bán

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bán (genitive singular masculine báin, genitive singular feminine báine, plural bána, comparative báine)

báin (genitive masculine singular)
báine (feminine genitive singular)
bána (plural)
báine (comparative)
nominative (positive)
bán (masculine singular)

→ Yola: baun, bawn

From Old Irish bán (“white”), from Proto-Celtic *bānos (“white”).


Síle

→ English: Sheila

→ Fingallian: Shela

From Middle Irish Síle, from Anglo-Norman Cecile, from Latin Caecilia.

a female given name of Irish origin, Anglicized as Sheila, and sometimes translated as Cecilia


Síle

Síle f (genitive singular Síle, nominative plural Sílí)

Síle (genitive singular)
Sílí (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
Síle (indefinite singular)
Sílí (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a Shíle (indefinite singular)
a Shílí (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an tSíle (definite singular)
na Sílí (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na Síle (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an tSíle (definite singular)
don tSíle (definite singular)
leis na Sílí (definite plural)
Síle
Shíle
tSíle


aerach

aerach (genitive singular masculine aeraigh, genitive singular feminine aeraí, plural aeracha, comparative aeraí)

aeraigh (genitive masculine singular)
aeraí (feminine genitive singular)
aeracha (plural)
aeraí (comparative)
nominative (positive)
aerach (masculine singular)
aerach
n-aerach
haerach

From Middle Irish aerach (“airy, pleasant; light-hearted, gay, frivolous”); aer (“air”) + -ach. The sense ‘homosexual’ is a semantic loan from English gay.


homaighnéasachas

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homaighnéasachas m (genitive singular homaighnéasachais)

homaighnéasachais (genitive singular)
nominative (indefinite)
homaighnéasachas (indefinite singular)
vocative (indefinite)
a homaighnéasachais (indefinite singular)
genitive (indefinite)
homaighnéasachais (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an homaighnéasachas (definite singular)
genitive (definite)
an homaighnéasachais (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an homaighnéasachas (definite singular)
don homaighnéasachas (definite singular)


homaighnéasacht

homaighnéasacht f (genitive singular homaighnéasachta)

homaighnéasachta (genitive singular)
nominative (indefinite)
homaighnéasacht (indefinite singular)
vocative (indefinite)
a homaighnéasacht (indefinite singular)
genitive (indefinite)
homaighnéasachta (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an homaighnéasacht (definite singular)
genitive (definite)
na homaighnéasachta (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an homaighnéasacht (definite singular)
don homaighnéasacht (definite singular)

From homa- (“homo-”) + gnéas (“sex”) + -acht (abstract suffix).


déghnéasach

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déghnéasach (genitive singular masculine déghnéasaigh, genitive singular feminine déghnéasaí, plural déghnéasacha, not comparable)

déghnéasaigh (genitive masculine singular)
déghnéasaí (feminine genitive singular)
déghnéasacha (plural)
nominative (positive)
déghnéasach (masculine singular)

From dé- (“bi-”) + gnéas (“sex”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).


déghnéasach

déghnéasach m (genitive singular déghnéasaigh, nominative plural déghnéasaigh)

déghnéasaigh (genitive singular)
déghnéasaigh (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
déghnéasach (indefinite singular)
déghnéasaigh (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a dhéghnéasaigh (indefinite singular)
a dhéghnéasacha (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
déghnéasaigh (indefinite singular)
déghnéasach (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an déghnéasach (definite singular)
na déghnéasaigh (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an déghnéasaigh (definite singular)
na ndéghnéasach (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an déghnéasach (definite singular)
don déghnéasach (definite singular)
leis na déghnéasaigh (definite plural)
déghnéasach
dhéghnéasach
ndéghnéasach


trasghnéasachas

trasghnéasachas m (genitive singular trasghnéasachais)

trasghnéasachais (genitive singular)
nominative (indefinite)
trasghnéasachas (indefinite singular)
vocative (indefinite)
a thrasghnéasachais (indefinite singular)
genitive (indefinite)
trasghnéasachais (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an trasghnéasachas (definite singular)
genitive (definite)
an trasghnéasachais (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an trasghnéasachas (definite singular)
don trasghnéasachas (definite singular)
trasghnéasachas
thrasghnéasachas
dtrasghnéasachas

From trasghnéasach (“transsexual”) + -as.


leispiach

leispiach m (genitive singular leispiaigh, nominative plural leispiaigh)

leispiaigh (genitive singular)
leispiaigh (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
leispiach (indefinite singular)
leispiaigh (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a leispiaigh (indefinite singular)
a leispiacha (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
leispiaigh (indefinite singular)
leispiach (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an leispiach (definite singular)
na leispiaigh (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an leispiaigh (definite singular)
na leispiach (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an leispiach (definite singular)
don leispiach (definite singular)
leis na leispiaigh (definite plural)


homaighnéasach

homaighnéasach (genitive singular masculine homaighnéasaigh, genitive singular feminine homaighnéasaí, plural homaighnéasacha, comparative homaighnéasaí)

homaighnéasaigh (genitive masculine singular)
homaighnéasaí (feminine genitive singular)
homaighnéasacha (plural)
homaighnéasaí (comparative)
nominative (positive)
homaighnéasach (masculine singular)

From homa- (“homo-”) + gnéas (“sex”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).


trasghnéasach

trasghnéasach (genitive singular masculine trasghnéasaigh, genitive singular feminine trasghnéasaí, plural trasghnéasacha, comparative trasghnéasaí)

trasghnéasaigh (genitive masculine singular)
trasghnéasaí (feminine genitive singular)
trasghnéasacha (plural)
trasghnéasaí (comparative)
nominative (positive)
trasghnéasach (masculine singular)

From tras- (“trans”) + gnéas (“sex”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).


trasghnéasach

trasghnéasach m (genitive singular trasghnéasaigh, nominative plural trasghnéasaigh)

trasghnéasaigh (genitive singular)
trasghnéasaigh (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
trasghnéasach (indefinite singular)
trasghnéasaigh (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a thrasghnéasaigh (indefinite singular)
a thrasghnéasacha (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
trasghnéasaigh (indefinite singular)
trasghnéasach (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an trasghnéasach (definite singular)
na trasghnéasaigh (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an trasghnéasaigh (definite singular)
na dtrasghnéasach (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an trasghnéasach (definite singular)
don trasghnéasach (definite singular)
leis na trasghnéasaigh (definite plural)
trasghnéasach
thrasghnéasach
dtrasghnéasach


trasfheisteoir

trasfheisteoir m (genitive singular trasfheisteora, nominative plural trasfheisteoirí)

trasfheisteora (genitive singular)
trasfheisteoirí (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
trasfheisteoir (indefinite singular)
trasfheisteoirí (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a thrasfheisteoir (indefinite singular)
a thrasfheisteoirí (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
trasfheisteora (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an trasfheisteoir (definite singular)
na trasfheisteoirí (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an trasfheisteora (definite singular)
na dtrasfheisteoirí (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an trasfheisteoir (definite singular)
don trasfheisteoir (definite singular)
leis na trasfheisteoirí (definite plural)
trasfheisteoir
thrasfheisteoir
dtrasfheisteoir


piteog

piteog f (genitive singular piteoige, nominative plural piteoga)

piteoige (genitive singular)
piteoga (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
piteog (indefinite singular)
piteoga (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a phiteog (indefinite singular)
a phiteoga (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
piteoige (indefinite singular)
piteog (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
piteoig (archaic dialectal indefinite singular)
nominative (definite)
an phiteog (definite singular)
na piteoga (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na piteoige (definite singular)
na bpiteog (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an bpiteog (definite singular)
leis an bpiteoig (archaic definite dialectal singular)
don phiteog (definite singular)
don phiteoig (archaic definite dialectal singular)
leis na piteoga (definite plural)
piteog
phiteog
bpiteog

Is piteog é.


homafóibe

homafóibe f (genitive singular homafóibe)

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


homafóbach

nominative (positive)
homafóbach (masculine singular)


andraigíneach

andraigíneach (genitive singular masculine andraigínigh, genitive singular feminine andraigíní, plural andraigíneacha, comparative andraigíní)

andraigínigh (genitive masculine singular)
andraigíní (feminine genitive singular)
andraigíneacha (plural)
andraigíní (comparative)
nominative (positive)
andraigíneach (masculine singular)
andraigíneach
n-andraigíneach
handraigíneach

From andra- (“andro-”) + gíni- (“gyno-”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).


teoiric na haiteachta

teoiric na haiteachta f (genitive singular teoirice na haiteachta, nominative plural teoiricí na haiteachta)

teoirice na haiteachta (genitive singular)
teoiricí na haiteachta (nominative plural)
teoiric na haiteachta
theoiric na haiteachta
dteoiric na haiteachta


gearrán

gearrán m (genitive singular gearráin, nominative plural gearráin)

gearráin (genitive singular)
gearráin (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
gearrán (indefinite singular)
gearráin (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a ghearráin (indefinite singular)
a ghearrána (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
gearráin (indefinite singular)
gearrán (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an gearrán (definite singular)
na gearráin (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an ghearráin (definite singular)
na ngearrán (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an ngearrán (definite singular)
don ghearrán (definite singular)
leis na gearráin (definite plural)
gearrán
ghearrán
ngearrán

→ English: garron

→ Fingallian: garrane

→ Yola: garraane, garrane

/ɟəˈɾˠɑːn̪ˠ/

/ɟəˈɾˠɑːn̪ˠ/

From Middle Irish gerrán. By surface analysis, gearr (“short”) + -án.


trasfóbach

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trasfóbach (genitive singular masculine trasfóbaigh, genitive singular feminine trasfóbaí, plural trasfóbacha, comparative trasfóbaí)

trasfóbaigh (genitive masculine singular)
trasfóbaí (feminine genitive singular)
trasfóbacha (plural)
trasfóbaí (comparative)
nominative (positive)
trasfóbach (masculine singular)
trasfóbach
thrasfóbach
dtrasfóbach

From tras- (“trans-”) + -fóbach (“-phobic”).


cigire

cigire m (genitive singular cigire, nominative plural cigirí)

cigire (genitive singular)
cigirí (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
cigire (indefinite singular)
cigirí (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a chigire (indefinite singular)
a chigirí (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an cigire (definite singular)
na cigirí (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an chigire (definite singular)
na gcigirí (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an gcigire (definite singular)
don chigire (definite singular)
leis na cigirí (definite plural)
cigire
chigire
gcigire

Coined by Tadhg Ó Neachtain (c. 1670 – c. 1752) based on a misreading of cighim (itself a rare and now obsolete alternative spelling of cím (“I see”)) as cigim, expanded by the suffix -ire. Began to see actual use in Irish at the beginning of the 20th century.

(derogatory) gay man, faggot, poof (shortened from cigire tóna (literally “arse inspector”))


piteán

piteán m (genitive singular piteáin, nominative plural piteáin)

piteáin (genitive singular)
piteáin (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
piteán (indefinite singular)
piteáin (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a phiteáin (indefinite singular)
a phiteána (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
piteáin (indefinite singular)
piteán (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an piteán (definite singular)
na piteáin (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an phiteáin (definite singular)
na bpiteán (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an bpiteán (definite singular)
don phiteán (definite singular)
leis na piteáin (definite plural)
piteán
phiteán
bpiteán


LADT

Initialism of leispiach, aerach, déghnéasach agus trasinscneach: LGBT


trasinscneach

trasinscneach (genitive singular masculine trasinscnigh, genitive singular feminine trasinscní, plural trasinscneacha, not comparable)

trasinscnigh (genitive masculine singular)
trasinscní (feminine genitive singular)
trasinscneacha (plural)
nominative (positive)
trasinscneach (masculine singular)
trasinscneach
thrasinscneach
dtrasinscneach

/t̪ˠɾˠasˠˈɪn̠ʲʃ(c)nʲəx/

tras- + inscne + -ach. Calque of English transgender.


aiteach

aiteach (genitive singular masculine aitigh, genitive singular feminine aití, plural aiteacha, comparative aití)

aitigh (genitive masculine singular)
aití (feminine genitive singular)
aiteacha (plural)
aití (comparative)
nominative (positive)
aiteach (masculine singular)
aiteach
n-aiteach
haiteach

ait (“strange, odd”) + -ach. Essentially a semantic loan from English queer, but suffixed to distinguish it from ait (“strange, odd, peculiar”).

(LGBTQ) queer (homosexual; pertaining to non-normative sexuality)


piteogach

piteogach (genitive singular masculine piteogaigh, genitive singular feminine piteogaí, plural piteogacha, comparative piteogaí)

piteogaigh (genitive masculine singular)
piteogaí (feminine genitive singular)
piteogacha (plural)
piteogaí (comparative)
nominative (positive)
piteogach (masculine singular)
piteogach
phiteogach
bpiteogach