madra

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madra m (genitive singular madra, nominative plural madraí)

madra (genitive singular)
madraí (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
madra (indefinite singular)
madraí (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a mhadra (indefinite singular)
a mhadraí (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an madra (definite singular)
na madraí (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an mhadra (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an madra (definite singular)
don mhadra (definite singular)
leis na madraí (definite plural)

/ˈmˠad̪ˠɾˠə/

Is teann gach madra ag a dhoras féin. (proverb)

(literally, “Every dog is bold at his own door.”)

An té a bhuailfeadh mo mhadra bhuailfeadh sé mé féin. (proverb)

(literally, “Whoever beats my dog beats me.”)

Tá an madra marbh!


gadhar

gadhar m (genitive singular gadhair, nominative plural gadhair)

gadhair (genitive singular)
gadhair (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
gadhar (indefinite singular)
gadhair (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a ghadhair (indefinite singular)
a ghadhara (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
gadhair (indefinite singular)
gadhar (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an gadhar (definite singular)
na gadhair (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an ghadhair (definite singular)
na ngadhar (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an ngadhar (definite singular)
don ghadhar (definite singular)
leis na gadhair (definite plural)
gadhar
ghadhar
ngadhar

From Middle Irish gadar (“beagle, hunting dog”), from Old Irish gagar, from Old Norse gagarr.


cú

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cú m or f (genitive singular cú or con, nominative plural cúnna or coin)

cú (genitive singular)
con (genitive singular)
cúnna (nominative plural)
coin (nominative plural)
nominative
cú (singular)
cúnna (plural)
vocative
a chú (singular)
a chúnna (plural)
genitive
dative
nominative (definite)
an cú (definite singular)
na cúnna (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an chú (definite singular)
na gcúnna (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an gcú (definite singular)
don chú (definite singular)
leis na cúnna (definite plural)
nominative
cú (singular)
coin (plural)
vocative
a chú (singular)
a choin (plural)
genitive
con (singular)
con (plural)
dative
coin (archaic dialectal singular)
nominative (definite)
an cú (definite singular)
na coin (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an chon (definite singular)
na gcon (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an gcú (definite singular)
leis an gcoin (archaic definite dialectal singular)
don chú (definite singular)
don choin (archaic definite dialectal singular)
leis na coin (definite plural)

From Old Irish cú (“dog, hound”), from Proto-Celtic *kū (compare Welsh ci, Breton ki), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ (“dog”).

Nuair a chonaic Séadanta an cú ag teacht chuige, bhuail sé an crag leis an oiread sin nirt go ndeachaigh sé síos i mbéal an chon, agus trína chorp.
When Sétanta saw the hound coming at him, he hit the ball with so much force that it went into the hound's mouth and through its body.http://www.ibiblio.org/gaelic/Rhodes/sb.7.html


cú

The name of the Latin-script letter q/Q.

The English names are also widely used by Irish speakers


madadh

madadh m (genitive singular madaidh, nominative plural madaí)

madaidh (genitive singular)
madaí (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
madadh (indefinite singular)
madaí (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a mhadaidh (indefinite singular)
a mhadaí (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
madaidh (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an madadh (definite singular)
na madaí (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an mhadaidh (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an madadh (definite singular)
don mhadadh (definite singular)
leis na madaí (definite plural)
madadh
mhadadh

From Middle Irish matad (“common dog, cur”). Compare madra.


coileáinín

coileáinín m (genitive singular coileáinín, nominative plural coileáiníní)

coileáinín (genitive singular)
coileáiníní (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
coileáinín (indefinite singular)
coileáiníní (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a choileáinín (indefinite singular)
a choileáiníní (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an coileáinín (definite singular)
na coileáiníní (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an choileáinín (definite singular)
na gcoileáiníní (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an gcoileáinín (definite singular)
don choileáinín (definite singular)
leis na coileáiníní (definite plural)
coileáinín
choileáinín
gcoileáinín

From coileán (“cub, pup”) + -ín (diminutive suffix).


broc-chú

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broc-chú m (genitive singular broc-chú, nominative plural broc-chúnna)

broc-chú (genitive singular)
broc-chúnna (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
broc-chú (indefinite singular)
broc-chúnna (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a bhroc-chú (indefinite singular)
a bhroc-chúnna (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an broc-chú (definite singular)
na broc-chúnna (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an bhroc-chú (definite singular)
na mbroc-chúnna (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an mbroc-chú (definite singular)
don bhroc-chú (definite singular)
leis na broc-chúnna (definite plural)
broc-chú
bhroc-chú
mbroc-chú

/ˈbˠɾˠɔkˌxuː/

From broc (“badger”) + cú (“hound”), a calque of German Dachshund.


gadhar fiaigh

gadhar fiaigh m (genitive singular gadhair fhiaigh, nominative plural gadhair fhiaigh)

gadhair fhiaigh (genitive singular)
gadhair fhiaigh (nominative plural)
gadhar fiaigh
ghadhar fiaigh
ngadhar fiaigh


pocadán

pocadán m (genitive singular pocadáin, nominative plural pocadáin)

pocadáin (genitive singular)
pocadáin (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
pocadán (indefinite singular)
pocadáin (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a phocadáin (indefinite singular)
a phocadána (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
pocadáin (indefinite singular)
pocadán (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an pocadán (definite singular)
na pocadáin (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an phocadáin (definite singular)
na bpocadán (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an bpocadán (definite singular)
don phocadán (definite singular)
leis na pocadáin (definite plural)
pocadán
phocadán
bpocadán


smutmhadra

smutmhadra m (genitive singular smutmhadra, nominative plural smutmhadraí)

smutmhadra (genitive singular)
smutmhadraí (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
smutmhadra (indefinite singular)
smutmhadraí (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a smutmhadra (indefinite singular)
a smutmhadraí (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an smutmhadra (definite singular)
na smutmhadraí (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
dative (definite)
leis an smutmhadra (definite singular)
don smutmhadra (definite singular)
leis na smutmhadraí (definite plural)


árchú

árchú m or f (genitive singular árchon, nominative plural árchoin)

árchon (genitive singular)
árchoin (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
árchú (indefinite singular)
árchoin (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a árchú (indefinite singular)
a árchoin (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
árchon (indefinite singular)
árchon (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an t-árchú (definite singular)
na hárchoin (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an árchon (definite singular)
na n-árchon (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an árchú (definite singular)
don árchú (definite singular)
leis na hárchoin (definite plural)
nominative
árchú (singular)
árchoin (plural)
vocative
a árchú (singular)
a árchoin (plural)
genitive
árchon (singular)
árchon (plural)
dative
nominative (definite)
an árchú (definite singular)
na hárchoin (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na hárchon (definite singular)
na n-árchon (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an árchú (definite singular)
don árchú (definite singular)
leis na hárchoin (definite plural)
árchú
n-árchú
hárchú
t-árchú


cró madra

cró madra m (genitive singular cró mhadra, nominative plural cróite madra)

cró mhadra (genitive singular)
cróite madra (nominative plural)
cró madra
chró madra
gcró madra


amhsán

amhsán m (genitive singular amhsáin, nominative plural amhsáin)

amhsáin (genitive singular)
amhsáin (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
amhsán (indefinite singular)
amhsáin (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a amhsáin (indefinite singular)
a amhsána (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
amhsáin (indefinite singular)
amhsán (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an t-amhsán (definite singular)
na hamhsáin (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an amhsáin (definite singular)
na n-amhsán (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an amhsán (definite singular)
don amhsán (definite singular)
leis na hamhsáin (definite plural)
amhsán
n-amhsán
hamhsán
t-amhsán


cú faoil

cú faoil m (genitive singular cú fhaoil or con fhaoil, nominative plural cúnna faoil or coin fhaoil)

cú fhaoil (genitive singular)
con fhaoil (genitive singular)
cúnna faoil (nominative plural)
coin fhaoil (nominative plural)
cú faoil
chú faoil
gcú faoil


conairt

conairt f (genitive singular conairte, nominative plural conairteacha)

conairte (genitive singular)
conairteacha (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
conairt (indefinite singular)
conairteacha (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a chonairt (indefinite singular)
a chonairteacha (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
conairte (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an chonairt (definite singular)
na conairteacha (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na conairte (definite singular)
na gconairteacha (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an gconairt (definite singular)
don chonairt (definite singular)
leis na conairteacha (definite plural)
conairt
chonairt
gconairt

/ˈkɔn̪ˠəɾˠtʲ/

/ˈkʊnˠəɾˠtʲ/

/ˈkʊn̪ˠəɾˠtʲ/

/ˈkʌnˠəɾˠtʲ/

/ˈkʌn̪ˠəɾˠtʲ/

From Middle Irish conairt, cúanairt, a derivative of cú (“dog, hound”).


maistín

maistín m (genitive singular maistín, nominative plural maistíní)

maistín (genitive singular)
maistíní (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
maistín (indefinite singular)
maistíní (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a mhaistín (indefinite singular)
a mhaistíní (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an mhaistín (definite singular)
na maistíní (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na maistín (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an maistín (definite singular)
don mhaistín (definite singular)
leis na maistíní (definite plural)
maistín
mhaistín

/ˈmˠæʃtʲinʲ/

From Old French mastin, from Vulgar Latin *mānsuētīnus (“tamed (animal)”), from Classical Latin mānsuētus (“tamed”).

der

(in full, maistín fir) cur (detestable man)

mean person, specifically:
cur (detestable man)


madra seilge

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madra seilge m (genitive singular madra sheilge, nominative plural madraí seilge)

madra sheilge (genitive singular)
madraí seilge (nominative plural)
madra seilge
mhadra seilge


baiséadach

baiséadach m (genitive singular baiséadaigh, nominative plural baiséadaigh)

baiséadaigh (genitive singular)
baiséadaigh (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
baiséadach (indefinite singular)
baiséadaigh (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a bhaiséadaigh (indefinite singular)
a bhaiséadacha (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
baiséadaigh (indefinite singular)
baiséadach (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an baiséadach (definite singular)
na baiséadaigh (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an bhaiséadaigh (definite singular)
na mbaiséadach (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an mbaiséadach (definite singular)
don bhaiséadach (definite singular)
leis na baiséadaigh (definite plural)
baiséadach
bhaiséadach
mbaiséadach