cathair

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cathair f (genitive singular cathrach or caithreach, nominative plural cathracha or caithreacha)

cathrach (genitive singular)
caithreach (genitive singular)
cathracha (nominative plural)
caithreacha (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
cathair (indefinite singular)
cathracha (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a chathair (indefinite singular)
a chathracha (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
cathrach (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
cathraigh (archaic dialectal indefinite singular)
nominative (definite)
an chathair (definite singular)
na cathracha (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na cathrach (definite singular)
na gcathracha (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an gcathair (definite singular)
leis an gcathraigh (archaic definite dialectal singular)
don chathair (definite singular)
don chathraigh (archaic definite dialectal singular)
leis na cathracha (definite plural)

From Old Irish cathair, from Proto-Celtic *katrixs (“fortification”).

(archaeology) circular stone fort, a ringfort


másailéam

másailéam m (genitive singular másailéim, nominative plural másailéim)

másailéim (genitive singular)
másailéim (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
másailéam (indefinite singular)
másailéim (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a mhásailéim (indefinite singular)
a mhásailéama (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
másailéim (indefinite singular)
másailéam (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an másailéam (definite singular)
na másailéim (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an mhásailéim (definite singular)
na másailéam (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an másailéam (definite singular)
don mhásailéam (definite singular)
leis na másailéim (definite plural)
másailéam
mhásailéam

Borrowed from English mausoleum, borrowed from Latin mausōlēum, from Ancient Greek Μαυσωλεῖον (Mausōleîon); named for Mausolus, satrap of the Persian empire and ruler of Caria.


dátú carbóin

dátú carbóin m (genitive singular dátaithe charbóin)

dátaithe charbóin (genitive singular)
dátú carbóin
dhátú carbóin
ndátú carbóin

(archaeology, paleontology, physics) carbon dating


dátú radacarbóin

dátú radacarbóin m (genitive singular dátaithe radacarbóin)

dátaithe radacarbóin (genitive singular)
dátú radacarbóin
dhátú radacarbóin
ndátú radacarbóin

(physics, archaeology, paleontology) radiocarbon dating


seandálaí

seandálaí m (genitive singular seandálaí, nominative plural seandálaithe)

seandálaí (genitive singular)
seandálaithe (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
seandálaí (indefinite singular)
seandálaithe (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a sheandálaí (indefinite singular)
a sheandálaithe (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an seandálaí (definite singular)
na seandálaithe (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an tseandálaí (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an seandálaí (definite singular)
don seandálaí (definite singular)
leis na seandálaithe (definite plural)
seandálaí
sheandálaí
tseandálaí


seandálaíocht

seandálaíocht f (genitive singular seandálaíochta)

seandálaíochta (genitive singular)
nominative (indefinite)
seandálaíocht (indefinite singular)
vocative (indefinite)
a sheandálaíocht (indefinite singular)
genitive (indefinite)
seandálaíochta (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an tseandálaíocht (definite singular)
genitive (definite)
na seandálaíochta (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an tseandálaíocht (definite singular)
don tseandálaíocht (definite singular)
seandálaíocht
sheandálaíocht
tseandálaíocht

From seandálaí (“archaeologist”) + -acht (abstract noun suffix).


antrapaigineas

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antrapaigineas m (genitive singular antrapaiginis)

antrapaiginis (genitive singular)
nominative (indefinite)
antrapaigineas (indefinite singular)
vocative (indefinite)
a antrapaiginis (indefinite singular)
genitive (indefinite)
antrapaiginis (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an t-antrapaigineas (definite singular)
genitive (definite)
an antrapaiginis (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an antrapaigineas (definite singular)
don antrapaigineas (definite singular)
antrapaigineas
n-antrapaigineas
hantrapaigineas
t-antrapaigineas

From antrapa- (“anthropo-”) + -gineas (“-genesis, -geny”).


gaíon

gaín (genitive singular)
nominative (indefinite)
gaíon (indefinite singular)
vocative (indefinite)
a ghaín (indefinite singular)
genitive (indefinite)
gaín (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an gaíon (definite singular)
genitive (definite)
an ghaín (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an ngaíon (definite singular)
don ghaíon (definite singular)
gaíon
ghaíon
ngaíon

(archaeology, geology) subsoil, undersoil


Éigipteolaíocht

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Éigipteolaíocht f (genitive singular Éigipteolaíochta)

Éigipteolaíochta (genitive singular)
nominative (indefinite)
Éigipteolaíocht (indefinite singular)
vocative (indefinite)
a Éigipteolaíocht (indefinite singular)
genitive (indefinite)
Éigipteolaíochta (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an Éigipteolaíocht (definite singular)
genitive (definite)
na hÉigipteolaíochta (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an Éigipteolaíocht (definite singular)
don Éigipteolaíocht (definite singular)
Éigipteolaíocht
nÉigipteolaíocht
hÉigipteolaíocht

From Éigipt (“Egypt”) + eolaíocht (“science; -ology”).


léiceanmhéadracht

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léiceanmhéadracht f (genitive singular léiceanmhéadrachta)

léiceanmhéadrachta (genitive singular)
nominative (indefinite)
léiceanmhéadracht (indefinite singular)
vocative (indefinite)
a léiceanmhéadracht (indefinite singular)
genitive (indefinite)
léiceanmhéadrachta (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an léiceanmhéadracht (definite singular)
genitive (definite)
na léiceanmhéadrachta (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an léiceanmhéadracht (definite singular)
don léiceanmhéadracht (definite singular)

(archaeology, paleontology, geomorphology) lichenometry


eitneagrafaíocht

eitneagrafaíocht f (genitive singular eitneagrafaíochta)

eitneagrafaíochta (genitive singular)
nominative (indefinite)
eitneagrafaíocht (indefinite singular)
vocative (indefinite)
a eitneagrafaíocht (indefinite singular)
genitive (indefinite)
eitneagrafaíochta (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an eitneagrafaíocht (definite singular)
genitive (definite)
na heitneagrafaíochta (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an eitneagrafaíocht (definite singular)
don eitneagrafaíocht (definite singular)
eitneagrafaíocht
n-eitneagrafaíocht
heitneagrafaíocht


eitnealárnacht

eitnealárnacht f (genitive singular eitnealárnachta)

eitnealárnachta (genitive singular)
nominative (indefinite)
eitnealárnacht (indefinite singular)
vocative (indefinite)
a eitnealárnacht (indefinite singular)
genitive (indefinite)
eitnealárnachta (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an eitnealárnacht (definite singular)
genitive (definite)
na heitnealárnachta (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an eitnealárnacht (definite singular)
don eitnealárnacht (definite singular)
eitnealárnacht
n-eitnealárnacht
heitnealárnacht


eitnicheoleolaíocht

eitnicheoleolaíocht f (genitive singular eitnicheoleolaíochta)

eitnicheoleolaíochta (genitive singular)
nominative (indefinite)
eitnicheoleolaíocht (indefinite singular)
vocative (indefinite)
a eitnicheoleolaíocht (indefinite singular)
genitive (indefinite)
eitnicheoleolaíochta (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an eitnicheoleolaíocht (definite singular)
genitive (definite)
na heitnicheoleolaíochta (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an eitnicheoleolaíocht (definite singular)
don eitnicheoleolaíocht (definite singular)
eitnicheoleolaíocht
n-eitnicheoleolaíocht
heitnicheoleolaíocht


eitneolaíocht

eitneolaíocht f (genitive singular eitneolaíochta)

eitneolaíochta (genitive singular)
nominative (indefinite)
eitneolaíocht (indefinite singular)
vocative (indefinite)
a eitneolaíocht (indefinite singular)
genitive (indefinite)
eitneolaíochta (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an eitneolaíocht (definite singular)
genitive (definite)
na heitneolaíochta (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an eitneolaíocht (definite singular)
don eitneolaíocht (definite singular)
eitneolaíocht
n-eitneolaíocht
heitneolaíocht

From eitni- (“ethno-”) + eolaíocht (“science; -ology”).


deindreacróineolaíocht

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deindreacróineolaíocht f (genitive singular deindreacróineolaíochta)

deindreacróineolaíochta (genitive singular)
nominative (indefinite)
deindreacróineolaíocht (indefinite singular)
vocative (indefinite)
a dheindreacróineolaíocht (indefinite singular)
genitive (indefinite)
deindreacróineolaíochta (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an deindreacróineolaíocht (definite singular)
genitive (definite)
na deindreacróineolaíochta (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an deindreacróineolaíocht (definite singular)
don deindreacróineolaíocht (definite singular)
deindreacróineolaíocht
dheindreacróineolaíocht
ndeindreacróineolaíocht

From deindrea- (“dendro-”) + cróineolaíocht (“chronology”).


iomaire

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iomaire m or f (genitive singular iomaire, nominative plural iomairí or iomaireacha)

iomaire (genitive singular)
iomairí (nominative plural)
iomaireacha (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
iomaire (indefinite singular)
iomairí (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a iomaire (indefinite singular)
a iomairí (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an t-iomaire (definite singular)
na hiomairí (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an iomaire (definite singular)
na n-iomairí (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an iomaire (definite singular)
don iomaire (definite singular)
leis na hiomairí (definite plural)
iomaire
n-iomaire
hiomaire

From Old Irish immaire (“ridge, furrow”).


eitneolaí

eitneolaí m (genitive singular eitneolaí, nominative plural eitneolaithe)

eitneolaí (genitive singular)
eitneolaithe (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
eitneolaí (indefinite singular)
eitneolaithe (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a eitneolaí (indefinite singular)
a eitneolaithe (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an t-eitneolaí (definite singular)
na heitneolaithe (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an eitneolaí (definite singular)
na n-eitneolaithe (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an eitneolaí (definite singular)
don eitneolaí (definite singular)
leis na heitneolaithe (definite plural)
eitneolaí
n-eitneolaí
heitneolaí
t-eitneolaí

From eitni- (“ethno-”) + eolaí (“scientist, -ologist”).


Neoiliteach

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Neoiliteach (genitive singular masculine Neoilitigh, genitive singular feminine Neoilití, plural Neoiliteacha, not comparable)

Neoilitigh (genitive masculine singular)
Neoilití (feminine genitive singular)
Neoiliteacha (plural)
nominative (positive)
Neoiliteach (masculine singular)
Neoiliteacha (plural)
vocative (positive)
genitive (positive)
Neoilití (feminine singular)
Neoiliteacha (plural strong)
Neoiliteach (plural weak)
dative (positive)
Neoiliteach (feminine singular)
Neoilitigh (archaic feminine singular)
níos Neoilití (comparative)
is Neoilití (superlative)

From neo- (“neo-”) + -lit (“-lith”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).


ardchros

ardchros f (genitive singular ardchroise, nominative plural ardchrosa)

ardchroise (genitive singular)
ardchrosa (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
ardchros (indefinite singular)
ardchrosa (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a ardchros (indefinite singular)
a ardchrosa (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
ardchroise (indefinite singular)
ardchros (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an ardchros (definite singular)
na hardchrosa (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na hardchroise (definite singular)
na n-ardchros (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an ardchros (definite singular)
don ardchros (definite singular)
leis na hardchrosa (definite plural)
ardchros
n-ardchros
hardchros


cros ard

cros ard f (genitive singular croise airde, nominative plural crosa arda)

croise airde (genitive singular)
crosa arda (nominative plural)
cros ard
chros ard
gcros ard


crann-chróineolaíocht

crann-chróineolaíocht f (genitive singular crann-chróineolaíochta)

crann-chróineolaíochta (genitive singular)
nominative (indefinite)
crann-chróineolaíocht (indefinite singular)
vocative (indefinite)
a chrann-chróineolaíocht (indefinite singular)
genitive (indefinite)
crann-chróineolaíochta (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an chrann-chróineolaíocht (definite singular)
genitive (definite)
na crann-chróineolaíochta (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an gcrann-chróineolaíocht (definite singular)
don chrann-chróineolaíocht (definite singular)
crann-chróineolaíocht
chrann-chróineolaíocht
gcrann-chróineolaíocht

From crann (“tree”) + cróineolaíocht (“chronology”).


Pailéiliteach

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Pailéiliteach (genitive singular masculine Pailéilitigh, genitive singular feminine Pailéilití, plural Pailéiliteacha, not comparable)

Pailéilitigh (genitive masculine singular)
Pailéilití (feminine genitive singular)
Pailéiliteacha (plural)
nominative (positive)
Pailéiliteach (masculine singular)
Pailéiliteacha (plural)
Phailéiliteacha (plural)
vocative (positive)
genitive (positive)
Pailéilití (feminine singular)
Pailéiliteacha (plural strong)
Pailéiliteach (plural weak)
dative (positive)
Phailéiliteach (masculine singular)
Phailéiliteach (feminine singular)
Phailéilitigh (archaic feminine singular)
níos Pailéilití (comparative)
is Pailéilití (superlative)
Pailéiliteach
Phailéiliteach
bPailéiliteach

From pailé- (“palaeo-”) + -lit (“-lith”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).


Méisiliteach

Méisiliteach (genitive singular masculine Méisilitigh, genitive singular feminine Méisilití, plural Méisiliteacha, not comparable)

Méisilitigh (genitive masculine singular)
Méisilití (feminine genitive singular)
Méisiliteacha (plural)
nominative (positive)
Méisiliteach (masculine singular)
Méisiliteacha (plural)
vocative (positive)
genitive (positive)
Méisilití (feminine singular)
Méisiliteacha (plural strong)
Méisiliteach (plural weak)
dative (positive)
Méisiliteach (feminine singular)
Méisilitigh (archaic feminine singular)
not comparable (comparative)
not comparable (superlative)
Méisiliteach
Mhéisiliteach

From méisi- (“meso-”) + -lit (“-lith”) + -ach (“-ic”, adjectival suffix).


antraipeolaíoch

antraipeolaíoch (genitive singular masculine antraipeolaíoch, genitive singular feminine antraipeolaíche, plural antraipeolaíocha, comparative antraipeolaíche)

antraipeolaíoch (genitive masculine singular)
antraipeolaíche (feminine genitive singular)
antraipeolaíocha (plural)
antraipeolaíche (comparative)
nominative (positive)
antraipeolaíoch (masculine singular)
antraipeolaíocha (plural)
vocative (positive)
genitive (positive)
antraipeolaíche (feminine singular)
antraipeolaíocha (plural strong)
antraipeolaíoch (plural weak)
dative (positive)
antraipeolaíoch (feminine singular)
níos antraipeolaíche (comparative)
is antraipeolaíche (superlative)
antraipeolaíoch
n-antraipeolaíoch
hantraipeolaíoch


antraipeolaí

antraipeolaí m (genitive singular antraipeolaí, nominative plural antraipeolaithe)

antraipeolaí (genitive singular)
antraipeolaithe (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
antraipeolaí (indefinite singular)
antraipeolaithe (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a antraipeolaí (indefinite singular)
a antraipeolaithe (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an t-antraipeolaí (definite singular)
na hantraipeolaithe (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an antraipeolaí (definite singular)
na n-antraipeolaithe (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an antraipeolaí (definite singular)
don antraipeolaí (definite singular)
leis na hantraipeolaithe (definite plural)
antraipeolaí
n-antraipeolaí
hantraipeolaí
t-antraipeolaí


antraipeolaíocht

antraipeolaíocht f (genitive singular antraipeolaíochta)

antraipeolaíochta (genitive singular)
nominative (indefinite)
antraipeolaíocht (indefinite singular)
vocative (indefinite)
a antraipeolaíocht (indefinite singular)
genitive (indefinite)
antraipeolaíochta (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an antraipeolaíocht (definite singular)
genitive (definite)
na hantraipeolaíochta (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an antraipeolaíocht (definite singular)
don antraipeolaíocht (definite singular)
antraipeolaíocht
n-antraipeolaíocht
hantraipeolaíocht


gallán

gallán m (genitive singular galláin, nominative plural galláin)

galláin (genitive singular)
galláin (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
gallán (indefinite singular)
galláin (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a ghalláin (indefinite singular)
a ghallána (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
galláin (indefinite singular)
gallán (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an gallán (definite singular)
na galláin (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an ghalláin (definite singular)
na ngallán (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an ngallán (definite singular)
don ghallán (definite singular)
leis na galláin (definite plural)
gallán
ghallán
ngallán

/ɡəˈl̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/

/ˈɡal̪ˠɑːnˠ/

/ˈɡal̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/

/ˈɡal̪ˠaːnˠ/

/ˈɡal̪ˠaːn̪ˠ/

galán (Munster, many Connacht and Ulster varieties)

standing stone, pillar-stone; (archaeology) menhir


Tréimhse Neoiliteach

An Tréimhse Neoiliteach f (genitive na Tréimhse Neoilití)

An Tréimhse Neoiliteach (canonical feminine)
na Tréimhse Neoilití (genitive)
Tréimhse Neoiliteach
Thréimhse Neoiliteach
dTréimhse Neoiliteach


tuaim

tuaim f (genitive singular tuama, nominative plural tuamanna)

tuama (genitive singular)
tuamanna (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
tuaim (indefinite singular)
tuamanna (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a thuaim (indefinite singular)
a thuamanna (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
tuama (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an tuaim (definite singular)
na tuamanna (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na tuama (definite singular)
na dtuamanna (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an tuaim (definite singular)
don tuaim (definite singular)
leis na tuamanna (definite plural)

From Middle Irish túaim, from Proto-Celtic *tou(x)sman (“bend, arch, curve”) (whence also Welsh ystum (“gesture”)).


brugh

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brugh m (genitive singular brugha, nominative plural brugha)

brugha (genitive singular)
brugha (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
brugh (indefinite singular)
brugha (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a bhrugh (indefinite singular)
a bhrugha (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
brugha (indefinite singular)
brugh (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an brugh (definite singular)
na brugha (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an bhrugha (definite singular)
na mbrugh (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an mbrugh (definite singular)
don bhrugh (definite singular)
leis na brugha (definite plural)
brugh
bhrugh
mbrugh

From Scots broch, from Old Norse borg, from Proto-Germanic *burgz; altered under the influence of etymology 1.


díog

díog f (genitive singular díge, nominative plural díoga or díogacha)

díge (genitive singular)
díoga (nominative plural)
díogacha (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
díog (indefinite singular)
díoga (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a dhíog (indefinite singular)
a dhíoga (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
díge (indefinite singular)
díog (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
díg (archaic dialectal indefinite singular)
nominative (definite)
an díog (definite singular)
na díoga (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na díge (definite singular)
na ndíog (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an díog (definite singular)
leis an díg (archaic definite dialectal singular)
don díog (definite singular)
don díg (archaic definite dialectal singular)
leis na díoga (definite plural)

From Middle Irish díc, from Middle French digue, from Old French dike, diic, from Middle Dutch dijc, from Old Dutch diic, dīc, from Frankish *dīk, from Proto-Germanic *dīkaz (“pool”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- (“to stick, stab, pierce, dig”).

der

ditch, trench (also in archaeology), dyke