pit

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pit f (genitive singular pite, nominative plural piteanna)

pite (genitive singular)
piteanna (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
pit (indefinite singular)
piteanna (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a phit (indefinite singular)
a phiteanna (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
pite (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an phit (definite singular)
na piteanna (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na pite (definite singular)
na bpiteanna (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an bpit (definite singular)
don phit (definite singular)
leis na piteanna (definite plural)
pit
phit
bpit

From Old Irish pit (“pit, hollow; female pudenda”), possibly related to putte (“pit, hollow”), Latin puteus.


mama

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mama m (genitive singular mama, nominative plural mamaí)

mama (genitive singular)
mamaí (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
mama (indefinite singular)
mamaí (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a mhama (indefinite singular)
a mhamaí (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an mama (definite singular)
na mamaí (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an mhama (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an mama (definite singular)
don mhama (definite singular)
leis na mamaí (definite plural)
mama
mhama


bog

boig (genitive singular)
nominative (indefinite)
bog (indefinite singular)
vocative (indefinite)
a bhoig (indefinite singular)
genitive (indefinite)
boig (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an bog (definite singular)
genitive (definite)
an bhoig (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an mbog (definite singular)
don bhog (definite singular)

Inherited from Old Irish boc (“soft”), from Proto-Celtic *buggos.
The verb is from Old Irish bocaid (“to soften”), from the adjective.


ball

ball m (genitive singular baill, nominative plural baill)

baill (genitive singular)
baill (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
ball (indefinite singular)
baill (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a bhaill (indefinite singular)
a bhalla (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
baill (indefinite singular)
ball (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an ball (definite singular)
na baill (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an bhaill (definite singular)
na mball (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an mball (definite singular)
don bhall (definite singular)
leis na baill (definite plural)
ball
bhall
mball

From Old Irish ball, from Proto-Celtic *ballos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to blow, swell, inflate”); compare English ball, Greek φαλλός (phallós, “penis”).


atlas

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atlas m (genitive singular atlais, nominative plural atlais)

atlais (genitive singular)
atlais (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
atlas (indefinite singular)
atlais (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a atlais (indefinite singular)
a atlasa (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
atlais (indefinite singular)
atlas (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an t-atlas (definite singular)
na hatlais (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an atlais (definite singular)
na n-atlas (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an atlas (definite singular)
don atlas (definite singular)
leis na hatlais (definite plural)
atlas
n-atlas
hatlas

atlas (bound collection of maps; uppermost vertebra of the neck)


cos

cos f (genitive singular coise, nominative plural cosa)

coise (genitive singular)
cosa (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
cos (indefinite singular)
cosa (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a chos (indefinite singular)
a chosa (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
coise (indefinite singular)
cos (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
cois (indefinite singular)
nominative (definite)
an chos (definite singular)
na cosa (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na coise (definite singular)
na gcos (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an gcois (definite singular)
don chois (definite singular)
leis na cosa (definite plural)
cos
chos
gcos

From Old Irish cos, from Proto-Celtic *koxsā (cf. Welsh coes), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *koḱs-, whence also Latin coxa (“hip”).


bos

bos f (genitive singular boise, nominative plural bosa)

boise (genitive singular)
bosa (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
bos (indefinite singular)
bosa (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a bhos (indefinite singular)
a bhosa (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
boise (indefinite singular)
bos (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
bois (indefinite singular)
nominative (definite)
an bhos (definite singular)
na bosa (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na boise (definite singular)
na mbos (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an mbois (definite singular)
don bhois (definite singular)
leis na bosa (definite plural)
bos
bhos
mbos

→ Yola: baush, bash

From Old Irish bas, bos (“palm”), from Proto-Celtic *bostā (“palm, fist”) (compare Breton boz (“hollow of the hand”)), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷosto-, *gʷosdʰo- (“branch”).


más

más m (genitive singular máis, nominative plural mása)

máis (genitive singular)
mása (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
más (indefinite singular)
mása (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a mháis (indefinite singular)
a mhása (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
máis (indefinite singular)
más (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an más (definite singular)
na mása (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an mháis (definite singular)
na más (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an más (definite singular)
don mhás (definite singular)
leis na mása (definite plural)
más
mhás

From Middle Irish más (“bottom, fundament”), from Proto-Celtic *mâsto, according to MacBain, related to Ancient Greek μαστός (mastós, “breast”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- (“to be wet”).


bob

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bob m (genitive singular bob, nominative plural bobanna)

bob (genitive singular)
bobanna (nominative plural)

(hair) bob
fringe (of hair over forehead)


bob

bob (genitive singular)
bobanna (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
bob (indefinite singular)
bobanna (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a bhob (indefinite singular)
a bhobanna (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an bob (definite singular)
na bobanna (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an bhob (definite singular)
na mbobanna (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an mbob (definite singular)
don bhob (definite singular)
leis na bobanna (definite plural)
bob
bhob
mbob


cár

cár m (genitive singular cáir or cárach)

cáir (genitive singular)
cárach (genitive singular)
nominative (indefinite)
cár (indefinite singular)
vocative (indefinite)
a cháir (indefinite singular)
genitive (indefinite)
cáir (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an cár (definite singular)
genitive (definite)
an cháir (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an gcár (definite singular)
don chár (definite singular)


cab

cab m (genitive singular caib, nominative plural cabanna)

caib (genitive singular)
cabanna (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
cab (indefinite singular)
cabanna (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a chaib (indefinite singular)
a chabanna (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
caib (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an cab (definite singular)
na cabanna (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an chaib (definite singular)
na gcabanna (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an gcab (definite singular)
don chab (definite singular)
leis na cabanna (definite plural)
cab
chab
gcab


toll

toll m (genitive singular toill, nominative plural toill)

toill (genitive singular)
toill (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
toll (indefinite singular)
toill (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a thoill (indefinite singular)
a tholla (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
toill (indefinite singular)
toll (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an toll (definite singular)
na toill (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an toill (definite singular)
na dtoll (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an toll (definite singular)
don toll (definite singular)
leis na toill (definite plural)

From Old Irish toll (“hole, hollow; buttocks, hindquarters”), from Proto-Celtic *tullom, *tullos (“hole”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew- (“to push, hit”). Cognate with Welsh twll.


gob

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gob m (genitive singular goib, nominative plural goba)

goib (genitive singular)
goba (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
gob (indefinite singular)
goba (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a ghoib (indefinite singular)
a ghoba (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
goib (indefinite singular)
gob (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an gob (definite singular)
na goba (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an ghoib (definite singular)
na ngob (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an ngob (definite singular)
don ghob (definite singular)
leis na goba (definite plural)

From Old Irish gop, from Proto-Celtic *gobbos (“mouth”) (compare French gober (“gulp down”) and gobelet (“goblet”) from Gaulish) from Proto-Indo-European *ǵebʰ- (“jaw, mouth”); compare Russian зоб (zob, “goitre”), jowl from Old English ċēafl; German Kiefer (“jaw”).


gola

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gola m (genitive singular gola, nominative plural golaí)

gola (genitive singular)
golaí (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
gola (indefinite singular)
golaí (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a ghola (indefinite singular)
a gholaí (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an gola (definite singular)
na golaí (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an ghola (definite singular)
na ngolaí (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an ngola (definite singular)
don ghola (definite singular)
leis na golaí (definite plural)


anas

anas m (genitive singular anais, nominative plural anais)

anais (genitive singular)
anais (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
anas (indefinite singular)
anais (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a anais (indefinite singular)
a anasa (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
anais (indefinite singular)
anas (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an t-anas (definite singular)
na hanais (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an anais (definite singular)
na n-anas (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an anas (definite singular)
don anas (definite singular)
leis na hanais (definite plural)
anas
n-anas
hanas

Borrowed from Latin ānus (“ring, anus”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₂no- (“ring”).


aorta

aorta m (genitive singular aorta, nominative plural aortaí)

aorta (genitive singular)
aortaí (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
aorta (indefinite singular)
aortaí (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a aorta (indefinite singular)
a aortaí (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an t-aorta (definite singular)
na haortaí (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an aorta (definite singular)
na n-aortaí (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an aorta (definite singular)
don aorta (definite singular)
leis na haortaí (definite plural)
aorta
n-aorta
haorta
t-aorta

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).


ulna

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ulna m (genitive singular ulna, nominative plural ulnaí)

ulna (genitive singular)
ulnaí (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
ulna (indefinite singular)
ulnaí (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a ulna (indefinite singular)
a ulnaí (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an t-ulna (definite singular)
na hulnaí (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an ulna (definite singular)
na n-ulnaí (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an ulna (definite singular)
don ulna (definite singular)
leis na hulnaí (definite plural)
ulna
n-ulna
hulna
t-ulna


poll

poll m (genitive singular poill, nominative plural poill)

poill (genitive singular)
poill (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
poll (indefinite singular)
poill (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a phoill (indefinite singular)
a pholla (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
poill (indefinite singular)
poll (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an poll (definite singular)
na poill (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an phoill (definite singular)
na bpoll (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an bpoll (definite singular)
don pholl (definite singular)
leis na poill (definite plural)

From Middle Irish poll (“hole”), from Old English pull, pyll (“tidal pool”) or Old Norse pollr (whence Icelandic pollur), from Proto-Germanic *pullaz (“pool”). Cognate with Welsh pwll.


orca

orca f (genitive singular orcan, nominative plural oircne)

orcan (genitive singular)
oircne (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
orca (indefinite singular)
oircne (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a orca (indefinite singular)
a oircne (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
orcan (indefinite singular)
orcan (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
orcain (archaic dialectal indefinite singular)
nominative (definite)
an orca (definite singular)
na hoircne (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na horcan (definite singular)
na n-orcan (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an orca (definite singular)
leis an orcain (archaic definite dialectal singular)
don orca (definite singular)
don orcain (archaic definite dialectal singular)
leis na hoircne (definite plural)
orca
n-orca
horca


alt

alt m (genitive singular ailt, nominative plural ailt)

ailt (genitive singular)
ailt (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
alt (indefinite singular)
ailt (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a ailt (indefinite singular)
a alta (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
ailt (indefinite singular)
alt (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an t-alt (definite singular)
na hailt (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an ailt (definite singular)
na n-alt (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an alt (definite singular)
don alt (definite singular)
leis na hailt (definite plural)

From Old Irish alt (“joint, articulation”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸaltu- (“joint”), from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“to fold”). Cognate with Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌰𐌽 (falþan, “to fold”) and Ancient Greek πέπλος (péplos, “woven cloth”). The sense ‘article’ is a semantic loan from Latin articulus, itself a semantic loan from Ancient Greek ἄρθρον (árthron).

sl

tā alt m aurdōǵ ĺūntə.

1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect], volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 8:

The joint/knuckle of my thumb is sprained.


droim

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droim m (genitive singular droma, nominative plural dromanna or dramanna)

droma (genitive singular)
dromanna (nominative plural)
dramanna (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
droim (indefinite singular)
dromanna (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a dhroim (indefinite singular)
a dhromanna (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
droma (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an droim (definite singular)
na dromanna (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an droma (definite singular)
na ndromanna (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an droim (definite singular)
don droim (definite singular)
leis na dromanna (definite plural)
droim
dhroim
ndroim


fáinne

fáinne m (genitive singular fáinne, nominative plural fáinní)

fáinne (genitive singular)
fáinní (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
fáinne (indefinite singular)
fáinní (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a fháinne (indefinite singular)
a fháinní (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an fáinne (definite singular)
na fáinní (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an fháinne (definite singular)
na bhfáinní (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an bhfáinne (definite singular)
don fháinne (definite singular)
leis na fáinní (definite plural)
fáinne
fháinne
bhfáinne

→ English: fainne, phoney, phony

→ Romani: foni

From Middle Irish fáinne, form Old Irish áinne, from Proto-Celtic *ānniyos (“ring”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₂n- (“ring”). Possibly cognate with Latin ānus and Old Armenian անուր (anur). The initial f comes from a reinterpretation of áinne as fháinne in leniting environments, leading to fáinne as a back-formation in nonleniting environments. Compare Scottish Gaelic fàinne.


mála

mála m (genitive singular mála, nominative plural málaí)

mála (genitive singular)
málaí (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
mála (indefinite singular)
málaí (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a mhála (indefinite singular)
a mhálaí (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an mála (definite singular)
na málaí (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an mhála (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an mála (definite singular)
don mhála (definite singular)
leis na málaí (definite plural)
mála
mhála

Possibly a borrowing from Middle English male or Anglo-Norman male, both meaning bag, from which the English mail and French malle are derived.

mála taistil

hold-all, kit-bag, suit-case, travelling-bag, carpet-bag

málaeir

bagman; person with large appetite, glutton


bainne

bainne (genitive singular)
nominative (indefinite)
bainne (indefinite singular)
vocative (indefinite)
a bhainne (indefinite singular)
genitive (indefinite)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an bainne (definite singular)
genitive (definite)
an bhainne (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an mbainne (definite singular)
don bhainne (definite singular)
bainne
bhainne
mbainne


úll

úll m (genitive singular úill, nominative plural úlla)

úill (genitive singular)
úlla (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
úll (indefinite singular)
úlla (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a úill (indefinite singular)
a úlla (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
úill (indefinite singular)
úll (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an t-úll (definite singular)
na húlla (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an úill (definite singular)
na n-úll (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an úll (definite singular)
don úll (definite singular)
leis na húlla (definite plural)
úll
n-úll
húll
t-úll

From Middle Irish uball, from Old Irish ubull (compare Scottish Gaelic ubhal), from Proto-Celtic *abūl (compare Welsh afal), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl (compare English apple, Lithuanian obuolỹs).

ball-and-socket joint
ball-and-socket joint


fuil

fuil f (genitive singular fola, nominative plural fola)

fola (genitive singular)
fola (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
fuil (indefinite singular)
fola (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a fhuil (indefinite singular)
a fhola (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
fola (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an fhuil (definite singular)
na fola (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na fola (definite singular)
na bhfola (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an bhfuil (definite singular)
don fhuil (definite singular)
leis na fola (definite plural)

From Middle Irish fuil, from Old Irish fuil, from Proto-Celtic *wolis, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₃-.


rua

rua m (genitive singular rua, nominative plural ruanna)

rua (genitive singular)
ruanna (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
rua (indefinite singular)
ruanna (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a rua (indefinite singular)
a ruanna (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an rua (definite singular)
na ruanna (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
dative (definite)
leis an rua (definite singular)
don rua (definite singular)
leis na ruanna (definite plural)

From Old Irish rúad, from Proto-Celtic *roudos (compare Welsh rhudd), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (compare Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós), Sanskrit रुधिर (rudhirá), Old English rēad).


allas

allais (genitive singular)
nominative (indefinite)
allas (indefinite singular)
vocative (indefinite)
a allais (indefinite singular)
genitive (indefinite)
allais (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an t-allas (definite singular)
genitive (definite)
an allais (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an allas (definite singular)
don allas (definite singular)
allas
n-allas
hallas

From Old Irish allas (“perspiration”), from Proto-Celtic *alnostus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elh₁- (“heat”).

sweat, perspiration
(as verbal noun, ag ~) sweating


ara

ara m or f (genitive singular ara or arach, nominative plural araí or aracha)

ara (genitive singular)
arach (genitive singular)
araí (nominative plural)
aracha (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
ara (indefinite singular)
araí (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a ara (indefinite singular)
a araí (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an t-ara (definite singular)
na haraí (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an ara (definite singular)
na n-araí (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an ara (definite singular)
don ara (definite singular)
leis na haraí (definite plural)
nominative
ara (singular)
aracha (plural)
vocative
a ara (singular)
a aracha (plural)
genitive
arach (singular)
dative
nominative (definite)
an ara (definite singular)
na haracha (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na harach (definite singular)
na n-aracha (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an ara (definite singular)
don ara (definite singular)
leis na haracha (definite plural)


rúta

rúta m (genitive singular rúta, nominative plural rútaí)

rúta (genitive singular)
rútaí (nominative plural)

From English root, from Middle English rote, from late Old English rōt, from Old Norse rót, from Proto-Germanic *wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds (“root”).

rúta cabháiste


inne

inne m (genitive singular inne, nominative plural inní)

inne (genitive singular)
inní (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
inne (indefinite singular)
inní (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a inne (indefinite singular)
a inní (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an t-inne (definite singular)
na hinní (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an inne (definite singular)
na n-inní (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an inne (definite singular)
don inne (definite singular)
leis na hinní (definite plural)
inne
n-inne
hinne
t-inne

(anatomy, usually in the plural) bowels, guts, viscera


cuach

cuach f (genitive singular cuaiche, nominative plural cuacha)

cuaiche (genitive singular)
cuacha (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
cuach (indefinite singular)
cuacha (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a chuach (indefinite singular)
a chuacha (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
cuaiche (indefinite singular)
cuach (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
cuaich (archaic dialectal indefinite singular)
nominative (definite)
an chuach (definite singular)
na cuacha (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na cuaiche (definite singular)
na gcuach (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an gcuach (definite singular)
leis an gcuaich (archaic definite dialectal singular)
don chuach (definite singular)
don chuaich (archaic definite dialectal singular)
leis na cuacha (definite plural)

From Old Irish cúach (“fastener; lock of hair”), from the root of sense 2.


glia

glia (genitive singular)
nominative (indefinite)
glia (indefinite singular)
vocative (indefinite)
a ghlia (indefinite singular)
genitive (indefinite)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an ghlia (definite singular)
genitive (definite)
na glia (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an nglia (definite singular)
don ghlia (definite singular)
glia
ghlia
nglia


ae

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ae m (genitive singular ae, nominative plural aenna)

ae (genitive singular)
aenna (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
ae (indefinite singular)
aenna (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a ae (indefinite singular)
a aenna (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an t-ae (definite singular)
na haenna (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an ae (definite singular)
na n-aenna (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an ae (definite singular)
don ae (definite singular)
leis na haenna (definite plural)

From Middle Irish áe (“liver”), from Old Irish óa, from Proto-Celtic *awV-. Compare Welsh afu.


mala

mala f (genitive singular mala, nominative plural malaí)

mala (genitive singular)
malaí (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
mala (indefinite singular)
malaí (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a mhala (indefinite singular)
a mhalaí (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an mhala (definite singular)
na malaí (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na mala (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an mala (definite singular)
don mhala (definite singular)
leis na malaí (definite plural)
mala
mhala

From Old Irish mala, from Proto-Celtic *malaxs, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥Hdʰo-, shared with Breton malvenn, Old English molda (“forehead”), Ancient Greek βλωθρός (blōthrós, “lofty”), Avestan 𐬐𐬀-𐬨𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬜𐬋 (ka-mər^əδō, “demon's head”).


dorn

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dorn m (genitive singular doirn, nominative plural doirne)

doirn (genitive singular)
doirne (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
dorn (indefinite singular)
doirne (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a dhorn (indefinite singular)
a dhoirne (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
doirn (indefinite singular)
dorn (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an dorn (definite singular)
na doirne (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an doirn (definite singular)
na ndorn (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an dorn (definite singular)
don dorn (definite singular)
leis na doirne (definite plural)
dorn
dhorn
ndorn

/ˈd̪ˠʌɾˠən̪ˠ/

/d̪ˠoːɾˠn̪ˠ/

/ˈd̪ˠauɾˠnə/

/d̪ˠɔːɾˠn̪ˠ/

From Old Irish dorn, from Proto-Celtic *durnos (compare Welsh dwrn), probably borrowed from a non-Indo-European substrate language.


loca

loca m (genitive singular loca, nominative plural locaí)

loca (genitive singular)
locaí (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
loca (indefinite singular)
locaí (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a loca (indefinite singular)
a locaí (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an loca (definite singular)
na locaí (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
dative (definite)
leis an loca (definite singular)
don loca (definite singular)
leis na locaí (definite plural)


brach

bracha (genitive singular)
nominative (indefinite)
brach (indefinite singular)
vocative (indefinite)
a bhrach (indefinite singular)
genitive (indefinite)
bracha (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an brach (definite singular)
genitive (definite)
an bhracha (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an mbrach (definite singular)
don bhrach (definite singular)


gruagach

gruagach (genitive singular masculine gruagaigh, genitive singular feminine gruagaí, plural gruagacha, comparative gruagaí)

gruagaigh (genitive masculine singular)
gruagaí (feminine genitive singular)
gruagacha (plural)
gruagaí (comparative)
nominative (positive)
gruagach (masculine singular)
gruagacha (plural)
ghruagacha (plural)
vocative (positive)
genitive (positive)
gruagaí (feminine singular)
gruagacha (plural strong)
gruagach (plural weak)
dative (positive)
ghruagach (masculine singular)
ghruagach (feminine singular)
ghruagaigh (archaic feminine singular)
níos gruagaí (comparative)
is gruagaí (superlative)


gruagach

gruagach m (genitive singular gruagaigh, nominative plural gruagaigh)

gruagaigh (genitive singular)
gruagaigh (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
gruagach (indefinite singular)
gruagaigh (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a ghruagaigh (indefinite singular)
a ghruagacha (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
gruagaigh (indefinite singular)
gruagach (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an gruagach (definite singular)
na gruagaigh (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an ghruagaigh (definite singular)
na ngruagach (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an ngruagach (definite singular)
don ghruagach (definite singular)
leis na gruagaigh (definite plural)
gruagach
ghruagach
ngruagach

Bigfoot (a very large, hairy, humanoid creature said to live in the wilderness areas of North America)


grua

grua f (genitive singular grua, nominative plural gruanna)

grua (genitive singular)
gruanna (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
grua (indefinite singular)
gruanna (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a ghrua (indefinite singular)
a ghruanna (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an ghrua (definite singular)
na gruanna (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na grua (definite singular)
na ngruanna (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an ngrua (definite singular)
don ghrua (definite singular)
leis na gruanna (definite plural)
grua
ghrua
ngrua

From Old Irish grúad n (“cheek; brow, edge of a ridge or furrow”) (compare Scottish Gaelic gruaidh (“cheek”)), from Proto-Celtic *groudos (“chin, cheek”) (compare Welsh grudd (“cheek; slope”)).


stoc

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stoc m (genitive singular stoic, nominative plural stoic)

stoic (genitive singular)
stoic (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
stoc (indefinite singular)
stoic (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a stoic (indefinite singular)
a stoca (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
stoic (indefinite singular)
stoc (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an stoc (definite singular)
na stoic (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an stoic (definite singular)
na stoc (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an stoc (definite singular)
don stoc (definite singular)
leis na stoic (definite plural)

From Middle Irish stoc, from Old English stoc, from Proto-Germanic *stukką.


starr

starr f (genitive singular starra, nominative plural starrtha)

starra (genitive singular)
starrtha (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
starr (indefinite singular)
starrtha (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a starr (indefinite singular)
a starrtha (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
starra (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an starr (definite singular)
na starrtha (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na starra (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an starr (definite singular)
don starr (definite singular)
leis na starrtha (definite plural)

(anatomy, biology) process (outgrowth of tissue or cell; structure that arises above a surface.)


caid

caid f (genitive singular caide, nominative plural caideanna)

caide (genitive singular)
caideanna (nominative plural)


cathair

cathair f (genitive singular caithre or caithreach)

caithre (genitive singular)
caithreach (genitive singular)
nominative (indefinite)
cathair (indefinite singular)
vocative (indefinite)
a chathair (indefinite singular)
genitive (indefinite)
caithre (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an chathair (definite singular)
genitive (definite)
na caithre (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an gcathair (definite singular)
don chathair (definite singular)
cathair
chathair
gcathair

Alternative form of caithir (“down, pubic hair”)


colpa

colpa m or f (genitive singular colpa, nominative plural colpaí)

colpa (genitive singular)
colpaí (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
colpa (indefinite singular)
colpaí (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a cholpa (indefinite singular)
a cholpaí (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an colpa (definite singular)
na colpaí (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an cholpa (definite singular)
na gcolpaí (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an gcolpa (definite singular)
don cholpa (definite singular)
leis na colpaí (definite plural)
nominative (indefinite)
colpa (indefinite singular)
colpaí (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a cholpa (indefinite singular)
a cholpaí (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an cholpa (definite singular)
na colpaí (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na colpa (definite singular)
na gcolpaí (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an gcolpa (definite singular)
don cholpa (definite singular)
leis na colpaí (definite plural)

as if spelled colbtha, as epenthesis does not normally occur between l and p

/ˈkɔl̪ˠəpˠə/

colpán

covering for calf of leg; handle of flail


colpa

colpa m (genitive singular colpa, nominative plural colpaí)

colpa (genitive singular)
colpaí (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
colpa (indefinite singular)
colpaí (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a cholpa (indefinite singular)
a cholpaí (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an colpa (definite singular)
na colpaí (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an cholpa (definite singular)
na gcolpaí (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an gcolpa (definite singular)
don cholpa (definite singular)
leis na colpaí (definite plural)
colpa
cholpa
gcolpa

Alternative form of colpach (“yearling heifer or bullock, stirk”)

number of sheep, goats, geese, equated to a heifer for grazing purposes


radharc

radharc m (genitive singular radhairc, nominative plural radhairc)

radhairc (genitive singular)
radhairc (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
radharc (indefinite singular)
radhairc (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a radhairc (indefinite singular)
a radharca (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
radhairc (indefinite singular)
radharc (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an radharc (definite singular)
na radhairc (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an radhairc (definite singular)
na radharc (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an radharc (definite singular)
don radharc (definite singular)
leis na radhairc (definite plural)

/ˈɾˠɑɪ(ə)ɾˠk/

From Old Irish rodarc, radarc m (“sight”).


leis

leis f (genitive singular leise, nominative plural leasracha)

leise (genitive singular)
leasracha (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
leis (indefinite singular)
leasracha (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a leis (indefinite singular)
a leasracha (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
leise (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an leis (definite singular)
na leasracha (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na leise (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an leis (definite singular)
don leis (definite singular)
leis na leasracha (definite plural)

From Old Irish les (“buttock, hip, haunch; buttocks, posterior”).

leisíneach

person with game leg; person with limping gait; tardy person


teanga

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teanga f (genitive singular teanga, nominative plural teangacha)

teanga (genitive singular)
teangacha (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
teanga (indefinite singular)
teangacha (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a theanga (indefinite singular)
a theangacha (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an teanga (definite singular)
na teangacha (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na teanga (definite singular)
na dteangacha (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an teanga (definite singular)
don teanga (definite singular)
leis na teangacha (definite plural)
teanga
theanga
dteanga

From Old Irish tengae, from Proto-Celtic *tangʷāss (compare Welsh tafod), from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (“tongue, speech, language”). The alternative form teangaidh was originally the dative singular.

inniúlacht teanga

linguistic competence, language competence


ceann

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ceann m (genitive singular cinn, nominative plural cinn)

cinn (genitive singular)
cinn (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
ceann (indefinite singular)
cinn (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a chinn (indefinite singular)
a cheanna (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
cinn (indefinite singular)
ceann (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an ceann (definite singular)
na cinn (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an chinn (definite singular)
na gceann (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an gceann (definite singular)
don cheann (definite singular)
leis na cinn (definite plural)
ceann
cheann
gceann

From Middle Irish cenn, from Old Irish cenn (compare Manx kione), from Primitive Irish (attested in the personal names ᚉᚒᚅᚐ-ᚉᚓᚅᚅᚔ (cuna-cenni, literally “dog's head”) and ᚊᚓᚅᚑ-ᚃᚓᚅᚇᚐᚌᚅᚔ (qeno-vendagni, literally “little fair-headed one”)), from Proto-Celtic *kʷennom; compare Welsh pen, Breton penn.


sliasaid

sliasaid f (genitive singular sliasaide, nominative plural sliasta)

sliasaide (genitive singular)
sliasta (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
sliasaid (indefinite singular)
sliasta (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a shliasaid (indefinite singular)
a shliasta (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
sliasaide (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an tsliasaid (definite singular)
na sliasta (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na sliasaide (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an tsliasaid (definite singular)
don tsliasaid (definite singular)
leis na sliasta (definite plural)

From Old Irish slíasait, slíassait, slíasat, from Proto-Celtic *sleixsantī (“shank”).


rón

róin (genitive singular)
nominative (indefinite)
rón (indefinite singular)
vocative (indefinite)
a róin (indefinite singular)
genitive (indefinite)
róin (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an rón (definite singular)
genitive (definite)
an róin (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an rón (definite singular)
don rón (definite singular)

Borrowed from Proto-Brythonic *rrọn (“horsehair”) (whence Welsh rhawn), from Proto-Celtic *(ɸ)rānos (“mane”). Compare Middle Irish róinne, rúainne (“a single hair”).

horsehair; long hair as from animal's tail


smior

smeara (genitive singular)
nominative (indefinite)
smior (indefinite singular)
vocative (indefinite)
a smior (indefinite singular)
genitive (indefinite)
smeara (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an smior (definite singular)
genitive (definite)
an smeara (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an smior (definite singular)
don smior (definite singular)

From Old Irish smiur (“marrow”), from Proto-Celtic *smerus (“marrow”), from Proto-Indo-European *smérus (“grease”). Cognate with Welsh mêr, English smear, Swedish smör.


duille

duille m (genitive singular duille, nominative plural duillí)

duille (genitive singular)
duillí (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
duille (indefinite singular)
duillí (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a dhuille (indefinite singular)
a dhuillí (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an duille (definite singular)
na duillí (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na nduillí (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an duille (definite singular)
don duille (definite singular)
leis na duillí (definite plural)
duille
dhuille
nduille

From Middle Irish duille (“leaf; page”).


cuisle

cuisle f (genitive singular cuisle or cuisleann, nominative plural cuislí or cuisleanna or cuisleacha)

cuisle (genitive singular)
cuisleann (genitive singular)
cuislí (nominative plural)
cuisleanna (nominative plural)
cuisleacha (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
cuisle (indefinite singular)
cuislí (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a chuisle (indefinite singular)
a chuislí (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an chuisle (definite singular)
na cuislí (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na cuisle (definite singular)
na gcuislí (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an gcuisle (definite singular)
don chuisle (definite singular)
leis na cuislí (definite plural)
nominative (indefinite)
cuisle (indefinite singular)
cuisleanna (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a chuisle (indefinite singular)
a chuisleanna (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
cuisleann (indefinite singular)
cuisleann (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
cuislinn (indefinite singular)
nominative (definite)
an chuisle (definite singular)
na cuisleanna (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na cuisleann (definite singular)
na gcuisleann (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an gcuislinn (definite singular)
don chuislinn (definite singular)
leis na cuisleanna (definite plural)
cuisle
chuisle
gcuisle

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from vocative <i class="Latn mention" lang="ga">a chuisle</i>

→ English: acushla (from vocative a chuisle)

from <i class="Latn mention" lang="ga">mo chuisle</i> (literally “my pulse”)

→ English: macushla (from mo chuisle (literally “my pulse”))

From Middle Irish cuisle (“pipe, tube”), from Old Irish cusle, of obscure origin. Possibly related to Proto-Germanic *husǭ (“outer covering”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to cover”). Not related to Latin pulsus.

der

pulse (regular beat felt when the arteries are depressed)


aghaidh

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aghaidh f (genitive singular aghaidhe or aighthe, nominative plural aghaidheanna or aighthe)

aghaidhe (genitive singular)
aighthe (genitive singular)
aghaidheanna (nominative plural)
aighthe (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
aghaidh (indefinite singular)
aghaidheanna (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a aghaidh (indefinite singular)
a aghaidheanna (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
aghaidhe (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an aghaidh (definite singular)
na haghaidheanna (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na haghaidhe (definite singular)
na n-aghaidheanna (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an aghaidh (definite singular)
don aghaidh (definite singular)
leis na haghaidheanna (definite plural)
nominative (indefinite)
aghaidh (indefinite singular)
aighthe (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a aghaidh (indefinite singular)
a aighthe (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
aighthe (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an aghaidh (definite singular)
na haighthe (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na haighthe (definite singular)
na n-aighthe (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an aghaidh (definite singular)
don aghaidh (definite singular)
leis na haighthe (definite plural)
aghaidh
n-aghaidh
haghaidh

From Old Irish agad (“face, countenance; surface; expanse”).


guaire

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guaire m (genitive singular guaire, nominative plural guairí)

guaire (genitive singular)
guairí (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
guaire (indefinite singular)
guairí (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a ghuaire (indefinite singular)
a ghuairí (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an guaire (definite singular)
na guairí (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an ghuaire (definite singular)
na nguairí (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an nguaire (definite singular)
don ghuaire (definite singular)
leis na guairí (definite plural)

From Old Irish gúaire (“hair (of animals), bristles; a bristle”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to bend”), similar to gúala (“shoulder”).


craiceann

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craiceann m (genitive singular craicinn, nominative plural craicne)

craicinn (genitive singular)
craicne (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
craiceann (indefinite singular)
craicne (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a chraicinn (indefinite singular)
a chraicne (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
craicinn (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an craiceann (definite singular)
na craicne (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an chraicinn (definite singular)
na gcraicne (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an gcraiceann (definite singular)
don chraiceann (definite singular)
leis na craicne (definite plural)
craiceann
chraiceann
gcraiceann

/ˈkɾˠɪcən̪ˠ/

/ˈkɾˠɞcən̪ˠ/

/ˈkɾˠɛcən̪ˠ/

/ˈkɾˠecən̪ˠ/

/ˈkɾˠæcən̪ˠ/

/ˈkɾˠæcən̪ˠ/

skin (outer covering of the body of a person, animal, vegetable, or fruit); rind (of cheese, etc.)


fual

fuail (genitive singular)
nominative (indefinite)
fual (indefinite singular)
vocative (indefinite)
a fhuail (indefinite singular)
genitive (indefinite)
fuail (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an fual (definite singular)
genitive (definite)
an fhuail (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an bhfual (definite singular)
don fhual (definite singular)
fual
fhual
bhfual


magairle

magairle m (genitive singular magairle, nominative plural magairlí)

magairle (genitive singular)
magairlí (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
magairle (indefinite singular)
magairlí (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a mhagairle (indefinite singular)
a mhagairlí (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an magairle (definite singular)
na magairlí (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an mhagairle (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an magairle (definite singular)
don mhagairle (definite singular)
leis na magairlí (definite plural)
magairle
mhagairle

/ˈmˠaɡəɾˠl̠ʲə/

From Middle Irish magarla, magairle, an alteration of Old Irish macrall, macraille f (“testicle”).


cochall

cochall m (genitive singular cochaill, nominative plural cochaill)

cochaill (genitive singular)
cochaill (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
cochall (indefinite singular)
cochaill (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a chochaill (indefinite singular)
a chochalla (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
cochaill (indefinite singular)
cochall (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an cochall (definite singular)
na cochaill (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an chochaill (definite singular)
na gcochall (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an gcochall (definite singular)
don chochall (definite singular)
leis na cochaill (definite plural)
cochall
chochall
gcochall

→ Scots: cahill

From Old Irish cochall, from Latin cucullus.

cochallach

hooded, cowled, hood-shaped; capsular, podded; hot-tempered, angry; bushy


cluas

cluas f (genitive singular cluaise, nominative plural cluasa)

cluaise (genitive singular)
cluasa (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
cluas (indefinite singular)
cluasa (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a chluas (indefinite singular)
a chluasa (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
cluaise (indefinite singular)
cluas (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
cluais (indefinite singular)
nominative (definite)
an chluas (definite singular)
na cluasa (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na cluaise (definite singular)
na gcluas (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an gcluais (definite singular)
don chluais (definite singular)
leis na cluasa (definite plural)
cluas
chluas
gcluas

From Old Irish clúas, from Proto-Celtic *kloustā (compare Welsh clust); more at clois.

cluasán

listless, inattentive, person; dullard; ear-phone, head-phone


braon

braon m (genitive singular braoin, nominative plural braonta or braonacha)

braoin (genitive singular)
braonta (nominative plural)
braonacha (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
braon (indefinite singular)
braonta (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a bhraoin (indefinite singular)
a bhraonta (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
braoin (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an braon (definite singular)
na braonta (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an bhraoin (definite singular)
na mbraonta (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an mbraon (definite singular)
don bhraon (definite singular)
leis na braonta (definite plural)
braon
bhraon
mbraon

From Old Irish bráen (“rain, moisture, drop(s)”), of uncertain ultimate origin. MacBain rejects comparisons to fearthainn (“rain”), Ancient Greek βρέχω (brékhō, “I send rain”), Latin rigo (“I water, moisten”), English rain, but does compare English brine.

cog

gathering, pus (fluid found in regions of infection)


ára

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ára f (genitive singular árann, nominative plural áranna)

árann (genitive singular)
áranna (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
ára (indefinite singular)
áranna (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a ára (indefinite singular)
a áranna (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
árann (indefinite singular)
árann (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an ára (definite singular)
na háranna (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na hárann (definite singular)
na n-árann (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an ára (definite singular)
don ára (definite singular)
leis na háranna (definite plural)
ára
n-ára
hára


urla

urla m (genitive singular urla, nominative plural urlaí)

urla (genitive singular)
urlaí (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
urla (indefinite singular)
urlaí (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a urla (indefinite singular)
a urlaí (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an t-urla (definite singular)
na hurlaí (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an urla (definite singular)
na n-urlaí (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an urla (definite singular)
don urla (definite singular)
leis na hurlaí (definite plural)
urla
n-urla
hurla
t-urla

From Old Irish airla, urla, orla (“hair of the head, lock, tress”).


cloch

cloch f (genitive singular cloiche, nominative plural clocha)

cloiche (genitive singular)
clocha (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
cloch (indefinite singular)
clocha (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a chloch (indefinite singular)
a chlocha (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
cloiche (indefinite singular)
cloch (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
cloich (archaic dialectal indefinite singular)
nominative (definite)
an chloch (definite singular)
na clocha (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na cloiche (definite singular)
na gcloch (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an gcloch (definite singular)
leis an gcloich (archaic definite dialectal singular)
don chloch (definite singular)
don chloich (archaic definite dialectal singular)
leis na clocha (definite plural)

From Old Irish cloch, from Proto-Celtic *klukā (compare Welsh clog).


orgán

orgán m (genitive singular orgáin, nominative plural orgáin)

orgáin (genitive singular)
orgáin (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
orgán (indefinite singular)
orgáin (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a orgáin (indefinite singular)
a orgána (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
orgáin (indefinite singular)
orgán (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an t-orgán (definite singular)
na horgáin (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an orgáin (definite singular)
na n-orgán (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an orgán (definite singular)
don orgán (definite singular)
leis na horgáin (definite plural)
orgán
n-orgán
horgán
t-orgán

From Old Irish organ (altered to contain the suffix -án), from Latin organum, from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon, “instrument”).


rop

roip (genitive singular)
nominative (indefinite)
rop (indefinite singular)
vocative (indefinite)
a roip (indefinite singular)
genitive (indefinite)
roip (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an rop (definite singular)
genitive (definite)
an roip (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an rop (definite singular)
don rop (definite singular)


ceathrú

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ceathrú f (genitive singular ceathrún, nominative plural ceathrúna or ceathrúnaí)

ceathrún (genitive singular)
ceathrúna (nominative plural)
ceathrúnaí (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
ceathrú (indefinite singular)
ceathrúna (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a cheathrú (indefinite singular)
a cheathrúna (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
ceathrún (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
ceathrúin (in-certain-phrases indefinite singular)
nominative (definite)
an cheathrú (definite singular)
na ceathrúna (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na ceathrún (definite singular)
na gceathrúna (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an gceathrú (definite singular)
don cheathrú (definite singular)
leis na ceathrúna (definite plural)
ceathrú
cheathrú
gceathrú

Inherited from Old Irish cethramad (“fourth”), from cethair (“four”). By surface analysis, ceathair + -ú.


fiacail

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fiacail f (genitive singular fiacaile, nominative plural fiacla)

fiacaile (genitive singular)
fiacla (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
fiacail (indefinite singular)
fiacla (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a fhiacail (indefinite singular)
a fhiacla (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
fiacaile (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an fhiacail (definite singular)
na fiacla (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na fiacaile (definite singular)
na bhfiacla (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an bhfiacail (definite singular)
don fhiacail (definite singular)
leis na fiacla (definite plural)
fiacail
fhiacail
bhfiacail

From Old Irish fíacail. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic fiacaill and Manx feeackle.

Ní mhilleann dea-ghlór fiacail; níor bhris focal maith fiacail riamh. (proverb)

(literally, “A good voice does not spoil a tooth; a good word never broke a tooth.”)


lámh

lámh f (genitive singular láimhe, nominative plural lámha)

láimhe (genitive singular)
lámha (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
lámh (indefinite singular)
lámha (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a lámh (indefinite singular)
a lámha (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
láimhe (indefinite singular)
lámh (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
láimh (indefinite singular)
nominative (definite)
an lámh (definite singular)
na lámha (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na láimhe (definite singular)
na lámh (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an láimh (definite singular)
don láimh (definite singular)
leis na lámha (definite plural)

From Old Irish lám (“hand; arm”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸlāmā (compare Welsh llaw), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂meh₂ (“palm, hand”) (compare Latin palma, Ancient Greek παλάμη (palámē)).

der

hand (unit of measurement): (of horses) four inches, (of fish, plants, etc.) three inches


súil

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súil f (genitive singular súile, nominative plural súile)

súile (genitive singular)
súile (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
súil (indefinite singular)
súile (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a shúil (indefinite singular)
a shúile (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
súile (indefinite singular)
súl (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an tsúil (definite singular)
na súile (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na súile (definite singular)
na súl (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an tsúil (definite singular)
don tsúil (definite singular)
leis na súile (definite plural)
súil
shúil
tsúil

From Old Irish súil, from Proto-Celtic *sūle (“two suns”), dual of *sāwūl (compare Welsh haul, Breton heol), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥. The change in meaning in Irish is apparently due to the mythological view of the sun as the “eye of the sky”.

Tá súil agam go...

Tá súil abhaile leat.

+obj

:le + person or thing expected or hoped for

hope, expectation [with le and person or thing expected or hoped for]


géag

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géag f (genitive singular géige, nominative plural géaga)

géige (genitive singular)
géaga (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
géag (indefinite singular)
géaga (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a ghéag (indefinite singular)
a ghéaga (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
géige (indefinite singular)
géag (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
géig (archaic dialectal indefinite singular)
nominative (definite)
an ghéag (definite singular)
na géaga (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na géige (definite singular)
na ngéag (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an ngéag (definite singular)
leis an ngéig (archaic definite dialectal singular)
don ghéag (definite singular)
don ghéig (archaic definite dialectal singular)
leis na géaga (definite plural)
géag
ghéag
ngéag

From Old Irish géc, from Proto-Celtic *kankā (compare Scottish Gaelic geug).


fionnadh

fionnadh m (genitive singular fionnaidh, nominative plural fionnaidh)

fionnaidh (genitive singular)
fionnaidh (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
fionnadh (indefinite singular)
fionnaidh (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a fhionnaidh (indefinite singular)
a fhionnadha (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
fionnaidh (indefinite singular)
fionnadh (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an fionnadh (definite singular)
na fionnaidh (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an fhionnaidh (definite singular)
na bhfionnadh (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an bhfionnadh (definite singular)
don fhionnadh (definite singular)
leis na fionnaidh (definite plural)

/ˈfʲɨ̞n̪ˠhu/

From Old Irish finnfad, possibly due to confusion with fionna (“a hair”).


scamallach

scamallach (genitive singular masculine scamallaigh, genitive singular feminine scamallaí, plural scamallacha, comparative scamallaí)

scamallaigh (genitive masculine singular)
scamallaí (feminine genitive singular)
scamallacha (plural)
scamallaí (comparative)
nominative (positive)
scamallach (masculine singular)
scamallacha (plural)
vocative (positive)
genitive (positive)
scamallaí (feminine singular)
scamallacha (plural strong)
scamallach (plural weak)
dative (positive)
scamallach (feminine singular)
scamallaigh (archaic feminine singular)
níos scamallaí (comparative)
is scamallaí (superlative)


troigh

troigh f (genitive singular troighe, nominative plural troithe)

troighe (genitive singular)
troithe (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
troigh (indefinite singular)
troithe (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a throigh (indefinite singular)
a throithe (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
troighe (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an troigh (definite singular)
na troithe (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na troighe (definite singular)
na dtroithe (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an troigh (definite singular)
don troigh (definite singular)
leis na troithe (definite plural)
troigh
throigh
dtroigh

From Old Irish traig, from Proto-Celtic *tregess, from Proto-Indo-European *tregʰ- (“to run, walk”).

der

foot (of human; unit of measurement; metrical unit)


snaidhm

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snaidhm (present analytic snaidhmeann, future analytic snaidhmfidh, verbal noun snaidhmeadh, past participle snaidhmthe)

snaidhmeann (analytic present)
snaidhmfidh (analytic future)
snaidhmeadh (noun-from-verb)
snaidhmthe (participle past)
snaidhmim (first-person indicative present singular)
snaidhmeann tú (indicative present second-person singular)
snaidhmir (indicative present second-person singular)
snaidhmeann sé (indicative present singular third-person)
sí (indicative present singular third-person)
snaidhmimid (first-person indicative plural present)
snaidhmeann sibh (indicative plural present second-person)
snaidhmeann siad (indicative plural present third-person)
snaidhmid (indicative plural present third-person)
a shnaidhmeann (indicative present relative)
a shnaidhmeas (indicative present relative)
a snaidhmeann (indicative present relative)
snaidhmtear (autonomous indicative present)
shnaidhm mé (first-person indicative past singular)
shnaidhmeas (first-person indicative past singular)
shnaidhm tú (indicative past second-person singular)
shnaidhmis (indicative past second-person singular)
shnaidhm sé (indicative past singular third-person)
sí (indicative past singular third-person)
shnaidhmeamar (first-person indicative past plural)
shnaidhm muid (first-person indicative past plural)
shnaidhm sibh (indicative past plural second-person)
shnaidhmeabhair (indicative past plural second-person)
shnaidhm siad (indicative past plural third-person)
shnaidhmeadar (indicative past plural third-person)
a shnaidhm (indicative past relative)
ar shnaidhm (indicative past relative)
snaidhmeadh (autonomous indicative past)
shnaidhminn (first-person habitual indicative past singular)
snaidhminn‡‡ (first-person habitual indicative past singular)
shnaidhmteá (habitual indicative past second-person singular)
snaidhmteá‡‡ (habitual indicative past second-person singular)
shnaidhmeadh sé (habitual indicative past singular third-person)
sí (habitual indicative past singular third-person)
snaidhmeadh sé (habitual indicative past singular third-person)
sí‡‡ (habitual indicative past singular third-person)
shnaidhmimis (first-person habitual indicative past plural)
shnaidhmeadh muid (first-person habitual indicative past plural)
snaidhmimis‡‡ (first-person habitual indicative past plural)
snaidhmeadh muid‡‡ (first-person habitual indicative past plural)
shnaidhmeadh sibh (habitual indicative past plural second-person)
snaidhmeadh sibh‡‡ (habitual indicative past plural second-person)
shnaidhmidís (habitual indicative past plural third-person)
shnaidhmeadh siad (habitual indicative past plural third-person)
snaidhmidís‡‡ (habitual indicative past plural third-person)
snaidhmeadh siad‡‡ (habitual indicative past plural third-person)
a shnaidhmeadh (habitual indicative past relative)
a snaidhmeadh (habitual indicative past relative)
shnaidhmtí (autonomous habitual indicative past)
snaidhmtí‡‡ (autonomous habitual indicative past)
snaidhmfidh mé (first-person future singular)
snaidhmfead (first-person future singular)
snaidhmfidh tú (future second-person singular)
snaidhmfir (future second-person singular)
snaidhmfidh sé (future singular third-person)
sí (future singular third-person)
snaidhmfimid (first-person future plural)
snaidhmfidh muid (first-person future plural)
snaidhmfidh sibh (future plural second-person)
snaidhmfidh siad (future plural third-person)
snaidhmfid (future plural third-person)
a shnaidhmfidh (future relative)
a shnaidhmfeas (future relative)
a snaidhmfidh (future relative)
snaidhmfear (autonomous future)
shnaidhmfinn (conditional first-person singular)
snaidhmfinn‡‡ (conditional first-person singular)
shnaidhmfeá (conditional second-person singular)
snaidhmfeá‡‡ (conditional second-person singular)
shnaidhmfeadh sé (conditional singular third-person)
sí (conditional singular third-person)
snaidhmfeadh sé (conditional singular third-person)
sí‡‡ (conditional singular third-person)
shnaidhmfimis (conditional first-person plural)
shnaidhmfeadh muid (conditional first-person plural)
snaidhmfimis‡‡ (conditional first-person plural)
snaidhmfeadh muid‡‡ (conditional first-person plural)
shnaidhmfeadh sibh (conditional plural second-person)
snaidhmfeadh sibh‡‡ (conditional plural second-person)
shnaidhmfidís (conditional plural third-person)
shnaidhmfeadh siad (conditional plural third-person)
snaidhmfidís‡‡ (conditional plural third-person)
snaidhmfeadh siad‡‡ (conditional plural third-person)
a shnaidhmfeadh (conditional relative)
a snaidhmfeadh (conditional relative)
shnaidhmfí (autonomous conditional)
snaidhmfí‡‡ (autonomous conditional)
go snaidhme mé (first-person present singular subjunctive)
go snaidhmead (first-person present singular subjunctive)
go snaidhme tú (present second-person singular subjunctive)
go snaidhmir (present second-person singular subjunctive)
go snaidhme sé (present singular subjunctive third-person)
sí (present singular subjunctive third-person)
go snaidhmimid (first-person plural present subjunctive)
go snaidhme muid (first-person plural present subjunctive)
go snaidhme sibh (plural present second-person subjunctive)
go snaidhme siad (plural present subjunctive third-person)
go snaidhmid (plural present subjunctive third-person)
go snaidhmtear (autonomous present subjunctive)
dá snaidhminn (first-person past singular subjunctive)
dá snaidhmteá (past second-person singular subjunctive)
dá snaidhmeadh sé (past singular subjunctive third-person)
sí (past singular subjunctive third-person)
dá snaidhmimis (first-person past plural subjunctive)
dá snaidhmeadh muid (first-person past plural subjunctive)
dá snaidhmeadh sibh (past plural second-person subjunctive)
dá snaidhmidís (past plural subjunctive third-person)
dá snaidhmeadh siad (past plural subjunctive third-person)
dá snaidhmtí (autonomous past subjunctive)
snaidhmim (first-person imperative singular)
snaidhm (imperative second-person singular)
snaidhmeadh sé (imperative singular third-person)
sí (imperative singular third-person)
snaidhmimis (first-person imperative plural)
snaidhmigí (imperative plural second-person)
snaidhmidh (imperative plural second-person)
snaidhmidís (imperative plural third-person)
snaidhmtear (autonomous imperative)
snaidhmeadh (noun-from-verb)
snaidhmthe (participle past)
snaidhm
shnaidhm
tsnaidhm

From Middle Irish snaidm, from Old Irish naidm, naidmm, with s- taken from snáth (“thread, yarn”) and related terms.


spairt

spairt f (genitive singular spairte, nominative plural spairteanna)

spairte (genitive singular)
spairteanna (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
spairt (indefinite singular)
spairta (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a spairt (indefinite singular)
a spairta (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
spairte (indefinite singular)
spairt (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an spairt (definite singular)
na spairta (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na spairte (definite singular)
na spairt (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an spairt (definite singular)
don spairt (definite singular)
leis na spairta (definite plural)

turf that has been left exposed to the rain for a year


uillinn

uillinn f (genitive singular uillinne or uilne or uilleann, nominative plural uilleannacha or uilneacha)

uillinne (genitive singular)
uilne (genitive singular)
uilleann (genitive singular)
uilleannacha (nominative plural)
uilneacha (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
uillinn (indefinite singular)
uilleannacha (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a uillinn (indefinite singular)
a uilleannacha (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
uillinne (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an uillinn (definite singular)
na huilleannacha (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na huillinne (definite singular)
na n-uilleannacha (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an uillinn (definite singular)
don uillinn (definite singular)
leis na huilleannacha (definite plural)
nominative
uillinn (singular)
uilneacha (plural)
vocative
a uillinn (singular)
a uilneacha (plural)
genitive
uilne (singular)
dative
nominative (definite)
an uillinn (definite singular)
na huilneacha (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na huilne (definite singular)
na n-uilneacha (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an uillinn (definite singular)
don uillinn (definite singular)
leis na huilneacha (definite plural)
uillinn
n-uillinn
huillinn

From Old Irish uilen (“elbow, forearm; angle, corner”), from Proto-Celtic *olīnā.

inh

ar uillinn (duine)


croí

head

croí m (genitive singular croí, nominative plural croíthe)

croí (genitive singular)
croíthe (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
croí (indefinite singular)
croíthe (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a chroí (indefinite singular)
a chroíthe (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an croí (definite singular)
na croíthe (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an chroí (definite singular)
na gcroíthe (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an gcroí (definite singular)
don chroí (definite singular)
leis na croíthe (definite plural)
croí
chroí
gcroí

From Old Irish cride, from Proto-Celtic *kridyom, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr.


srón

srón f (genitive singular sróine or sróna or srónach, nominative plural sróna or srónanna)

sróine (genitive singular)
sróna (genitive singular)
srónach (genitive singular)
sróna (nominative plural)
srónanna (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
srón (indefinite singular)
sróna (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a shrón (indefinite singular)
a shróna (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
sróine (indefinite singular)
srón (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
sróin (archaic dialectal indefinite singular)
nominative (definite)
an tsrón (definite singular)
na sróna (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na sróine (definite singular)
na srón (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an tsrón (definite singular)
leis an tsróin (archaic definite dialectal singular)
don tsrón (definite singular)
don tsróin (archaic definite dialectal singular)
leis na sróna (definite plural)
nominative (indefinite)
srón (indefinite singular)
srónanna (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a shrón (indefinite singular)
a shrónanna (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
sróna (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an tsrón (definite singular)
na srónanna (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na sróna (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an tsrón (definite singular)
don tsrón (definite singular)
leis na srónanna (definite plural)
nominative (indefinite)
srón (indefinite singular)
sróna (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a shrón (indefinite singular)
a shróna (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
srónach (indefinite singular)
srón (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
srónaigh (archaic dialectal indefinite singular)
nominative (definite)
an tsrón (definite singular)
na sróna (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na srónach (definite singular)
na srón (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an tsrón (definite singular)
leis an tsrónaigh (archaic definite dialectal singular)
don tsrón (definite singular)
don tsrónaigh (archaic definite dialectal singular)
leis na sróna (definite plural)
srón
shrón
tsrón

From Old Irish srón, from Proto-Celtic *srognā (compare Welsh ffroen (“nostril”)).


folt

folt m (genitive singular foilt, nominative plural foilt)

foilt (genitive singular)
foilt (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
folt (indefinite singular)
foilt (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a fhoilt (indefinite singular)
a fholta (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
foilt (indefinite singular)
folt (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an folt (definite singular)
na foilt (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an fhoilt (definite singular)
na bhfolt (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an bhfolt (definite singular)
don fholt (definite singular)
leis na foilt (definite plural)
folt
fholt
bhfolt

From Old Irish folt, from Proto-Celtic *woltos (compare Cornish gols, Old Breton guolt, Welsh gwallt), from Proto-Indo-European *welh₂- (compare English wold, Lithuanian váltis (“oat awn”), Serbo-Croatian vlȃt (“ear (of wheat)”), Ancient Greek λάσιος (lásios, “hairy”)).


cíoch

cíoch f (genitive singular cíche, nominative plural cíocha)

cíche (genitive singular)
cíocha (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
cíoch (indefinite singular)
cíocha (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a chíoch (indefinite singular)
a chíocha (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
cíche (indefinite singular)
cíoch (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an chíoch (definite singular)
na cíocha (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na cíche (definite singular)
na gcíoch (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an gcíoch (definite singular)
don chíoch (definite singular)
leis na cíocha (definite plural)
cíoch
chíoch
gcíoch

From Middle Irish cích, from Old Irish cích, from Proto-Celtic *kīkos (compare Welsh cig (“meat”)).


caipín súile

caipín súile m (genitive singular caipín súile, nominative plural caipíní súile)

caipín súile (genitive singular)
caipíní súile (nominative plural)
caipín súile
chaipín súile
gcaipín súile


caipín glúine

caipín glúine m (genitive singular caipín ghlúine, nominative plural caipíní glúine)

caipín ghlúine (genitive singular)
caipíní glúine (nominative plural)
caipín glúine
chaipín glúine
gcaipín glúine


glúin

glúin f (genitive singular glúine, nominative plural glúine)

glúine (genitive singular)
glúine (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
glúin (indefinite singular)
glúine (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a ghlúin (indefinite singular)
a ghlúine (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
glúine (indefinite singular)
glún (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an ghlúin (definite singular)
na glúine (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na glúine (definite singular)
na nglún (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an nglúin (definite singular)
don ghlúin (definite singular)
leis na glúine (definite plural)
glúin
ghlúin
nglúin

From Old Irish glún, from Proto-Celtic *glūnos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu. Cognate with Breton glin (“knee”), Scottish Gaelic glùin and Welsh glin (“knee”), and further English knee, Latin genū (“knee”).


méar

méar f or m (genitive singular méire, nominative plural méara or méireasta)

méire (genitive singular)
méara (nominative plural)
méireasta (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
méar (indefinite singular)
méara (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a mhéar (indefinite singular)
a mhéara (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
méire (indefinite singular)
méar (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
méir (archaic dialectal indefinite singular)
nominative (definite)
an mhéar (definite singular)
na méara (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na méire (definite singular)
na méar (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an méar (definite singular)
leis an méir (archaic definite dialectal singular)
don mhéar (definite singular)
don mhéir (archaic definite dialectal singular)
leis na méara (definite plural)
méar
mhéar

From Old Irish mér (whence also Scottish Gaelic meur), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós. Cognates include Latin macer, Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós), and Old English mæger.

ordóg

thumb; claw, pincers; bit, piece, fragment


uachtar

uachtar m (genitive singular uachtair, nominative plural uachtair)

uachtair (genitive singular)
uachtair (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
uachtar (indefinite singular)
uachtair (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a uachtair (indefinite singular)
a uachtara (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
uachtair (indefinite singular)
uachtar (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an t-uachtar (definite singular)
na huachtair (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an uachtair (definite singular)
na n-uachtar (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an uachtar (definite singular)
don uachtar (definite singular)
leis na huachtair (definite plural)
uachtar
n-uachtar
huachtar
t-uachtar

/ˈuəxt̪ˠəɾˠ/

From Old Irish úachtar, óchtar (whence also Scottish Gaelic uachdar and Manx eaghtyr), from Proto-Celtic *ouxsterom, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ewps- (“high”). Akin to Irish and Scottish Gaelic uasal, Welsh uchel and uthr, Breton uhel. Cognate to Ancient Greek ὕψος (húpsos, “height”).


tóin

tóin f (genitive singular tóna, nominative plural tóineanna)

tóna (genitive singular)
tóineanna (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
tóin (indefinite singular)
tóineanna (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a thóin (indefinite singular)
a thóineanna (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
tóna (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an tóin (definite singular)
na tóineanna (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na tóna (definite singular)
na dtóineanna (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an tóin (definite singular)
don tóin (definite singular)
leis na tóineanna (definite plural)
tóin
thóin
dtóin

From Old Irish tón (“anus”), from Proto-Celtic *tuknā, from Proto-Indo-European *tewk-. Cognate with English thigh. Compare Scottish Gaelic tòin and Manx thoin.

níl aon tóin tinn mar do thóin tinn féin

(architecture, of a building) basement, cellar


píb

píb f (genitive singular píbe, nominative plural píoba)

píbe (genitive singular)
píoba (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
píb (indefinite singular)
píoba (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a phíb (indefinite singular)
a phíoba (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
píbe (indefinite singular)
píob (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an phíb (definite singular)
na píoba (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na píbe (definite singular)
na bpíob (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an bpíb (definite singular)
don phíb (definite singular)
leis na píoba (definite plural)
píb
phíb
bpíb

From Old Irish pípa, píp, from Vulgar Latin *pīpa, from pīpiō (“to chirp, peep”), of imitative origin. Compare Scottish Gaelic pìob. Doublet of píopa.

onomatopoeic

imitative


ionga

head

ionga f (genitive singular iongan, nominative plural ingne)

iongan (genitive singular)
ingne (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
ionga (indefinite singular)
ingne (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a ionga (indefinite singular)
a ingne (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
iongan (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
iongain (archaic dialectal indefinite singular)
nominative (definite)
an ionga (definite singular)
na hingne (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na hiongan (definite singular)
na n-ingne (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an ionga (definite singular)
leis an iongain (archaic definite dialectal singular)
don ionga (definite singular)
don iongain (archaic definite dialectal singular)
leis na hingne (definite plural)
ionga
n-ionga
hionga

From Old Irish inga (compare Manx ingin), from Proto-Celtic *angʷīnā (compare Welsh ewin, Breton ivin), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃n̥gʷʰi-, from *h₃nṓgʰs (“nail”) (compare Latin unguis, English nail, Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux), Russian но́готь (nógotʹ)).


béal

béal m (genitive singular béil, nominative plural béil)

béil (genitive singular)
béil (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
béal (indefinite singular)
béil (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a bhéil (indefinite singular)
a bhéala (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
béil (indefinite singular)
béal (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an béal (definite singular)
na béil (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an bhéil (definite singular)
na mbéal (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an mbéal (definite singular)
don bhéal (definite singular)
leis na béil (definite plural)
béal
bhéal
mbéal

From Old Irish bél (compare Scottish Gaelic beul, Manx beeal), possibly from Proto-Celtic *weblos (compare Welsh gwefl (“animal lip”), Cornish gwevel).

béal beo

talk; talkativeness; the spoken language


gearr

gearr (present analytic gearrann, future analytic gearrfaidh, verbal noun gearradh, past participle gearrtha)

gearrann (analytic present)
gearrfaidh (analytic future)
gearradh (noun-from-verb)
gearrtha (participle past)
gearraim (first-person indicative present singular)
gearrann tú (indicative present second-person singular)
gearrair (indicative present second-person singular)
gearrann sé (indicative present singular third-person)
sí (indicative present singular third-person)
gearraimid (first-person indicative plural present)
gearrann sibh (indicative plural present second-person)
gearrann siad (indicative plural present third-person)
gearraid (indicative plural present third-person)
a ghearrann (indicative present relative)
a ghearras (indicative present relative)
a ngearrann (indicative present relative)
gearrtar (autonomous indicative present)
ghearr mé (first-person indicative past singular)
ghearras (first-person indicative past singular)
ghearr tú (indicative past second-person singular)
ghearrais (indicative past second-person singular)
ghearr sé (indicative past singular third-person)
sí (indicative past singular third-person)
ghearramar (first-person indicative past plural)
ghearr muid (first-person indicative past plural)
ghearr sibh (indicative past plural second-person)
ghearrabhair (indicative past plural second-person)
ghearr siad (indicative past plural third-person)
ghearradar (indicative past plural third-person)
a ghearr (indicative past relative)
ar ghearr (indicative past relative)
gearradh (autonomous indicative past)
ghearrainn (first-person habitual indicative past singular)
ngearrainn‡‡ (first-person habitual indicative past singular)
ghearrtá (habitual indicative past second-person singular)
ngearrtá‡‡ (habitual indicative past second-person singular)
ghearradh sé (habitual indicative past singular third-person)
sí (habitual indicative past singular third-person)
ngearradh sé (habitual indicative past singular third-person)
sí‡‡ (habitual indicative past singular third-person)
ghearraimis (first-person habitual indicative past plural)
ghearradh muid (first-person habitual indicative past plural)
ngearraimis‡‡ (first-person habitual indicative past plural)
ngearradh muid‡‡ (first-person habitual indicative past plural)
ghearradh sibh (habitual indicative past plural second-person)
ngearradh sibh‡‡ (habitual indicative past plural second-person)
ghearraidís (habitual indicative past plural third-person)
ghearradh siad (habitual indicative past plural third-person)
ngearraidís‡‡ (habitual indicative past plural third-person)
ngearradh siad‡‡ (habitual indicative past plural third-person)
a ghearradh (habitual indicative past relative)
a ngearradh (habitual indicative past relative)
ghearrtaí (autonomous habitual indicative past)
ngearrtaí‡‡ (autonomous habitual indicative past)
gearrfaidh mé (first-person future singular)
gearrfad (first-person future singular)
gearrfaidh tú (future second-person singular)
gearrfair (future second-person singular)
gearrfaidh sé (future singular third-person)
sí (future singular third-person)
gearrfaimid (first-person future plural)
gearrfaidh muid (first-person future plural)
gearrfaidh sibh (future plural second-person)
gearrfaidh siad (future plural third-person)
gearrfaid (future plural third-person)
a ghearrfaidh (future relative)
a ghearrfas (future relative)
a ngearrfaidh (future relative)
gearrfar (autonomous future)
ghearrfainn (conditional first-person singular)
ngearrfainn‡‡ (conditional first-person singular)
ghearrfá (conditional second-person singular)
ngearrfá‡‡ (conditional second-person singular)
ghearrfadh sé (conditional singular third-person)
sí (conditional singular third-person)
ngearrfadh sé (conditional singular third-person)
sí‡‡ (conditional singular third-person)
ghearrfaimis (conditional first-person plural)
ghearrfadh muid (conditional first-person plural)
ngearrfaimis‡‡ (conditional first-person plural)
ngearrfadh muid‡‡ (conditional first-person plural)
ghearrfadh sibh (conditional plural second-person)
ngearrfadh sibh‡‡ (conditional plural second-person)
ghearrfaidís (conditional plural third-person)
ghearrfadh siad (conditional plural third-person)
ngearrfaidís‡‡ (conditional plural third-person)
ngearrfadh siad‡‡ (conditional plural third-person)
a ghearrfadh (conditional relative)
a ngearrfadh (conditional relative)
ghearrfaí (autonomous conditional)
ngearrfaí‡‡ (autonomous conditional)
go ngearra mé (first-person present singular subjunctive)
go ngearrad (first-person present singular subjunctive)
go ngearra tú (present second-person singular subjunctive)
go ngearrair (present second-person singular subjunctive)
go ngearra sé (present singular subjunctive third-person)
sí (present singular subjunctive third-person)
go ngearraimid (first-person plural present subjunctive)
go ngearra muid (first-person plural present subjunctive)
go ngearra sibh (plural present second-person subjunctive)
go ngearra siad (plural present subjunctive third-person)
go ngearraid (plural present subjunctive third-person)
go ngearrtar (autonomous present subjunctive)
dá ngearrainn (first-person past singular subjunctive)
dá ngearrtá (past second-person singular subjunctive)
dá ngearradh sé (past singular subjunctive third-person)
sí (past singular subjunctive third-person)
dá ngearraimis (first-person past plural subjunctive)
dá ngearradh muid (first-person past plural subjunctive)
dá ngearradh sibh (past plural second-person subjunctive)
dá ngearraidís (past plural subjunctive third-person)
dá ngearradh siad (past plural subjunctive third-person)
dá ngearrtaí (autonomous past subjunctive)
gearraim (first-person imperative singular)
gearr (imperative second-person singular)
gearradh sé (imperative singular third-person)
sí (imperative singular third-person)
gearraimis (first-person imperative plural)
gearraigí (imperative plural second-person)
gearraidh (imperative plural second-person)
gearraidís (imperative plural third-person)
gearrtar (autonomous imperative)
gearradh (noun-from-verb)
gearrtha (participle past)
gearr
ghearr
ngearr

From Middle Irish gerr. The verb is from Middle Irish gerraid.

(dentistry, of teeth) cut (of child); grind


gruaig

gruaige (genitive singular)
nominative (indefinite)
gruaig (indefinite singular)
vocative (indefinite)
a ghruaig (indefinite singular)
genitive (indefinite)
gruaige (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an ghruaig (definite singular)
genitive (definite)
na gruaige (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an ngruaig (definite singular)
don ghruaig (definite singular)
gruaig
ghruaig
ngruaig


ribe

ribe m (genitive singular ribe, nominative plural ribí)

ribe (genitive singular)
ribí (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
ribe (indefinite singular)
ribí (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a ribe (indefinite singular)
a ribí (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an ribe (definite singular)
na ribí (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
dative (definite)
leis an ribe (definite singular)
don ribe (definite singular)
leis na ribí (definite plural)

From Middle Irish ruibe (“hair, bristle”), related to ribín (“ribbon”).

(anatomy) hair (single strand), eyelash, whisker


mún

múin (genitive singular)
nominative (indefinite)
mún (indefinite singular)
vocative (indefinite)
a mhúin (indefinite singular)
genitive (indefinite)
múin (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an mún (definite singular)
genitive (definite)
an mhúin (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an mún (definite singular)
don mhún (definite singular)


puisín

puisín m (genitive singular puisín, nominative plural puisíní)

puisín (genitive singular)
puisíní (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
puisín (indefinite singular)
puisíní (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a phuisín (indefinite singular)
a phuisíní (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an puisín (definite singular)
na puisíní (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an phuisín (definite singular)
na bpuisíní (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an bpuisín (definite singular)
don phuisín (definite singular)
leis na puisíní (definite plural)
puisín
phuisín
bpuisín

From pus (“(protruding) mouth; sulky expression, pout; snout”) + -ín (diminutive suffix).


clúmh

clúimh (genitive singular)
nominative (indefinite)
clúmh (indefinite singular)
vocative (indefinite)
a chlúimh (indefinite singular)
genitive (indefinite)
clúimh (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an clúmh (definite singular)
genitive (definite)
an chlúimh (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an gclúmh (definite singular)
don chlúmh (definite singular)

From Middle Irish clúmh, from Old Irish clúm (“down, feathers, plumage, fur”), from Latin plūma (“feather, plume”).

clúmhach

downy, feathery; hairy, furry; coated; fluffy, fuzzy; fleecy


cnámh

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cnámh f (genitive singular cnáimhe, nominative plural cnámha)

cnámh m (genitive singular cnámha, nominative plural cnámha)

cnáimhe (genitive singular)
cnámha (nominative plural)
cnámha (genitive singular)
cnámha (nominative plural)
nominative
cnámh (singular)
cnámha (plural)
vocative
a chnámh (singular)
a chnámha (plural)
genitive
cnáimhe (singular)
cnámh (plural)
dative
cnáimh (archaic dialectal singular)
nominative (definite)
an chnámh (definite singular)
na cnámha (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na cnáimhe (definite singular)
na gcnámh (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an gcnámh (definite singular)
leis an gcnáimh (archaic definite dialectal singular)
don chnámh (definite singular)
don chnáimh (archaic definite dialectal singular)
leis na cnámha (definite plural)
nominative (indefinite)
cnámh (indefinite singular)
cnámha (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a chnámh (indefinite singular)
a chnámha (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
cnámha (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an cnámh (definite singular)
na cnámha (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an chnámha (definite singular)
na gcnámha (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an gcnámh (definite singular)
don chnámh (definite singular)
leis na cnámha (definite plural)
cnámh
chnámh
gcnámh

From Old Irish cnáim, from Proto-Celtic *knāmis, from Proto-Indo-European *kónh₂m (“leg”).

(in the plural) bones (musical instrument)


meán

meán m (genitive singular meáin, nominative plural meáin)

meáin (genitive singular)
meáin (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
meán (indefinite singular)
meáin (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a mheáin (indefinite singular)
a mheána (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
meáin (indefinite singular)
meán (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an meán (definite singular)
na meáin (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an mheáin (definite singular)
na meán (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an meán (definite singular)
don mheán (definite singular)
leis na meáin (definite plural)
meán
mheán

From Old Irish medón, from Latin mediānus. Cognate with English mean. Compare Scottish Gaelic meadhan.


ladhar

ladhar f (genitive singular laidhre, nominative plural ladhracha)

laidhre (genitive singular)
ladhracha (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
ladhar (indefinite singular)
ladhracha (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a ladhar (indefinite singular)
a ladhracha (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
laidhre (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an ladhar (definite singular)
na ladhracha (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na laidhre (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an ladhar (definite singular)
don ladhar (definite singular)
leis na ladhracha (definite plural)

/ˈl̪ˠɑi(ə)ɾˠ/

Inherited from Middle Irish ladar (“space between fingers or toes”).


méar coise

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méar coise f (genitive singular méire coise, nominative plural méara coise)

méire coise (genitive singular)
méara coise (nominative plural)
méar coise
mhéar coise

/mʲeːɾˠ kɛʃə/

toe (each of the five digits on the end of the foot)


putóg

putóg f (genitive singular putóige, nominative plural putóga)

putóige (genitive singular)
putóga (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
putóg (indefinite singular)
putóga (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a phutóg (indefinite singular)
a phutóga (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
putóige (indefinite singular)
putóg (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
putóig (archaic dialectal indefinite singular)
nominative (definite)
an phutóg (definite singular)
na putóga (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na putóige (definite singular)
na bputóg (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an bputóg (definite singular)
leis an bputóig (archaic definite dialectal singular)
don phutóg (definite singular)
don phutóig (archaic definite dialectal singular)
leis na putóga (definite plural)
putóg
phutóg
bputóg

Alteration of Middle English podynge, adapted to the suffix -óg.


cliath

cliath f (genitive singular cléithe, nominative plural cliatha)

cléithe (genitive singular)
cliatha (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
cliath (indefinite singular)
cliatha (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a chliath (indefinite singular)
a chliatha (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
cléithe (indefinite singular)
cliath (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an chliath (definite singular)
na cliatha (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na cléithe (definite singular)
na gcliath (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an gcliath (definite singular)
don chliath (definite singular)
leis na cliatha (definite plural)
cliath
chliath
gcliath

From Middle Irish clíath, from Proto-Celtic *kleitā, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to lean”). Cognate with French claie and Welsh clwyd.

(anatomy, medicine) bodily frame, chest; chestiness, wheeze


hormón

hormón m (genitive singular hormóin, nominative plural hormóin)

hormóin (genitive singular)
hormóin (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
hormón (indefinite singular)
hormóin (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a hormóin (indefinite singular)
a hormóna (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
hormóin (indefinite singular)
hormón (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an hormón (definite singular)
na hormóin (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an hormóin (definite singular)
na hormón (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an hormón (definite singular)
don hormón (definite singular)
leis na hormóin (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn), present participle of ὁρμάω (hormáō, “to set in motion, to urge on”).


bréagfholt

bréagfholt m (genitive singular bréagfhoilt, nominative plural bréagfhoilt)

bréagfhoilt (genitive singular)
bréagfhoilt (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
bréagfholt (indefinite singular)
bréagfhoilt (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a bhréagfhoilt (indefinite singular)
a bhréagfholta (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
bréagfhoilt (indefinite singular)
bréagfholt (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an bréagfholt (definite singular)
na bréagfhoilt (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an bhréagfhoilt (definite singular)
na mbréagfholt (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an mbréagfholt (definite singular)
don bhréagfholt (definite singular)
leis na bréagfhoilt (definite plural)
bréagfholt
bhréagfholt
mbréagfholt

/ˈbʲɾʲeːɡˌɔl̪ˠt̪ˠ/


smig

smig f (genitive singular smige, nominative plural smigeanna)

smige (genitive singular)
smigeanna (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
smig (indefinite singular)
smigeanna (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a smig (indefinite singular)
a smigeanna (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
smige (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an smig (definite singular)
na smigeanna (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na smige (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an smig (definite singular)
don smig (definite singular)
leis na smigeanna (definite plural)

/ˈsˠmʲɪɟəd̪ˠ/


luibhean

luibhean m (genitive singular luibhin, nominative plural luibhne)

luibhin (genitive singular)
luibhne (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
luibhean (indefinite singular)
luibhne (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a luibhin (indefinite singular)
a luibhne (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
luibhin (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an luibhean (definite singular)
na luibhne (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an luibhin (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an luibhean (definite singular)
don luibhean (definite singular)
leis na luibhne (definite plural)


péineas

péineas m (genitive singular péinis, nominative plural péinis)

péinis (genitive singular)
péinis (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
péineas (indefinite singular)
péinis (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a phéinis (indefinite singular)
a phéineasa (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
péinis (indefinite singular)
péineas (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an péineas (definite singular)
na péinis (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an phéinis (definite singular)
na bpéineas (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an bpéineas (definite singular)
don phéineas (definite singular)
leis na péinis (definite plural)
péineas
phéineas
bpéineas

From Latin pēnis, from Proto-Indo-European *pes-.


breall

breall f or m (genitive singular breille or breill, nominative plural brealla)

breille (genitive singular)
breill (genitive singular)
brealla (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
breall (indefinite singular)
brealla (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a bhreall (indefinite singular)
a bhrealla (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
breille (indefinite singular)
breall (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an bhreall (definite singular)
na brealla (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na breille (definite singular)
na mbreall (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an mbreall (definite singular)
don bhreall (definite singular)
leis na brealla (definite plural)
breall
bhreall
mbreall

From Old Irish brell (“blur, spot, stain, etc.; slur, blemish, etc.; tumour, a hump, knob or botch; the glans penis, etc.”).

breallántacht

(act of) talking nonsense; silliness, nonsense


faighin

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faighin f (genitive singular faighne, nominative plural faighneacha)

faighne (genitive singular)
faighneacha (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
faighin (indefinite singular)
faighneacha (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a fhaighin (indefinite singular)
a fhaighneacha (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
faighne (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an fhaighin (definite singular)
na faighneacha (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na faighne (definite singular)
na bhfaighneacha (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an bhfaighin (definite singular)
don fhaighin (definite singular)
leis na faighneacha (definite plural)
faighin
fhaighin
bhfaighin

From Old Irish faigen (“sheath, scabbard”), from Latin vāgīna. Cognate with Manx fine and Scottish Gaelic faighean.


bruis

bruis f (genitive singular bruise, nominative plural bruiseanna)

bruise (genitive singular)
bruiseanna (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
bruis (indefinite singular)
bruiseanna (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a bhruis (indefinite singular)
a bhruiseanna (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
bruise (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an bhruis (definite singular)
na bruiseanna (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na bruise (definite singular)
na mbruiseanna (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an mbruis (definite singular)
don bhruis (definite singular)
leis na bruiseanna (definite plural)