ear

The name of the Latin-script letter r/R.

The English names are also widely used by Irish speakers


té

The name of the Latin-script letter t/T.


ex

The name of the Latin-script letter x/X.


ein

The name of the Latin-script letter n/N.


cé

The name of the Latin-script letter c/C.


alfa

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.


á

The name of the Latin-script letter a/A.

Ḃ ḃ

dotted letters used chiefly in Gaelic type


í

The name of the Latin-script letter i/I.


dé

The name of the Latin-script letter d/D.


é

The name of the Latin-script letter e/E.


coll

coill (genitive singular)
nominative (indefinite)
coll (indefinite singular)
vocative (indefinite)
a choill (indefinite singular)
genitive (indefinite)
coill (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an coll (definite singular)
genitive (definite)
an choill (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an gcoll (definite singular)
don choll (definite singular)
coll
choll
gcoll

From Old Irish coll, from Proto-Celtic *koslos (“hazel”) (compare Welsh cyll).


ó

The name of the Latin-script letter o/O.


cú

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


bé

The name of the Latin-script letter b/B.


gé

The name of the Latin-script letter g/G.


yé

The name of the Latin-script letter y/Y.


cá

The name of the Latin-script letter k/K.


eas

The name of the Latin-script letter s/S.


pé

The name of the Latin-script letter p/P.


ú

The name of the Latin-script letter u/U.


jé

The name of the Latin-script letter j/J.


eil

The name of the Latin-script letter l/L.


dair

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dair f (genitive singular darach or dara, nominative plural daracha)

darach (genitive singular)
dara (genitive singular)
daracha (nominative plural)
nominative
dair (singular)
daracha (plural)
vocative
a dhair (singular)
a dharacha (plural)
genitive
darach (singular)
darach (plural)
dative
daraigh (archaic dialectal singular)
nominative (definite)
an dair (definite singular)
na daracha (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na darach (definite singular)
na ndarach (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an dair (definite singular)
leis an daraigh (archaic definite dialectal singular)
don dair (definite singular)
don daraigh (archaic definite dialectal singular)
leis na daracha (definite plural)
nominative (indefinite)
dair (indefinite singular)
daracha (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a dhair (indefinite singular)
a dharacha (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
dara (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an dair (definite singular)
na daracha (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na dara (definite singular)
na ndaracha (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an dair (definite singular)
don dair (definite singular)
leis na daracha (definite plural)

PIE word
 *dóru
From Old Irish dair, from Proto-Celtic *daru, from Proto-Indo-European *dóru.


ceirt

From Middle Irish ceirt (“apple tree; name of Ogham letter ᚊ”), perhaps from Proto-Celtic *kʷerxtā (“bush”) (compare Welsh perth (“bush, hedge”)), from Proto-Indo-European *pérkus (“oak”).

inh

apple tree; name of Ogham letter <i class="Ogam mention" lang="mul">ᚊ</i>


vé

The name of the Latin-script letter v/V.


beith

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beith f (genitive singular beithe, nominative plural beitheanna)

beithe (genitive singular)
beitheanna (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
beith (indefinite singular)
beitheanna (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a bheith (indefinite singular)
a bheitheanna (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
beithe (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an bheith (definite singular)
na beitheanna (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na beithe (definite singular)
na mbeitheanna (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an mbeith (definite singular)
don bheith (definite singular)
leis na beitheanna (definite plural)

From Middle Irish beith, beithe, from Old Irish beithe, from Proto-Celtic *betwiyos, *betuyā (“birch”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷet-.


wae

The name of the Latin-script letter w/W.


béite

béite (genitive singular)
nominative (indefinite)
béite (indefinite singular)
vocative (indefinite)
a bhéite (indefinite singular)
genitive (indefinite)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an bhéite (definite singular)
genitive (definite)
na béite (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an mbéite (definite singular)
don bhéite (definite singular)
béite
bhéite
mbéite


gáma

gáma (genitive singular)
nominative (indefinite)
gáma (indefinite singular)
vocative (indefinite)
a gháma (indefinite singular)
genitive (indefinite)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an gáma (definite singular)
genitive (definite)
an gháma (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an ngáma (definite singular)
don gháma (definite singular)
gáma
gháma
ngáma

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).


ailm

ailm f (genitive singular ailme, nominative plural ailmí)

ailme (genitive singular)
ailmí (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
ailm (indefinite singular)
ailmí (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a ailm (indefinite singular)
a ailmí (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
ailme (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an ailm (definite singular)
na hailmí (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na hailme (definite singular)
na n-ailmí (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an ailm (definite singular)
don ailm (definite singular)
leis na hailmí (definite plural)
ailm
n-ailm
hailm

From Old Irish ailm (“pine; the letter A in Ogham”).


uath

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uath m (genitive singular uatha, nominative plural uatha)

uatha (genitive singular)
uatha (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
uath (indefinite singular)
uatha (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a uath (indefinite singular)
a uatha (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
uatha (indefinite singular)
uath (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an t-uath (definite singular)
na huatha (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an uatha (definite singular)
na n-uath (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an uath (definite singular)
don uath (definite singular)
leis na huatha (definite plural)

From Old Irish úath (“whitethorn; the name of the letter H”).


eim

The name of the Latin-script letter m/M.


eif

The name of the Latin-script letter f/F.


héis

From Irish English haitch, alternative form of aitch, from Middle English ache, from Old French ache, from Vulgar Latin *acca.

The name of the Latin-script letter h/H.


zae

The name of the Latin-script letter z/Z.


eabhadh

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eabhadh m (genitive singular eabhaidh, nominative plural)

eabhaidh (genitive singular)
nominative (indefinite)
eabhadh (indefinite singular)
vocative (indefinite)
a eabhaidh (indefinite singular)
genitive (indefinite)
eabhaidh (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an t-eabhadh (definite singular)
genitive (definite)
an eabhaidh (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an eabhadh (definite singular)
don eabhadh (definite singular)
eabhadh
n-eabhadh
heabhadh
t-eabhadh


eadhadh

eadhaidh (genitive singular)
nominative (indefinite)
eadhadh (indefinite singular)
vocative (indefinite)
a eadhaidh (indefinite singular)
genitive (indefinite)
eadhaidh (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an t-eadhadh (definite singular)
genitive (definite)
an eadhaidh (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an eadhadh (definite singular)
don eadhadh (definite singular)
eadhadh
n-eadhadh
headhadh
t-eadhadh

Synonym of eabhadh (“aspen; the letter E in the Ogham alphabet”)