)
don bhádóir (definite singular)
leis na bádóirí (definite plural)
bádóir
bhádóir
mbádóir

/bˠɑːˈd̪ˠoːɾʲ/

/ˈbˠɑːd̪ˠoːɾʲ/

/ˈbˠaːd̪ˠɔɾʲ/

From bád (“boat”) + -óir (agent suffix).


bóín Dé

bóín Dé m (genitive singular bóín Dé, nominative plural bóíní Dé)

bóín Dé (genitive singular)
bóíní Dé (nominative plural)
bóín Dé
bhóín Dé
mbóín Dé

[ˈbˠoːiːnʲ ˈdʲeː]

From bó (“cow”) + -ín (diminutive suffix) + Dé (“of God”): literally “God's little cow”. Compare Russian бо́жья коро́вка (bóžʹja koróvka), Polish boża krówka, Dutch lieveheersbeestje.

cog

бо́жья коро́вка


donnóg aille

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donnóg aille f (genitive singular donnóige aille, nominative plural donnóga aille)

donnóige aille (genitive singular)
donnóga aille (nominative plural)
donnóg aille
dhonnóg aille
ndonnóg aille


donnóg an bhalla

donnóg an bhalla f (genitive singular donnóg an bhalla, nominative plural donnóga an bhalla)

donnóg an bhalla (genitive singular)
donnóga an bhalla (nominative plural)
donnóg an bhalla
dhonnóg an bhalla
ndonnóg an bhalla


donnóg fhéir

donnóg fhéir f (genitive singular donnóige féir, nominative plural donnóga féir)

donnóige féir (genitive singular)
donnóga féir (nominative plural)
donnóg fhéir
dhonnóg fhéir
ndonnóg fhéir


donnán

donnán m (genitive singular donnáin, nominative plural donnáin)

donnáin (genitive singular)
donnáin (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
donnán (indefinite singular)
donnáin (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a dhonnáin (indefinite singular)
a dhonnána (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
donnáin (indefinite singular)
donnán (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an donnán (definite singular)
na donnáin (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an donnáin (definite singular)
na ndonnán (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an donnán (definite singular)
don donnán (definite singular)
leis na donnáin (definite plural)
donnán
dhonnán
ndonnán


cailleach oíche

cailleach oíche f (genitive singular caillí oíche, nominative plural cailleacha oíche)

caillí oíche (genitive singular)
cailleacha oíche (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
cailleach oíche (indefinite singular)
cailleacha oíche (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a chailleach oíche (indefinite singular)
a chailleacha oíche (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
caillí oíche (indefinite singular)
cailleach oíche (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
cailligh oíche (archaic dialectal indefinite singular)
nominative (definite)
an chailleach oíche (definite singular)
na cailleacha oíche (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na caillí oíche (definite singular)
na gcailleach oíche (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an gcailleach oíche (definite singular)
leis an gcailligh oíche (archaic definite dialectal singular)
don chailleach oíche (definite singular)
don chailligh oíche (archaic definite dialectal singular)
leis na cailleacha oíche (definite plural)
cailleach oíche
chailleach oíche
gcailleach oíche


glasán

glasán m (genitive singular glasáin, nominative plural glasáin)

glasáin (genitive singular)
glasáin (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
glasán (indefinite singular)
glasáin (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a ghlasáin (indefinite singular)
a ghlasána (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
glasáin (indefinite singular)
glasán (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an glasán (definite singular)
na glasáin (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an ghlasáin (definite singular)
na nglasán (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an nglasán (definite singular)
don ghlasán (definite singular)
leis na glasáin (definite plural)
glasán
ghlasán
nglasán


gailseach

gailseach f (genitive singular gailsí, nominative plural gailseacha)

gailsí (genitive singular)
gailseacha (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
gailseach (indefinite singular)
gailseacha (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a ghailseach (indefinite singular)
a ghailseacha (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
gailsí (indefinite singular)
gailseach (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
gailsigh (archaic dialectal indefinite singular)
nominative (definite)
an ghailseach (definite singular)
na gailseacha (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na gailsí (definite singular)
na ngailseach (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an ngailseach (definite singular)
leis an ngailsigh (archaic definite dialectal singular)
don ghailseach (definite singular)
don ghailsigh (archaic definite dialectal singular)
leis na gailseacha (definite plural)
gailseach
ghailseach
ngailseach


seangán

seangán m (genitive singular seangáin, nominative plural seangáin)

seangáin (genitive singular)
seangáin (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
seangán (indefinite singular)
seangáin (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a sheangáin (indefinite singular)
a sheangána (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
seangáin (indefinite singular)
seangán (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an seangán (definite singular)
na seangáin (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an tseangáin (definite singular)
na seangán (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an seangán (definite singular)
don seangán (definite singular)
leis na seangáin (definite plural)
seangán
sheangán
tseangán

From Middle Irish sengán. By surface analysis, seang (“thin, slender”) + -án.


bumbóg

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bumbóg f (genitive singular bumbóige, nominative plural bumbóga)

bumbóige (genitive singular)
bumbóga (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
bumbóg (indefinite singular)
bumbóga (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a bhumbóg (indefinite singular)
a bhumbóga (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
bumbóige (indefinite singular)
bumbóg (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
bumbóig (archaic dialectal indefinite singular)
nominative (definite)
an bhumbóg (definite singular)
na bumbóga (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na bumbóige (definite singular)
na mbumbóg (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an mbumbóg (definite singular)
leis an mbumbóig (archaic definite dialectal singular)
don bhumbóg (definite singular)
don bhumbóig (archaic definite dialectal singular)
leis na bumbóga (definite plural)
bumbóg
bhumbóg
mbumbóg


cuileog

cuileog f (genitive singular cuileoige, nominative plural cuileoga)

cuileoige (genitive singular)
cuileoga (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
cuileog (indefinite singular)
cuileoga (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a chuileog (indefinite singular)
a chuileoga (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
cuileoige (indefinite singular)
cuileog (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an chuileog (definite singular)
na cuileoga (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na cuileoige (definite singular)
na gcuileog (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an gcuileog (definite singular)
don chuileog (definite singular)
leis na cuileoga (definite plural)
cuileog
chuileog
gcuileog

From Middle Irish cuileóc, diminutive of cuil.


cuil fhearnóige

cuil fhearnóige f (genitive singular cuile fearnóige, nominative plural cuileanna fearnóige)

cuile fearnóige (genitive singular)
cuileanna fearnóige (nominative plural)
cuil fhearnóige
chuil fhearnóige
gcuil fhearnóige


cuil

cuil f (genitive singular cuile, nominative plural cuileanna)

cuile (genitive singular)
cuileanna (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
cuil (indefinite singular)
cuileanna (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a chuil (indefinite singular)
a chuileanna (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
cuile (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an chuil (definite singular)
na cuileanna (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na cuile (definite singular)
na gcuileanna (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an gcuil (definite singular)
don chuil (definite singular)
leis na cuileanna (definite plural)
cuil
chuil
gcuil

From Old Irish cuil (“fly; flea, gnat”), from Proto-Celtic *kulis (compare Scottish Gaelic cuileag, Breton kelien, Welsh cylion), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱuH-ló- (compare Latin culex (“gnat”), Old Armenian սլաք (slakʻ, “roasting spit”)).


aifid

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aifid f (genitive singular aifide, nominative plural aifidí)

aifide (genitive singular)
aifidí (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
aifid (indefinite singular)
aifidí (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a aifid (indefinite singular)
a aifidí (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
aifide (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an aifid (definite singular)
na haifidí (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na haifide (definite singular)
na n-aifidí (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an aifid (definite singular)
don aifid (definite singular)
leis na haifidí (definite plural)
aifid
n-aifid
haifid

From New Latin aphides, coined by Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus in 1758.


ciaróg thíograch

ciaróg thíograch f (genitive singular ciaróige tíograí, nominative plural ciaróga tíogracha)

ciaróige tíograí (genitive singular)
ciaróga tíogracha (nominative plural)
ciaróg thíograch
chiaróg thíograch
gciaróg thíograch


leamhan

leamhan m (genitive singular leamhain, nominative plural leamhain)

leamhain (genitive singular)
leamhain (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
leamhan (indefinite singular)
leamhain (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a leamhain (indefinite singular)
a leamhana (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
leamhain (indefinite singular)
leamhan (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an leamhan (definite singular)
na leamhain (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an leamhain (definite singular)
na leamhan (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an leamhan (definite singular)
don leamhan (definite singular)
leis na leamhain (definite plural)

From Old Irish legam (“(grub of) clothes-moth”), via an oblique form with a nasal ending (compare legamnach (“moth-eaten”)). The ultimate meaning could have been "eater, destroyer," according to Watkins, who reconstructs *leg-amon- (“destroyer”), for which see legaid.


feithid

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feithid f (genitive singular feithide, nominative plural feithidí)

feithide (genitive singular)
feithidí (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
feithid (indefinite singular)
feithidí (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a fheithid (indefinite singular)
a fheithidí (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
feithide (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an fheithid (definite singular)
na feithidí (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na feithide (definite singular)
na bhfeithidí (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an bhfeithid (definite singular)
don fheithid (definite singular)
leis na feithidí (definite plural)
feithid
fheithid
bhfeithid

From Middle Irish ethait, from Old Irish ethait. The initial f- is prothetic and unetymological.


míol cnis

míol cnis m (genitive singular míl cnis, nominative plural míolta cnis)

míl cnis (genitive singular)
míolta cnis (nominative plural)
míol cnis
mhíol cnis


míol

míol m (genitive singular míl, nominative plural míolta or míola)

míl (genitive singular)
míolta (nominative plural)
míola (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
míol (indefinite singular)
míolta (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a mhíl (indefinite singular)
a mhíolta (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
míl (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an míol (definite singular)
na míolta (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an mhíl (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an míol (definite singular)
don mhíol (definite singular)
leis na míolta (definite plural)
míol
mhíol

From Old Irish míl, from Proto-Celtic *mīlom (compare Breton mil, Welsh mil), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₁l- (compare Dutch maal (“calf”), Ancient Greek μῆλον (mêlon, “sheep”)).


míol crúbach

míol crúbach m (genitive singular míl chrúbaigh, nominative plural míolta crúbacha)

míl chrúbaigh (genitive singular)
míolta crúbacha (nominative plural)
míol crúbach
mhíol crúbach


míol ceartáin

míol ceartáin m (genitive singular míl cheartáin, nominative plural míolta ceartáin)

míl cheartáin (genitive singular)
míolta ceartáin (nominative plural)
míol ceartáin
mhíol ceartáin


míol gríofa

míol gríofa m (genitive singular míl ghríofa, nominative plural míolta gríofa)

míl ghríofa (genitive singular)
míolta gríofa (nominative plural)
míol gríofa
mhíol gríofa


snáthaid an diabhail

snáthaid an diabhail f (genitive singular snáthaide an diabhail, nominative plural snáthaidí an diabhail)

snáthaide an diabhail (genitive singular)
snáthaidí an diabhail (nominative plural)
snáthaid an diabhail
shnáthaid an diabhail
tsnáthaid an diabhail


snáthaid an phúca

snáthaid an phúca f (genitive singular snáthaide an phúca, nominative plural snáthaidí an phúca)

snáthaide an phúca (genitive singular)
snáthaidí an phúca (nominative plural)
snáthaid an phúca
shnáthaid an phúca
tsnáthaid an phúca


snáthaid mhór

snáthaid mhór f (genitive singular snáthaide móire, nominative plural snáthaidí móra)

snáthaide móire (genitive singular)
snáthaidí móra (nominative plural)
snáthaid mhór
shnáthaid mhór
tsnáthaid mhór

snáthaid (“needle”) + mhór (“big, large, great”). Compare English sewing needle (“dragonfly”).


cruimh

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cruimh f (genitive singular cruimhe, nominative plural cruimheanna or crumha)

cruimhe (genitive singular)
cruimheanna (nominative plural)
crumha (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
cruimh (indefinite singular)
cruimheanna (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a chruimh (indefinite singular)
a chruimheanna (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
cruimhe (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an chruimh (definite singular)
na cruimheanna (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na cruimhe (definite singular)
na gcruimheanna (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an gcruimh (definite singular)
don chruimh (definite singular)
leis na cruimheanna (definite plural)
nominative
cruimh (singular)
crumha (plural)
vocative
a chruimh (singular)
a chrumha (plural)
genitive
cruimhe (singular)
dative
nominative (definite)
an chruimh (definite singular)
na crumha (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na cruimhe (definite singular)
na gcrumha (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an gcruimh (definite singular)
don chruimh (definite singular)
leis na crumha (definite plural)
cruimh
chruimh
gcruimh

PIE word
 *kʷŕ̥mis
From Old Irish cruim, from Proto-Celtic *kʷrimis, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷŕ̥mis (“worm”).


dreancaid

dreancaid f (genitive singular dreancaide, nominative plural dreancaidí)

dreancaide (genitive singular)
dreancaidí (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
dreancaid (indefinite singular)
dreancaida (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a dhreancaid (indefinite singular)
a dhreancaida (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
dreancaide (indefinite singular)
dreancaid (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an dreancaid (definite singular)
na dreancaida (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na dreancaide (definite singular)
na ndreancaid (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an dreancaid (definite singular)
don dreancaid (definite singular)
leis na dreancaida (definite plural)
dreancaid
dhreancaid
ndreancaid

/ˈdʲɾʲaŋkədʲ/


aimiréal

aimiréal m (genitive singular aimiréil, nominative plural aimiréil)

aimiréil (genitive singular)
aimiréil (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
aimiréal (indefinite singular)
aimiréil (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a aimiréil (indefinite singular)
a aimiréala (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
aimiréil (indefinite singular)
aimiréal (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an t-aimiréal (definite singular)
na haimiréil (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an aimiréil (definite singular)
na n-aimiréal (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an aimiréal (definite singular)
don aimiréal (definite singular)
leis na haimiréil (definite plural)
aimiréal
n-aimiréal
haimiréal

From Old French amirail, amiral, etc., from Medieval Latin amiralis, from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander”) + -alis (“-al”).

admiral (naval officer of high rank, butterfly)


airnéis

airnéise (genitive singular)
nominative (indefinite)
airnéis (indefinite singular)
vocative (indefinite)
a airnéis (indefinite singular)
genitive (indefinite)
airnéise (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an airnéis (definite singular)
genitive (definite)
na hairnéise (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an airnéis (definite singular)
don airnéis (definite singular)
airnéis
n-airnéis
hairnéis

/ɑːɾˠˈnʲeːʃ/

/ˈɑːɾˠn̠ʲeːʃ/

/ˈaːɾˠn̠ʲæʃ/

/ˈaːɾˠn̠ʲeʃ/

/ˈaːɾˠn̠ʲɛʃ/


beach mheala

beach mheala f (genitive singular beiche meala, nominative plural beacha meala)

beiche meala (genitive singular)
beacha meala (nominative plural)
beach mheala
bheach mheala
mbeach mheala


seileán

seileán m (genitive singular seileáin, nominative plural seileáin)

seileáin (genitive singular)
seileáin (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
seileán (indefinite singular)
seileáin (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a sheileáin (indefinite singular)
a sheileána (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
seileáin (indefinite singular)
seileán (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an seileán (definite singular)
na seileáin (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an tseileáin (definite singular)
na seileán (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an seileán (definite singular)
don seileán (definite singular)
leis na seileáin (definite plural)
seileán
sheileán
tseileán

Perhaps from a variant form of Middle Irish teillenn (“swarm of bees”). Compare Manx shellan (“bee”) and Scottish Gaelic seillean (“bee; heath or field-bee”).


sniodh

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sniodh f (genitive singular sneá, nominative plural sneá)

sneá (genitive singular)
sneá (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
sniodh (indefinite singular)
sneá (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a shniodh (indefinite singular)
a shneá (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
sneá (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an tsniodh (definite singular)
na sneá (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na sneá (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an tsniodh (definite singular)
don tsniodh (definite singular)
leis na sneá (definite plural)
sniodh
shniodh
tsniodh

From Old Irish sned (“nit”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic sneadh.

Proverb: Nuair a thagann na míolta tagann na sneá.


muiscít

muiscít f (genitive singular muiscíte, nominative plural muiscítí)

muiscíte (genitive singular)
muiscítí (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
muiscít (indefinite singular)
muiscítí (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a mhuiscít (indefinite singular)
a mhuiscítí (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
muiscíte (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an mhuiscít (definite singular)
na muiscítí (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na muiscíte (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an muiscít (definite singular)
don mhuiscít (definite singular)
leis na muiscítí (definite plural)
muiscít
mhuiscít

Borrowed from Spanish mosquito (“gnat”), diminutive of mosca (“fly”), from Latin musca (“fly”), from Proto-Indo-European *mūs- (“fly, stinging fly, gnat”).


deargadaol

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deargadaol m (genitive singular deargadaoil, nominative plural deargadaoil)

deargadaoil (genitive singular)
deargadaoil (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
deargadaol (indefinite singular)
deargadaoil (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a dheargadaoil (indefinite singular)
a dheargadaola (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
deargadaoil (indefinite singular)
deargadaol (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an deargadaol (definite singular)
na deargadaoil (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an deargadaoil (definite singular)
na ndeargadaol (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an deargadaol (definite singular)
don deargadaol (definite singular)
leis na deargadaoil (definite plural)
deargadaol
dheargadaol
ndeargadaol


míoltóg

míoltóg f (genitive singular míoltóige, nominative plural míoltóga)

míoltóige (genitive singular)
míoltóga (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
míoltóg (indefinite singular)
míoltóga (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a mhíoltóg (indefinite singular)
a mhíoltóga (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
míoltóige (indefinite singular)
míoltóg (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
míoltóig (archaic dialectal indefinite singular)
nominative (definite)
an mhíoltóg (definite singular)
na míoltóga (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na míoltóige (definite singular)
na míoltóg (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an míoltóg (definite singular)
leis an míoltóig (archaic definite dialectal singular)
don mhíoltóg (definite singular)
don mhíoltóig (archaic definite dialectal singular)
leis na míoltóga (definite plural)
míoltóg
mhíoltóg

/mʲiːl̪ˠˈt̪ˠoːɡ/

/ˈmʲiːl̪ˠt̪ˠoːɡ/

/ˈmʲiːl̪ˠt̪ˠɔɡ/

/ˈmʲiːl̪ˠt̪ˠaɡ/

/ˈmʲiəl̪ˠt̪ˠɔɡ/

/ˈmʲiəl̪ˠt̪ˠaɡ/


beachóg

beachóg f (genitive singular beachóige, nominative plural beachóga)

beachóige (genitive singular)
beachóga (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
beachóg (indefinite singular)
beachóga (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a bheachóg (indefinite singular)
a bheachóga (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
beachóige (indefinite singular)
beachóg (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
beachóig (archaic dialectal indefinite singular)
nominative (definite)
an bheachóg (definite singular)
na beachóga (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na beachóige (definite singular)
na mbeachóg (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an mbeachóg (definite singular)
leis an mbeachóig (archaic definite dialectal singular)
don bheachóg (definite singular)
don bheachóig (archaic definite dialectal singular)
leis na beachóga (definite plural)
beachóg
bheachóg
mbeachóg


urchuil

urchuil f (genitive singular urchuile, nominative plural urchuileanna)

urchuile (genitive singular)
urchuileanna (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
urchuil (indefinite singular)
urchuila (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a urchuil (indefinite singular)
a urchuila (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
urchuile (indefinite singular)
urchuil (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an urchuil (definite singular)
na hurchuila (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na hurchuile (definite singular)
na n-urchuil (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an urchuil (definite singular)
don urchuil (definite singular)
leis na hurchuila (definite plural)
urchuil
n-urchuil
hurchuil


beach chapaill

beach chapaill f (genitive singular beiche capaill, nominative plural beacha capaill)

beiche capaill (genitive singular)
beacha capaill (nominative plural)
beach chapaill
bheach chapaill
mbeach chapaill


ruamann na gcoinneal

ruamann na gcoinneal m (genitive singular ruamann na gcoinneal, nominative plural ruamainn na gcoinneal)

ruamann na gcoinneal (genitive singular)
ruamainn na gcoinneal (nominative plural)

/ˈɾˠuəmˠən̪ˠə ˈɡɪn̠ʲəlˠ/


camóg

camóg f (genitive singular camóige, nominative plural camóga)

camóige (genitive singular)
camóga (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
camóg (indefinite singular)
camóga (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a chamóg (indefinite singular)
a chamóga (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
camóige (indefinite singular)
camóg (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
camóig (archaic dialectal indefinite singular)
nominative (definite)
an chamóg (definite singular)
na camóga (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na camóige (definite singular)
na gcamóg (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an gcamóg (definite singular)
leis an gcamóig (archaic definite dialectal singular)
don chamóg (definite singular)
don chamóig (archaic definite dialectal singular)
leis na camóga (definite plural)
camóg
chamóg
gcamóg

From Middle Irish cammóc. By surface analysis, cam + -óg.


crumhóg

crumhóg f (genitive singular crumhóige, nominative plural crumhóga)

crumhóige (genitive singular)
crumhóga (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
crumhóg (indefinite singular)
crumhóga (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a chrumhóg (indefinite singular)
a chrumhóga (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
crumhóige (indefinite singular)
crumhóg (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
crumhóig (archaic dialectal indefinite singular)
nominative (definite)
an chrumhóg (definite singular)
na crumhóga (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na crumhóige (definite singular)
na gcrumhóg (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an gcrumhóg (definite singular)
leis an gcrumhóig (archaic definite dialectal singular)
don chrumhóg (definite singular)
don chrumhóig (archaic definite dialectal singular)
leis na crumhóga (definite plural)
crumhóg
chrumhóg
gcrumhóg


beach fhiáin

beach fhiáin f (genitive singular beiche fiáine, nominative plural beacha fiáine)

beiche fiáine (genitive singular)
beacha fiáine (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
beach fhiáin (indefinite singular)
beacha fiáine (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a bheach fhiáin (indefinite singular)
a bheacha fiáine (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
beiche fiáine (indefinite singular)
beach fiáin (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
beich fhiáin (archaic dialectal indefinite singular)
nominative (definite)
an bheach fhiáin (definite singular)
na beacha fiáine (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na beiche fiáine (definite singular)
na mbeach fiáin (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an mbeach fhiáin (definite singular)
don bheach fhiáin (definite singular)
leis an mbeich fhiáin (definite singular)
don bheich fhiáin (archaic definite dialectal singular)
leis na beacha fiáine (definite plural)
beach fhiáin
bheach fhiáin
mbeach fhiáin


beach ghabhair

beach ghabhair f (genitive singular beiche gabhair, nominative plural beacha gabhair)

beiche gabhair (genitive singular)
beacha gabhair (nominative plural)
beach ghabhair
bheach ghabhair
mbeach ghabhair


cadán

cadáin (genitive singular)
nominative (indefinite)
cadán (indefinite singular)
vocative (indefinite)
a chadáin (indefinite singular)
genitive (indefinite)
cadáin (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an cadán (definite singular)
genitive (definite)
an chadáin (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an gcadán (definite singular)
don chadán (definite singular)

→ Yola: kuddan (figurative)

/ˈkad̪ˠɑːnˠ/

/ˈkad̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/

From English caddis or one of the related dialectal forms, suffixed with -án.


doirb

doirb f (genitive singular doirbe, nominative plural doirbeacha)

doirbe (genitive singular)
doirbeacha (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
doirb (indefinite singular)
doirbeacha (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a dhoirb (indefinite singular)
a dhoirbeacha (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
doirbe (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an doirb (definite singular)
na doirbeacha (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na doirbe (definite singular)
na ndoirbeacha (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an doirb (definite singular)
don doirb (definite singular)
leis na doirbeacha (definite plural)
doirb
dhoirb
ndoirb

/ˈd̪ˠɪɾʲəbʲ/

small insect or worm, especially one that lives in water; water beetle


snáthadán

snáthadán m (genitive singular snáthadáin, nominative plural snáthadáin)

snáthadáin (genitive singular)
snáthadáin (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
snáthadán (indefinite singular)
snáthadáin (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a shnáthadáin (indefinite singular)
a shnáthadána (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
snáthadáin (indefinite singular)
snáthadán (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an snáthadán (definite singular)
na snáthadáin (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an tsnáthadáin (definite singular)
na snáthadán (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an snáthadán (definite singular)
don snáthadán (definite singular)
leis na snáthadáin (definite plural)
snáthadán
shnáthadán
tsnáthadán


preabaire

preabaire m (genitive singular preabaire, nominative plural preabairí)

preabaire (genitive singular)
preabairí (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
preabaire (indefinite singular)
preabairí (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a phreabaire (indefinite singular)
a phreabairí (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an preabaire (definite singular)
na preabairí (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an phreabaire (definite singular)
na bpreabairí (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an bpreabaire (definite singular)
don phreabaire (definite singular)
leis na preabairí (definite plural)
preabaire
phreabaire
bpreabaire


cipíneach

cipíneach m (genitive singular cipínigh, nominative plural cipínigh)

cipínigh (genitive singular)
cipínigh (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
cipíneach (indefinite singular)
cipínigh (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a chipínigh (indefinite singular)
a chipíneacha (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
cipínigh (indefinite singular)
cipíneach (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an cipíneach (definite singular)
na cipínigh (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an chipínigh (definite singular)
na gcipíneach (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an gcipíneach (definite singular)
don chipíneach (definite singular)
leis na cipínigh (definite plural)


cráinbheach

cráinbheach f (genitive singular cráinbheiche, nominative plural cráinbheacha)

cráinbheiche (genitive singular)
cráinbheacha (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
cráinbheach (indefinite singular)
cráinbheacha (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a chráinbheach (indefinite singular)
a chráinbheacha (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
cráinbheiche (indefinite singular)
cráinbheach (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
cráinbheich (archaic dialectal indefinite singular)
nominative (definite)
an chráinbheach (definite singular)
na cráinbheacha (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na cráinbheiche (definite singular)
na gcráinbheach (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an gcráinbheach (definite singular)
leis an gcráinbheich (archaic definite dialectal singular)
don chráinbheach (definite singular)
don chráinbheich (archaic definite dialectal singular)
leis na cráinbheacha (definite plural)
cráinbheach
chráinbheach
gcráinbheach


treaghdán

treaghdán m (genitive singular treaghdáin, nominative plural treaghdáin)

treaghdáin (genitive singular)
treaghdáin (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
treaghdán (indefinite singular)
treaghdáin (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a threaghdáin (indefinite singular)
a threaghdána (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
treaghdáin (indefinite singular)
treaghdán (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an treaghdán (definite singular)
na treaghdáin (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an treaghdáin (definite singular)
na dtreaghdán (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an treaghdán (definite singular)
don treaghdán (definite singular)
leis na treaghdáin (definite plural)
treaghdán
threaghdán
dtreaghdán

/tʲɾʲaɪ(ə)ˈd̪ˠɑ̃ːn̪ˠ/

By surface analysis, treaghd (“to pierce”) + -án. If the form troigheadán is oldest, though, then it may reflect troigh (“foot”) + -adán as a calque of Latin pēdiculus (“louse”) mistaken for pĕdiculus (“little foot”).

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Pediculus humanus capitis
Pediculus humanus capitis#Translingual


Pilib an gheataire

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Pilib an gheataire m (genitive singular Philib an gheataire, nominative plural)

Philib an gheataire (genitive singular)
Pilib an gheataire
Philib an gheataire
bPilib an gheataire

daddy longlegs, cranefly (insect of the superfamily Tipuloidea)


foiche

foiche f (genitive singular foiche, nominative plural foichí)

foiche (genitive singular)
foichí (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
foiche (indefinite singular)
foichí (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a fhoiche (indefinite singular)
a fhoichí (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an fhoiche (definite singular)
na foichí (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na foiche (definite singular)
na bhfoichí (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an bhfoiche (definite singular)
don fhoiche (definite singular)
leis na foichí (definite plural)
foiche
fhoiche
bhfoiche

From Old Irish foich, from Proto-Brythonic *gwüxī, from Proto-Celtic *woxsī, from Proto-Indo-European *wóps.


fáinneog

fáinneog f (genitive singular fáinneoige, nominative plural fáinneoga)

fáinneoige (genitive singular)
fáinneoga (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
fáinneog (indefinite singular)
fáinneoga (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a fháinneog (indefinite singular)
a fháinneoga (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
fáinneoige (indefinite singular)
fáinneog (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
fáinneoig (archaic dialectal indefinite singular)
nominative (definite)
an fháinneog (definite singular)
na fáinneoga (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na fáinneoige (definite singular)
na bhfáinneog (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an bhfáinneog (definite singular)
leis an bhfáinneoig (archaic definite dialectal singular)
don fháinneog (definite singular)
don fháinneoig (archaic definite dialectal singular)
leis na fáinneoga (definite plural)

From fáinne (“ring”) + -óg (diminutive suffix).


bánóg

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bánóg f (genitive singular bánóige, nominative plural bánóga)

bánóige (genitive singular)
bánóga (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
bánóg (indefinite singular)
bánóga (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a bhánóg (indefinite singular)
a bhánóga (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
bánóige (indefinite singular)
bánóg (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
bánóig (archaic dialectal indefinite singular)
nominative (definite)
an bhánóg (definite singular)
na bánóga (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na bánóige (definite singular)
na mbánóg (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an mbánóg (definite singular)
leis an mbánóig (archaic definite dialectal singular)
don bhánóg (definite singular)
don bhánóig (archaic definite dialectal singular)
leis na bánóga (definite plural)
bánóg
bhánóg
mbánóg

From bán (“white”) + -óg (diminutive suffix).

white (butterfly of the subfamily Pierinae)