Taoiseach

Taoiseach m (genitive singular Taoisigh, nominative plural Taoisigh)

Taoisigh (genitive singular)
Taoisigh (nominative plural)
Taoiseach (indefinite nominative singular)
Taoisigh (indefinite nominative plural)
a Thaoisigh (indefinite singular vocative)
a Thaoiseacha (indefinite plural vocative)
Taoisigh (genitive indefinite singular)
Taoiseach (genitive indefinite plural)
Taoiseach (dative indefinite singular)
Taoisigh (dative indefinite plural)
an Taoiseach (definite nominative singular)
na Taoisigh (definite nominative plural)
an Taoisigh (definite genitive singular)
na dTaoiseach (definite genitive plural)
leis an Taoiseach (dative definite singular)
don Taoiseach (dative definite singular)
leis na Taoisigh (dative definite plural)
Taoiseach
Thaoiseach
dTaoiseach

Lexikon der indogermanischen Partikeln und Pronominalstämme

From Old Irish toísech (“leader”), from Primitive Irish ᚈᚑᚃᚔᚄᚐᚉᚔ (tovisaci, genitive), from Proto-Celtic *towissākos (“chief, first, primary”, adjective) (compare Welsh tywysog (“prince”)), from *towissus (“act of leading, leadership; beginning”) (from *to- (prefix meaning ‘to; towards’) + *wissus (“act of discovering or finding out; knowledge”) (ultimately from either Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- (“to lead”) or *weyd- (“to know; to see”))) + *-ākos (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘belonging to, having; involved with’).

inh

Head of the Irish government, comparable to a UK or Australian Prime Minister.

Title of the person holding that office.


tánaiste

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tánaiste m (genitive singular tánaiste, nominative plural tánaistí)

tánaiste (genitive singular)
tánaistí (nominative plural)
tánaiste (indefinite nominative singular)
tánaistí (indefinite nominative plural)
a thánaiste (indefinite singular vocative)
a thánaistí (indefinite plural vocative)
tánaiste (genitive indefinite singular)
tánaistí (genitive indefinite plural)
tánaiste (dative indefinite singular)
tánaistí (dative indefinite plural)
an tánaiste (definite nominative singular)
na tánaistí (definite nominative plural)
an tánaiste (definite genitive singular)
na dtánaistí (definite genitive plural)
leis an tánaiste (dative definite singular)
don tánaiste (dative definite singular)
leis na tánaistí (dative definite plural)
ánaiste (alternative)

→ English: Tánaiste, tanist

/ˈt̪ˠɑːn̪ˠəʃtʲə/

/ˈt̪ˠɑːnˠəʃtʲə/

/ˈt̪ˠaːnˠəʃtʲə/

(historical, monarchy) tanist, heir presumptive

second-in-command, second in rank or dignity; next in order


mil

meala (genitive singular)
mil (indefinite nominative singular)
a mhil (indefinite singular vocative)
meala (genitive indefinite singular)
mil (dative indefinite singular)
an mhil (definite nominative singular)
na meala (definite genitive singular)
leis an mil (dative definite singular)
don mhil (dative definite singular)
mil
mhil

From Old Irish mil, from Proto-Celtic *meli, from Proto-Indo-European *mélid. Cognate with Latin mel, Ancient Greek μέλι (méli). Akin to milis and blas.


draig

draige (genitive singular)
draig
dhraig
ndraig

From Old Irish draic, from Proto-Brythonic *drėg, earlier Proto-Celtic *drakū, from Latin dracō.


só

só m (genitive singular só, nominative plural sónna)

só (genitive singular)
sónna (nominative plural)
só (indefinite nominative singular)
sónna (indefinite nominative plural)
a shó (indefinite singular vocative)
a shónna (indefinite plural vocative)
só (genitive indefinite singular)
sónna (genitive indefinite plural)
só (dative indefinite singular)
sónna (dative indefinite plural)
an só (definite nominative singular)
na sónna (definite nominative plural)
an tsó (definite genitive singular)
na sónna (definite genitive plural)
leis an só (dative definite singular)
don só (dative definite singular)
leis na sónna (dative definite plural)
só
shó
tsó
sódh (alternative)
sógh (alternative)

From Middle Irish soad, from so- (“good”) + sáith (“sufficiency”).


aile

aile f (genitive singular aile, nominative plural ailte)

aile (genitive singular)
ailte (nominative plural)
aile (indefinite nominative singular)
ailte (indefinite nominative plural)
a aile (indefinite singular vocative)
a ailte (indefinite plural vocative)
aile (genitive indefinite singular)
ailte (genitive indefinite plural)
aile (dative indefinite singular)
ailte (dative indefinite plural)
an aile (definite nominative singular)
na hailte (definite nominative plural)
na haile (definite genitive singular)
na n-ailte (definite genitive plural)
leis an aile (dative definite singular)
don aile (dative definite singular)
leis na hailte (dative definite plural)

From Old Irish aile m (“fence, palisade”).

clamp (pile of agricultural produce such as root vegetables or silage stored under a layer of earth or an airtight sheet)


raga

raga m (genitive singular raga, nominative plural ragaí)

raga (genitive singular)
ragaí (nominative plural)


raga

raga (genitive singular)
ragaí (nominative plural)
raga (indefinite nominative singular)
ragaí (indefinite nominative plural)
a raga (indefinite singular vocative)
a ragaí (indefinite plural vocative)
raga (genitive indefinite singular)
ragaí (genitive indefinite plural)
raga (dative indefinite singular)
ragaí (dative indefinite plural)
an raga (definite nominative singular)
na ragaí (definite nominative plural)
an raga (definite genitive singular)
na ragaí (definite genitive plural)
leis an raga (dative definite singular)
don raga (dative definite singular)
leis na ragaí (dative definite plural)

From English raga, from Sanskrit राग (rāga).


banc

banc m (genitive singular bainc, nominative plural bainc or bancanna)

bainc (genitive singular)
bainc (nominative plural)
bancanna (nominative plural)
banc (indefinite nominative singular)
bainc (indefinite nominative plural)
a bhainc (indefinite singular vocative)
a bhanca (indefinite plural vocative)
bainc (genitive indefinite singular)
banc (genitive indefinite plural)
banc (dative indefinite singular)
bainc (dative indefinite plural)
an banc (definite nominative singular)
na bainc (definite nominative plural)
an bhainc (definite genitive singular)
na mbanc (definite genitive plural)
leis an mbanc (dative definite singular)
don bhanc (dative definite singular)
leis na bainc (dative definite plural)
bainc (alternative)

Borrowed from Middle English banke, from Middle French banque, from Old Italian banca (“counter, moneychanger's bench or table”), from Lombardic bank (“bench, counter”), from Proto-Germanic *bankiz (“bench, counter”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg- (“to turn, curve, bend, bow”). Doublet of binse.

der

(banking, etc.) bank (financial institution; branch of such an institution; safe and guaranteed place of storage)


banc

bainc (genitive singular)
bainc (nominative plural)
bancanna (nominative plural)
banc (indefinite nominative singular)
bainc (indefinite nominative plural)
a bhainc (indefinite singular vocative)
a bhanca (indefinite plural vocative)
bainc (genitive indefinite singular)
banc (genitive indefinite plural)
banc (dative indefinite singular)
bainc (dative indefinite plural)
an banc (definite nominative singular)
na bainc (definite nominative plural)
an bhainc (definite genitive singular)
na mbanc (definite genitive plural)
leis an mbanc (dative definite singular)
don bhanc (dative definite singular)
leis na bainc (dative definite plural)
banc
bhanc
mbanc
bainc (alternative)

Borrowed from Middle English banke, from Old English banc (“bank, hillock, embankment”), from Proto-West Germanic *banki, from Proto-Germanic *bankô.


banda

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banda m (genitive singular banda, nominative plural bandaí)

banda (genitive singular)
bandaí (nominative plural)
banda (indefinite nominative singular)
bandaí (indefinite nominative plural)
a bhanda (indefinite singular vocative)
a bhandaí (indefinite plural vocative)
banda (genitive indefinite singular)
bandaí (genitive indefinite plural)
banda (dative indefinite singular)
bandaí (dative indefinite plural)
an banda (definite nominative singular)
na bandaí (definite nominative plural)
an bhanda (definite genitive singular)
na mbandaí (definite genitive plural)
leis an mbanda (dative definite singular)
don bhanda (dative definite singular)
leis na bandaí (dative definite plural)

/ˈbˠan̪ˠd̪ˠə/


barra

barra m (genitive singular barra, nominative plural barraí)

barra (genitive singular)
barraí (nominative plural)
barra (indefinite nominative singular)
barraí (indefinite nominative plural)
a bharra (indefinite singular vocative)
a bharraí (indefinite plural vocative)
barra (genitive indefinite singular)
barraí (genitive indefinite plural)
barra (dative indefinite singular)
barraí (dative indefinite plural)
an barra (definite nominative singular)
na barraí (definite nominative plural)
an bharra (definite genitive singular)
na mbarraí (definite genitive plural)
leis an mbarra (dative definite singular)
don bharra (dative definite singular)
leis na barraí (dative definite plural)

From Middle English barre, from Old French barre (“beam, bar, gate, barrier”), from Vulgar Latin *barra, of uncertain origin.


barra

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

inflection of barr:
variant genitive singular

inflection of barr:
nominative/vocative/dative plural


suí

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suí m (genitive singular as substantive suí, genitive as verbal noun suite, nominative plural suíonna)

suí (genitive singular substantive)
as verbal noun suite (genitive)
suíonna (nominative plural)
suí (nominative singular)
suíonna (nominative plural)
a shuí (singular vocative)
a shuíonna (plural vocative)
suí (genitive singular)
suíonna (genitive plural)
suí (dative singular)
suíonna (dative plural)
an suí (definite nominative singular)
na suíonna (definite nominative plural)
an tsuí (definite genitive singular)
na suíonna (definite genitive plural)
leis an suí (dative definite singular)
don suí (dative definite singular)
leis na suíonna (dative definite plural)
suí (indefinite nominative singular)
a shuí (indefinite singular vocative)
suite (genitive indefinite singular)
suí (dative indefinite singular)
an suí (definite nominative singular)
an tsuite (definite genitive singular)
leis an suí (dative definite singular)
don suí (dative definite singular)
suidhe (alternative)

From Old Irish suide (compare Welsh sedd), from Proto-Celtic *sodyom, from Proto-Indo-European *sodyom (compare Latin solium (“seat, chair”), from *sed-.

Tá mé i mo shuí.

I am sitting; I am up (i.e. out of bed).


bris

bris f (genitive singular brise, nominative plural briseanna)

brise (genitive singular)
briseanna (nominative plural)
bris (indefinite nominative singular)
briseanna (indefinite nominative plural)
a bhris (indefinite singular vocative)
a bhriseanna (indefinite plural vocative)
brise (genitive indefinite singular)
briseanna (genitive indefinite plural)
bris (dative indefinite singular)
briseanna (dative indefinite plural)
an bhris (definite nominative singular)
na briseanna (definite nominative plural)
na brise (definite genitive singular)
na mbriseanna (definite genitive plural)
leis an mbris (dative definite singular)
don bhris (dative definite singular)
leis na briseanna (dative definite plural)
bris
bhris
mbris

From Old Irish brisid. Cognate with English burst and German bersten.

Ní maith liom do bhris.


orca

orca f (genitive singular orcan, nominative plural oircne)

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


gin

gin f (genitive singular gine, nominative plural ginte)

gine (genitive singular)
ginte (nominative plural)
gin (indefinite nominative singular)
ginte (indefinite nominative plural)
a ghin (indefinite singular vocative)
a ghinte (indefinite plural vocative)
gine (genitive indefinite singular)
ginte (genitive indefinite plural)
gin (dative indefinite singular)
ginte (dative indefinite plural)
an ghin (definite nominative singular)
na ginte (definite nominative plural)
na gine (definite genitive singular)
na nginte (definite genitive plural)
leis an ngin (dative definite singular)
don ghin (dative definite singular)
leis na ginte (dative definite plural)

From Old Irish gein, verbal noun of gainithir (“is born”), from Proto-Celtic *ganyetor (compare Welsh geni (“be born, bear”)) from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (compare English kin, Latin gignō (“beget, bear”), Ancient Greek γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “become”), Sanskrit जनति (janati, “beget”)).


borg

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borg m (genitive singular boirg, nominative plural boirg)

boirg (genitive singular)
boirg (nominative plural)
borg (indefinite nominative singular)
boirg (indefinite nominative plural)
a bhoirg (indefinite singular vocative)
a bhorga (indefinite plural vocative)
boirg (genitive indefinite singular)
borg (genitive indefinite plural)
borg (dative indefinite singular)
boirg (dative indefinite plural)
an borg (definite nominative singular)
na boirg (definite nominative plural)
an bhoirg (definite genitive singular)
na mborg (definite genitive plural)
leis an mborg (dative definite singular)
don bhorg (dative definite singular)
leis na boirg (dative definite plural)
borg
bhorg
mborg


sceach

sceach f (genitive singular sceiche, nominative plural sceacha)

sceiche (genitive singular)
sceacha (nominative plural)
sceach (indefinite nominative singular)
sceacha (indefinite nominative plural)
a sceach (indefinite singular vocative)
a sceacha (indefinite plural vocative)
sceiche (genitive indefinite singular)
sceach (genitive indefinite plural)
sceach (dative indefinite singular)
sceich (archaic dative dialectal indefinite singular)
sceacha (dative indefinite plural)
an sceach (definite nominative singular)
na sceacha (definite nominative plural)
na sceiche (definite genitive singular)
na sceach (definite genitive plural)
leis an sceach (dative definite singular)
leis an sceich (archaic dative definite dialectal singular)
don sceach (dative definite singular)
don sceich (archaic dative definite dialectal singular)
leis na sceacha (dative definite plural)
scéach (alternative)

From Old Irish scé (“thornbush, whitethorn”), sometimes declined as an -iā-stem or a dental stem (genitive sciad), but also as a guttural stem, forming the genitive sciach. The dental stem may be original, judging from Welsh ysbyddad (“hawthorn, thornbush”), in which case the ancestor was Proto-Celtic *skʷiyats.

sceachach

full of hawthorns, of thorn-bushes; briery, brambly

more generally, brier, bramble-bush, thornbush


coir

coir f (genitive singular coire or cortha, nominative plural coireanna or cortha)

coire (genitive singular)
cortha (genitive singular)
coireanna (nominative plural)
cortha (nominative plural)
coir (indefinite nominative singular)
coireanna (indefinite nominative plural)
a choir (indefinite singular vocative)
a choireanna (indefinite plural vocative)
coire (genitive indefinite singular)
coireanna (genitive indefinite plural)
coir (dative indefinite singular)
coireanna (dative indefinite plural)
an choir (definite nominative singular)
na coireanna (definite nominative plural)
na coire (definite genitive singular)
na gcoireanna (definite genitive plural)
leis an gcoir (dative definite singular)
don choir (dative definite singular)
leis na coireanna (dative definite plural)
coir (indefinite nominative singular)
cortha (indefinite nominative plural)
a choir (indefinite singular vocative)
a chortha (indefinite plural vocative)
cortha (genitive indefinite singular)
cortha (genitive indefinite plural)
coir (dative indefinite singular)
cortha (dative indefinite plural)
an choir (definite nominative singular)
na cortha (definite nominative plural)
na cortha (definite genitive singular)
na gcortha (definite genitive plural)
leis an gcoir (dative definite singular)
don choir (dative definite singular)
leis na cortha (dative definite plural)

From Middle Irish cair, caire, from Old Irish caire (“crime, fault, sin”), from Proto-Celtic *kariyā (whence also Welsh caredd).

(used mainly in negative, of state) harm


coir

inflection of cor:
vocative/genitive singular

inflection of cor:
nominative/dative plural


beag

beag m (genitive singular big, nominative plural beaganna)

big (genitive singular)
beaganna (nominative plural)
beag (indefinite nominative singular)
beaganna (indefinite nominative plural)
a bhig (indefinite singular vocative)
a bheaganna (indefinite plural vocative)
big (genitive indefinite singular)
beaganna (genitive indefinite plural)
beag (dative indefinite singular)
beaganna (dative indefinite plural)
an beag (definite nominative singular)
na beaganna (definite nominative plural)
an bhig (definite genitive singular)
na mbeaganna (definite genitive plural)
leis an mbeag (dative definite singular)
don bheag (dative definite singular)
leis na beaganna (dative definite plural)
beag
bheag
mbeag

From Old Irish bec (“small, little”) (compare Manx beg, Scottish Gaelic beag), from Proto-Celtic *biggos (“small”) (compare Breton bihan and Welsh bach, bychan).


alt

alt m (genitive singular ailt, nominative plural ailt)

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

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.

(grammar, parts of speech, publishing) article; clause


alt

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alt f (genitive singular ailte, nominative plural altanna)

ailte (genitive singular)
altanna (nominative plural)
alt (indefinite nominative singular)
alta (indefinite nominative plural)
a alt (indefinite singular vocative)
a alta (indefinite plural vocative)
ailte (genitive indefinite singular)
alt (genitive indefinite plural)
alt (dative indefinite singular)
alta (dative indefinite plural)
an alt (definite nominative singular)
na halta (definite nominative plural)
na hailte (definite genitive singular)
na n-alt (definite genitive plural)
leis an alt (dative definite singular)
don alt (dative definite singular)
leis na halta (dative definite plural)
alt
n-alt
halt
t-alt
allt (alternative)

Alternative form of ailt (“steep-sided glen; ravine”)


Ard-Fheis

Ard-Fheis f (genitive singular Ard-Fheise, nominative plural Ard-Fheiseanna)

Ard-Fheise (genitive singular)
Ard-Fheiseanna (nominative plural)
Ard-Fheis (indefinite nominative singular)
Ard-Fheiseanna (indefinite nominative plural)
a Ard-Fheis (indefinite singular vocative)
a Ard-Fheiseanna (indefinite plural vocative)
Ard-Fheise (genitive indefinite singular)
Ard-Fheiseanna (genitive indefinite plural)
Ard-Fheis (dative indefinite singular)
Ard-Fheiseanna (dative indefinite plural)
an Ard-Fheis (definite nominative singular)
na hArd-Fheiseanna (definite nominative plural)
na hArd-Fheise (definite genitive singular)
na nArd-Fheiseanna (definite genitive plural)
leis an Ard-Fheis (dative definite singular)
don Ard-Fheis (dative definite singular)
leis na hArd-Fheiseanna (dative definite plural)
Ard-Fheis
nArd-Fheis
hArd-Fheis

[ˈɑːɾˠd̪ˠ ˈɛɕ]

From ard- (“high, chief”) + feis (“festival”).

af

(politics) the annual national convention of an Irish political party


Gaeltacht

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Gaeltacht f (genitive singular Gaeltachta, nominative plural Gaeltachtaí)

Gaeltachta (genitive singular)
Gaeltachtaí (nominative plural)
Gaeltacht (indefinite nominative singular)
Gaeltachtaí (indefinite nominative plural)
a Ghaeltacht (indefinite singular vocative)
a Ghaeltachtaí (indefinite plural vocative)
Gaeltachta (genitive indefinite singular)
Gaeltachtaí (genitive indefinite plural)
Gaeltacht (dative indefinite singular)
Gaeltachtaí (dative indefinite plural)
an Ghaeltacht (definite nominative singular)
na Gaeltachtaí (definite nominative plural)
na Gaeltachta (definite genitive singular)
na nGaeltachtaí (definite genitive plural)
leis an nGaeltacht (dative definite singular)
don Ghaeltacht (dative definite singular)
leis na Gaeltachtaí (dative definite plural)
Gaeltacht
Ghaeltacht
nGaeltacht
Gaedhealtacht (alternative)
Gaedhealtachd (alternative)

[ˈɡeːl̪ˠt̪ˠəxt̪ˠ]

[ˈɡeːl̪ˠt̪ˠaxt̪ˠ]

From Gael + -tacht (compare Old Irish goídelta). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic Gàidhealtachd.

Breac-Ghaeltacht

mixed Irish- and English-speaking districts


caille

caille f (genitive singular caille, nominative plural cailleacha)

caille (genitive singular)
cailleacha (nominative plural)
caille (indefinite nominative singular)
cailleacha (indefinite nominative plural)
a chaille (indefinite singular vocative)
a chailleacha (indefinite plural vocative)
caille (genitive indefinite singular)
cailleacha (genitive indefinite plural)
caille (dative indefinite singular)
cailleacha (dative indefinite plural)
an chaille (definite nominative singular)
na cailleacha (definite nominative plural)
na caille (definite genitive singular)
na gcailleacha (definite genitive plural)
leis an gcaille (dative definite singular)
don chaille (dative definite singular)
leis na cailleacha (dative definite plural)

From Old Irish caille, from Latin pallium. Doublet of pailliam.


caille

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


grá

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grá m (genitive singular as substantive grá, genitive as verbal noun gráite)

grá (genitive singular substantive)
as verbal noun gráite (genitive)
grá (nominative singular)
a ghrá (singular vocative)
grá (genitive singular)
grá (dative singular)
an grá (definite nominative singular)
an ghrá (definite genitive singular)
leis an ngrá (dative definite singular)
don ghrá (dative definite singular)
grá (indefinite nominative singular)
a ghrá (indefinite singular vocative)
gráite (genitive indefinite singular)
grá (dative indefinite singular)
an grá (definite nominative singular)
an ghráite (definite genitive singular)
leis an ngrá (dative definite singular)
don ghrá (dative definite singular)
grá
ghrá
ngrá
grádh (alternative)

→ English: grá

→⇒ Fingallian: agra

→ Scots: gra

From Old Irish grád, from Proto-Celtic *gʷrātus.

Tá grá agam ort.

Tá mo ghrá caillte.

Cur glaoch orm, a ghrá.


leabhar

leabhar m (genitive singular leabhair, nominative plural leabhair or leabhartha)

leabhair (genitive singular)
leabhair (nominative plural)
leabhartha (nominative plural)
leabhar (indefinite nominative singular)
leabhair (indefinite nominative plural)
a leabhair (indefinite singular vocative)
a leabhara (indefinite plural vocative)
leabhair (genitive indefinite singular)
leabhar (genitive indefinite plural)
leabhar (dative indefinite singular)
leabhair (dative indefinite plural)
an leabhar (definite nominative singular)
na leabhair (definite nominative plural)
an leabhair (definite genitive singular)
na leabhar (definite genitive plural)
leis an leabhar (dative definite singular)
don leabhar (dative definite singular)
leis na leabhair (dative definite plural)


leabhar

leabhar m (genitive singular leabhair, nominative plural leabhair)

leabhair (genitive singular)
leabhair (nominative plural)
leabhar (indefinite nominative singular)
leabhair (indefinite nominative plural)
a leabhair (indefinite singular vocative)
a leabhara (indefinite plural vocative)
leabhair (genitive indefinite singular)
leabhar (genitive indefinite plural)
leabhar (dative indefinite singular)
leabhair (dative indefinite plural)
an leabhar (definite nominative singular)
na leabhair (definite nominative plural)
an leabhair (definite genitive singular)
na leabhar (definite genitive plural)
leis an leabhar (dative definite singular)
don leabhar (dative definite singular)
leis na leabhair (dative definite plural)

Alternative form of liúr (“long rod, staff, pole; stroke, blow”)


uisce beatha

uisce beatha m (genitive singular uisce bheatha)

uisce bheatha (genitive singular)
uisce beatha
n-uisce beatha
huisce beatha

desc

→ English: usquebaugh, whiskey, water of life

→ Yola: usquebaugh, usbaugh

/ˈɪʃcɪ ˈbʲahə/

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *wed-
Proto-Indo-European *-r̥
Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥der.
Proto-Celtic *udenskyos
Old Irish uisce
Irish uisce
Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós
Proto-Celtic *biwos
Proto-Celtic *-tūts
Proto-Celtic *biwotūts
Old Irish bethu
Irish beatha
Medieval Latin aqua vītaecalq.
Irish uisce beatha
From uisce (“water”) + beatha (“life”), a calque of Medieval Latin aqua vītae (“water of life”). Compare Scottish Gaelic uisge beatha.


ciúnas

ciúnais (genitive singular)
ciúnas (indefinite nominative singular)
a chiúnais (indefinite singular vocative)
ciúnais (genitive indefinite singular)
ciúnas (dative indefinite singular)
an ciúnas (definite nominative singular)
an chiúnais (definite genitive singular)
leis an gciúnas (dative definite singular)
don chiúnas (dative definite singular)
ciúnas
chiúnas
gciúnas
ciúineadas (alternative)
ciúineas (alternative)
ciúntas (alternative)

From Middle Irish ciúnas. By surface analysis, ciúin (“calm, silent, still”, adjective) + -as).


gnéas

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gnéas m (genitive singular gnéis, nominative plural gnéasanna)

gnéis (genitive singular)
gnéasanna (nominative plural)
gnéas (indefinite nominative singular)
gnéasanna (indefinite nominative plural)
a ghnéis (indefinite singular vocative)
a ghnéasanna (indefinite plural vocative)
gnéis (genitive indefinite singular)
gnéasanna (genitive indefinite plural)
gnéas (dative indefinite singular)
gnéasanna (dative indefinite plural)
an gnéas (definite nominative singular)
na gnéasanna (definite nominative plural)
an ghnéis (definite genitive singular)
na ngnéasanna (definite genitive plural)
leis an ngnéas (dative definite singular)
don ghnéas (dative definite singular)
leis na gnéasanna (dative definite plural)
gnéas
ghnéas
ngnéas

Compare gné (“kind, race, type, nature”).


buachaill

buachaill m (genitive singular buachalla, nominative plural buachaillí)

buachalla (genitive singular)
buachaillí (nominative plural)
buachaill (indefinite nominative singular)
buachaillí (indefinite nominative plural)
a bhuachaill (indefinite singular vocative)
a bhuachaillí (indefinite plural vocative)
buachalla (genitive indefinite singular)
buachaillí (genitive indefinite plural)
buachaill (dative indefinite singular)
buachaillí (dative indefinite plural)
an buachaill (definite nominative singular)
na buachaillí (definite nominative plural)
an bhuachalla (definite genitive singular)
na mbuachaillí (definite genitive plural)
leis an mbuachaill (dative definite singular)
don bhuachaill (dative definite singular)
leis na buachaillí (dative definite plural)
buachaill
bhuachaill
mbuachaill

/ˈbˠuəxəl̠ʲ/

/ˈbˠiːxəl̠ʲ/

/ˈbˠɯːxəl̠ʲ/

From Old Irish búachaill (“cowherd”), from Proto-Celtic *boukolyos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷowkólos, from *gʷṓws (“cow”) + *kʷel- (“to revolve, turn around”). Cognates include Breton bugel (“child”), Welsh bugail (“shepherd”), and Ancient Greek βουκόλος (boukólos, “cowherd”).

cog

'Cén sórt éadach a bhí an buachaill tuaith a bhí ag caitheamh?' arsa an dlíodóir.

a. 1916, Pádraig Pearse, translated by Desmond Maguire, Short Stories of Padraig Pearse, published 1989:

'What sort of clothes was the country boy wearing?' said the lawyer.

Ba bheag suime a bhí agamsa, buachaill ocht mbliana déag d’aois as an Ollainn, sa chaint seo.

2013 August, Alex Hijmans, “Fiche Bliain ag Spalpadh Gaeilge [Twenty Years Rattling Off In Irish]”, in Beo!:

I, an eighteen-year-old boy from Holland, had little interest in this speech.

Is é an rinse an buachaill chun na hoibre.

The wrench is the right tool for the job.

useful thing (referring to a masculine noun)


uisce

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uisce m (genitive singular uisce, nominative plural uiscí)

uisce (genitive singular)
uiscí (nominative plural)
uisce (indefinite nominative singular)
uiscí (indefinite nominative plural)
a uisce (indefinite singular vocative)
a uiscí (indefinite plural vocative)
uisce (genitive indefinite singular)
uiscí (genitive indefinite plural)
uisce (dative indefinite singular)
uiscí (dative indefinite plural)
an t-uisce (definite nominative singular)
na huiscí (definite nominative plural)
an uisce (definite genitive singular)
na n-uiscí (definite genitive plural)
leis an uisce (dative definite singular)
don uisce (dative definite singular)
leis na huiscí (dative definite plural)
uisce
n-uisce
huisce
t-uisce
uisge (alternative)

→ English: whiskey

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *wed-
Proto-Indo-European *-r̥
Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥der.
Proto-Celtic *udenskyos
Old Irish uisce
Irish uisce
From Old Irish uisce, from Proto-Celtic *udenskyos, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥, *udéns.

etymon

Seals bob up and down in the water.

2015 [2014], Will Collins, translated by Proinsias Mac a' Bhaird, edited by Maura McHugh, Amhrán na Mara (fiction; paperback), Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Howth, Dublin: Cartoon Saloon; Coiscéim, translation of Song of the Sea (in English), →ISBN, page 2:


balla

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balla m (genitive singular balla, nominative plural ballaí)

balla (genitive singular)
ballaí (nominative plural)
balla (indefinite nominative singular)
ballaí (indefinite nominative plural)
a bhalla (indefinite singular vocative)
a bhallaí (indefinite plural vocative)
balla (genitive indefinite singular)
ballaí (genitive indefinite plural)
balla (dative indefinite singular)
ballaí (dative indefinite plural)
an balla (definite nominative singular)
na ballaí (definite nominative plural)
an bhalla (definite genitive singular)
na mballaí (definite genitive plural)
leis an mballa (dative definite singular)
don bhalla (dative definite singular)
leis na ballaí (dative definite plural)
balla
bhalla
mballa
falla (alternative)

From Middle Irish *balla, from Middle English wal, from Old English weall (“wall, dike”), from Proto-Germanic *wallaz, *wallą (“wall, rampart, entrenchment”), from Latin vallum (“wall, rampart, entrenchment, palisade”), from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn, wind, roll”).


nid

inflection of nead:
vocative/genitive singular

inflection of nead:
nominative/dative plural


min

mine (genitive singular)
min (indefinite nominative singular)
a mhin (indefinite singular vocative)
mine (genitive indefinite singular)
min (dative indefinite singular)
an mhin (definite nominative singular)
na mine (definite genitive singular)
leis an min (dative definite singular)
don mhin (dative definite singular)

From Old Irish men, min (“flour, meal; fine powder, dust”).


gill

vocative/genitive singular of geall (“pledge, security; wager, bet; gage, challenge; palm, prize; supremacy; token, promise; assets”)


tarmac

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


gal

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gal f or m (genitive singular gaile, nominative plural gala)

gaile (genitive singular)
gala (nominative plural)
gal (indefinite nominative singular)
gala (indefinite nominative plural)
a ghal (indefinite singular vocative)
a ghala (indefinite plural vocative)
gaile (genitive indefinite singular)
gal (genitive indefinite plural)
gal (dative indefinite singular)
gala (dative indefinite plural)
an ghal (definite nominative singular)
na gala (definite nominative plural)
na gaile (definite genitive singular)
na ngal (definite genitive plural)
leis an ngal (dative definite singular)
don ghal (dative definite singular)
leis na gala (dative definite plural)

From Old Irish gal, from Proto-Celtic *galā (“ability”) (compare Welsh gallu (“be able”)).


gal

gal m (genitive singular gail, nominative plural gala)

gail (genitive singular)
gala (nominative plural)
gal (indefinite nominative singular)
g~a (indefinite nominative plural)
a ghail (indefinite singular vocative)
a ghala (indefinite plural vocative)
gail (genitive indefinite singular)
gal (genitive indefinite plural)
gal (dative indefinite singular)
g~a (dative indefinite plural)
an gal (definite nominative singular)
na g~a (definite nominative plural)
an ghail (definite genitive singular)
na ngal (definite genitive plural)
leis an ngal (dative definite singular)
don ghal (dative definite singular)
leis na g~a (dative definite plural)
gal
ghal
ngal


smug

smug f (genitive singular smuige, nominative plural smuga)

smuige (genitive singular)
smuga (nominative plural)
smug (indefinite nominative singular)
smuga (indefinite nominative plural)
a smug (indefinite singular vocative)
a smuga (indefinite plural vocative)
smuige (genitive indefinite singular)
smug (genitive indefinite plural)
smug (dative indefinite singular)
smuig (archaic dative dialectal indefinite singular)
smuga (dative indefinite plural)
an smug (definite nominative singular)
na smuga (definite nominative plural)
na smuige (definite genitive singular)
na smug (definite genitive plural)
leis an smug (dative definite singular)
leis an smuig (archaic dative definite dialectal singular)
don smug (dative definite singular)
don smuig (archaic dative definite dialectal singular)
leis na smuga (dative definite plural)


coil

vocative/genitive singular of col (“prohibition; sin, lust; violation; dislike; incest; relation, relationship”)


coil

inflection of col (“col”):
vocative/genitive singular

inflection of col (“col”):
nominative/dative plural


amadán

amadán m (genitive singular amadáin, nominative plural amadáin)

amadáin (genitive singular)
amadáin (nominative plural)
amadán (indefinite nominative singular)
amadáin (indefinite nominative plural)
a amadáin (indefinite singular vocative)
a amadána (indefinite plural vocative)
amadáin (genitive indefinite singular)
amadán (genitive indefinite plural)
amadán (dative indefinite singular)
amadáin (dative indefinite plural)
an t-amadán (definite nominative singular)
na hamadáin (definite nominative plural)
an amadáin (definite genitive singular)
na n-amadán (definite genitive plural)
leis an amadán (dative definite singular)
don amadán (dative definite singular)
leis na hamadáin (dative definite plural)
amadán
n-amadán
hamadán
t-amadán

→ English: amadan, omadhaun

/(ə)mˠəˈd̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/

/ˌɑmˠəˈd̪ˠɑ̃ːn̪ˠ/

/ˈamˠəd̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/

/ˈamˠəd̪ˠɑːnˠ/

[ˈaːmˠəd̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ]

/ˈamˠəd̪ˠaːnˠ/

/ˈumˠəd̪ˠaːnˠ/

/ˈamˠəd̪ˠan̪ˠ/

/ˈɑmˠəd̪ˠɑnˠ/

From Middle Irish *ammatán (“fool, simpleton”). By surface analysis, amaid (“foolish woman; simpleton, idiot”) + -án (masculine diminutive suffix).


amadáin

[ɑmˠəˈd̪ˠɑːnʲ]

[ˈamˠəd̪ˠɑːnʲ]

[ˈamˠəd̪ˠænʲ]

inflection of amadán:
vocative/genitive singular

inflection of amadán:
nominative/dative plural


mná

inflection of bean (“woman”):
genitive singular

inflection of bean (“woman”):
nominative/vocative/dative plural


bean sí

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bean sí f (genitive singular mná sí, nominative plural mná sí)

mná sí (genitive singular)
mná sí (nominative plural)
bean sí (indefinite nominative singular)
mná sí (indefinite nominative plural)
a bhean sí (indefinite singular vocative)
a mhná sí (indefinite plural vocative)
mná sí (genitive indefinite singular)
ban sí (genitive indefinite plural)
bean sí (dative indefinite singular)
mnaoi shí (archaic dative dialectal indefinite singular)
mná sí (dative indefinite plural)
mnáibh sí (archaic dative indefinite plural)
an bhean sí (definite nominative singular)
na mná sí (definite nominative plural)
na mná sí (definite genitive singular)
na mban sí (definite genitive plural)
leis an mbean sí (dative definite singular)
don bhean sí (dative definite singular)
leis an mnaoi shí (archaic dative definite dialectal singular)
don mhnaoi shí (archaic dative definite dialectal singular)
leis na mná sí (dative definite plural)
leis na mnáibh sí (archaic dative definite plural)
bean sí
bhean sí
mbean sí
bean sídhe (alternative)

→ English: banshee (see there for further descendants)

→ Scots: banshee

From Old Irish ben síde (literally “woman of the fairy mound”). By surface analysis, bean + sí.


bóthar

head

bóthar m (genitive singular bóthair, nominative plural bóithre or bóithrí)

bóthair (genitive singular)
bóithre (nominative plural)
bóithrí (nominative plural)
Br. (abbreviation)
bóthar (indefinite nominative singular)
bóithre (indefinite nominative plural)
a bhóthair (indefinite singular vocative)
a bhóithre (indefinite plural vocative)
bóthair (genitive indefinite singular)
bóithre (genitive indefinite plural)
bóthar (dative indefinite singular)
bóithre (dative indefinite plural)
an bóthar (definite nominative singular)
na bóithre (definite nominative plural)
an bhóthair (definite genitive singular)
na mbóithre (definite genitive plural)
leis an mbóthar (dative definite singular)
don bhóthar (dative definite singular)
leis na bóithre (dative definite plural)
bóthar
bhóthar
mbóthar

→ Yola: boagher, bogher, bargher

From Old Irish bóthar, from Proto-Celtic *bow-itrom (“cow path”).
Cognate with Welsh beidr (“lane, track”).

Téigh trasna an bhóthair.


sceacha

nominative/vocative/dative plural of sceach


bóithre

bóithre
bhóithre
mbóithre
bóithrí (alternative)


cuire

cuire m (genitive singular cuire, nominative plural cuirí)

cuire (genitive singular)
cuirí (nominative plural)
cuire (indefinite nominative singular)
cuirí (indefinite nominative plural)
a chuire (indefinite singular vocative)
a chuirí (indefinite plural vocative)
cuire (genitive indefinite singular)
cuirí (genitive indefinite plural)
cuire (dative indefinite singular)
cuirí (dative indefinite plural)
an cuire (definite nominative singular)
na cuirí (definite nominative plural)
an chuire (definite genitive singular)
na gcuirí (definite genitive plural)
leis an gcuire (dative definite singular)
don chuire (dative definite singular)
leis na cuirí (dative definite plural)

From Old Irish cuire (“troop, host, company; muster”).


bas

head

bas f (genitive singular baise, nominative plural basa)

baise (genitive singular)
basa (nominative plural)
bas (indefinite nominative singular)
basa (indefinite nominative plural)
a bhas (indefinite singular vocative)
a bhasa (indefinite plural vocative)
baise (genitive indefinite singular)
bas (genitive indefinite plural)
bas (dative indefinite singular)
basa (dative indefinite plural)
an bhas (definite nominative singular)
na basa (definite nominative plural)
na baise (definite genitive singular)
na mbas (definite genitive plural)
leis an mbas (dative definite singular)
don bhas (dative definite singular)
leis na basa (dative definite plural)

Borrowed from Middle English bace, alteration of bars, from Old English bærs (“a fish, perch”), from Proto-West Germanic *bars (“perch”).


bas

bas m (genitive singular bas, nominative plural basanna)

bas (genitive singular)
basanna (nominative plural)
bas (indefinite nominative singular)
basanna (indefinite nominative plural)
a bhas (indefinite singular vocative)
a bhasanna (indefinite plural vocative)
bas (genitive indefinite singular)
basanna (genitive indefinite plural)
bas (dative indefinite singular)
basanna (dative indefinite plural)
an bas (definite nominative singular)
na basanna (definite nominative plural)
an bhas (definite genitive singular)
na mbasanna (definite genitive plural)
leis an mbas (dative definite singular)
don bhas (dative definite singular)
leis na basanna (dative definite plural)

Borrowed from English boss, from Dutch baas, from Middle Dutch baes (“master of a household, friend”), from Old Dutch *baso (“uncle, kinsman”), from Proto-Germanic *baswô, masculine form of *baswǭ (“father's sister, aunt, cousin”).


bas

baise (genitive singular)
basa (nominative plural)
bas
bhas
mbas


bróg

head

bróg f (genitive singular bróige, nominative plural bróga)

bróige (genitive singular)
bróga (nominative plural)
bróg (indefinite nominative singular)
bróga (indefinite nominative plural)
a bhróg (indefinite singular vocative)
a bhróga (indefinite plural vocative)
bróige (genitive indefinite singular)
bróg (genitive indefinite plural)
bróig (dative indefinite singular)
bróga (dative indefinite plural)
an bhróg (definite nominative singular)
na bróga (definite nominative plural)
na bróige (definite genitive singular)
na mbróg (definite genitive plural)
leis an mbróig (dative definite singular)
don bhróig (dative definite singular)
leis na bróga (dative definite plural)
bróg
bhróg
mbróg
bróig (alternative)

→ English: brogue

→ Fingallian: brogue

→ Yola: brogue, brough

From Old Irish bróc, from Old Norse brók (“breeches”). Cognate with Manx braag and Scottish Gaelic bròg.


bróga

[ˈbˠɾˠoːɡiː]

nominative/vocative/dative plural of bróg


clann

clann f (genitive singular clainne, nominative plural clanna)

clainne (genitive singular)
clanna (nominative plural)
clann (indefinite nominative singular)
clanna (indefinite nominative plural)
a chlann (indefinite singular vocative)
a chlanna (indefinite plural vocative)
clainne (genitive indefinite singular)
clann (genitive indefinite plural)
clann (dative indefinite singular)
clainn (archaic dative dialectal indefinite singular)
clanna (dative indefinite plural)
an chlann (definite nominative singular)
na clanna (definite nominative plural)
na clainne (definite genitive singular)
na gclann (definite genitive plural)
leis an gclann (dative definite singular)
leis an gclainn (archaic dative definite dialectal singular)
don chlann (dative definite singular)
don chlainn (archaic dative definite dialectal singular)
leis na clanna (dative definite plural)
clann
chlann
gclann

From Old Irish cland (“children, family, offspring”), from Old Welsh plant (“children”), from Latin planta (“shoot, twig, sprout”).

clannmhar

having many children; prolific; luxuriant


clainne

clainne
chlainne
gclainne
cloinne (alternative)


clanna

nominative/dative plural of clann (“children, offspring”)


cailín

head

cailín m (genitive singular cailín, nominative plural cailíní)

cailín (genitive singular)
cailíní (nominative plural)
cailín (indefinite nominative singular)
cailíní (indefinite nominative plural)
a chailín (indefinite singular vocative)
a chailíní (indefinite plural vocative)
cailín (genitive indefinite singular)
cailíní (genitive indefinite plural)
cailín (dative indefinite singular)
cailíní (dative indefinite plural)
an cailín (definite nominative singular)
na cailíní (definite nominative plural)
an chailín (definite genitive singular)
na gcailíní (definite genitive plural)
leis an gcailín (dative definite singular)
don chailín (dative definite singular)
leis na cailíní (dative definite plural)
cailín
chailín
gcailín

→ English: colleen

Shelta: lakeen

From caile (“maid”) + -ín (diminutive suffix).

af

Is í an druil an cailín chun na hoibre.

The drill is the right tool for the job.

useful thing (referring to a feminine noun)


cailíní

/kɑˈlʲiːˌnʲiː/


craice

genitive singular of craic (“crack; conversation, chat; cracked, crazy, person”)


craiceanna

/ˈkɾˠacən̪ˠə/


droim

head

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

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


droma

/ˈd̪ˠɾˠɔmˠə/

genitive singular of droim (“back; ridge; extrados; carapace; wave”)


dromanna

[ˈd̪ˠɾˠɔmˠən̪ˠə]


eiscir

eiscir f (genitive singular eascrach, nominative plural eascracha)

eascrach (genitive singular)
eascracha (nominative plural)
eiscir (indefinite nominative singular)
eascracha (indefinite nominative plural)
a eiscir (indefinite singular vocative)
a eascracha (indefinite plural vocative)
eascrach (genitive indefinite singular)
eascracha (genitive indefinite plural)
eiscir (dative indefinite singular)
eascraigh (archaic dative dialectal indefinite singular)
eascracha (dative indefinite plural)
an eiscir (definite nominative singular)
na heascracha (definite nominative plural)
na heascrach (definite genitive singular)
na n-eascracha (definite genitive plural)
leis an eiscir (dative definite singular)
leis an eascraigh (archaic dative definite dialectal singular)
don eiscir (dative definite singular)
don eascraigh (archaic dative definite dialectal singular)
leis na heascracha (dative definite plural)
eiscir
n-eiscir
heiscir

→ English: esker

From Old Irish escir (“ridge, elevation”).


eascrach

genitive singular of eiscir (“esker, glacial ridge”)


goba

nominative/vocative/dative plural of gob


caoin

caoine (genitive singular)
caoin (indefinite nominative singular)
a chaoin (indefinite singular vocative)
caoine (genitive indefinite singular)
caoin (dative indefinite singular)
an chaoin (definite nominative singular)
na caoine (definite genitive singular)
leis an gcaoin (dative definite singular)
don chaoin (dative definite singular)

From Middle Irish caín (“smooth finished side; especially the outer surface of a wall, etc.”), a substantivization of caín (“fine, beautiful”).


lucharachán

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lucharachán m (genitive singular lucharacháin, nominative plural lucharacháin)

lucharacháin (genitive singular)
lucharacháin (nominative plural)
lucharachán (indefinite nominative singular)
lucharacháin (indefinite nominative plural)
a lucharacháin (indefinite singular vocative)
a lucharachána (indefinite plural vocative)
lucharacháin (genitive indefinite singular)
lucharachán (genitive indefinite plural)
lucharachán (dative indefinite singular)
lucharacháin (dative indefinite plural)
an lucharachán (definite nominative singular)
na lucharacháin (definite nominative plural)
an lucharacháin (definite genitive singular)
na lucharachán (definite genitive plural)
leis an lucharachán (dative definite singular)
don lucharachán (dative definite singular)
leis na lucharacháin (dative definite plural)
leipreachán (alternative)
lucharbán (alternative)
luchargán (alternative)
lucharpán (alternative)
luchormán (alternative)
luchorpán (alternative)
luchramán (alternative)
luprachán (alternative)

/ˈl̪ˠʊxəɾˠəxɑːnˠ/

From Middle Irish luchrupán, from Old Irish luchorpán (from Old Irish lú (“small”, from Proto-Indo-European *legʷʰ-) + corp (“body”, which is from Latin corpus) + -án (diminutive suffix)).

af

from Proto-Indo-European <i class="Latn mention" lang="ine-pro">*legʷʰ-</i>

which is from Latin <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">corpus</i>


óinseach

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óinseach f (genitive singular óinsí, nominative plural óinseacha)

óinsí (genitive singular)
óinseacha (nominative plural)
óinseach (indefinite nominative singular)
óinseacha (indefinite nominative plural)
a óinseach (indefinite singular vocative)
a óinseacha (indefinite plural vocative)
óinsí (genitive indefinite singular)
óinseach (genitive indefinite plural)
óinseach (dative indefinite singular)
óinsigh (archaic dative dialectal indefinite singular)
óinseacha (dative indefinite plural)
an óinseach (definite nominative singular)
na hóinseacha (definite nominative plural)
na hóinsí (definite genitive singular)
na n-óinseach (definite genitive plural)
leis an óinseach (dative definite singular)
leis an óinsigh (archaic dative definite dialectal singular)
don óinseach (dative definite singular)
don óinsigh (archaic dative definite dialectal singular)
leis na hóinseacha (dative definite plural)
óinseach
n-óinseach
hóinseach

From Old Irish óinsech (“foolish or giddy woman”).


óinsí

óinsí
n-óinsí
hóinsí
óinsighe (alternative)


óinseacha

nominative/vocative/dative plural of óinseach


fáinní

[fˠɑːˈn̠ʲiː]

[ˈfˠɑːn̠ʲiː]


fáinne

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fáinne m (genitive singular fáinne, nominative plural fáinní)

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

Leis an bhfáinne seo, pósaim thú.


poitín

poitín (genitive singular)
poitín (indefinite nominative singular)
a phoitín (indefinite singular vocative)
poitín (genitive indefinite singular)
poitín (dative indefinite singular)
an poitín (definite nominative singular)
an phoitín (definite genitive singular)
leis an bpoitín (dative definite singular)
don phoitín (dative definite singular)
poitín
phoitín
bpoitín

→ English: poteen

→ Yola: potteen

[pˠəˈtʲiːnʲ]

[ˈpˠɛtʲiːnʲ]

From pota (“pot”) + -ín (diminutive suffix).


síbín

síbín m (genitive singular síbín, nominative plural síbíní)

síbín (genitive singular)
síbíní (nominative plural)
síbín (indefinite nominative singular)
síbíní (indefinite nominative plural)
a shíbín (indefinite singular vocative)
a shíbíní (indefinite plural vocative)
síbín (genitive indefinite singular)
síbíní (genitive indefinite plural)
síbín (dative indefinite singular)
síbíní (dative indefinite plural)
an síbín (definite nominative singular)
na síbíní (definite nominative plural)
an tsíbín (definite genitive singular)
na síbíní (definite genitive plural)
leis an síbín (dative definite singular)
don síbín (dative definite singular)
leis na síbíní (dative definite plural)
síbín
shíbín
tsíbín

desctree

→ English: shebeen
→ Afrikaans: sjebeen
→ Xhosa: ishibhini

[ʃiːˈbʲiːnʲ]

[ˈʃiːbʲiːnʲ]

From séibe (“mugful”) + -ín (diminutive).


slua

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slua m (genitive singular slua, nominative plural sluaite)

slua (genitive singular)
sluaite (nominative plural)
slua (indefinite nominative singular)
sluaite (indefinite nominative plural)
a shlua (indefinite singular vocative)
a shluaite (indefinite plural vocative)
slua (genitive indefinite singular)
sluaite (genitive indefinite plural)
slua (dative indefinite singular)
sluaite (dative indefinite plural)
an slua (definite nominative singular)
na sluaite (definite nominative plural)
an tslua (definite genitive singular)
na sluaite (definite genitive plural)
leis an slua (dative definite singular)
don slua (dative definite singular)
leis na sluaite (dative definite plural)
slua
shlua
tslua
sluagh (alternative)

→ English: slew

From Middle Irish slúagh, from Old Irish slóg, from Proto-Celtic *slougos.


slaba

slaba m (genitive singular slaba, nominative plural slabaí)

slaba (genitive singular)
slabaí (nominative plural)
slaba (indefinite nominative singular)
slabaí (indefinite nominative plural)
a shlaba (indefinite singular vocative)
a shlabaí (indefinite plural vocative)
slaba (genitive indefinite singular)
slabaí (genitive indefinite plural)
slaba (dative indefinite singular)
slabaí (dative indefinite plural)
an slaba (definite nominative singular)
na slabaí (definite nominative plural)
an tslaba (definite genitive singular)
na slabaí (definite genitive plural)
leis an slaba (dative definite singular)
don slaba (dative definite singular)
leis na slabaí (dative definite plural)
slaba
shlaba
tslaba

[ˈsˠl̪ˠabˠə]


slabaí

[ˈsˠɫ̪abˠiː]


smidiríní

/sˠmʲɪdʲəˈɾʲiːnʲiː/

/ˈsˠmʲɪdʲəɾʲiːnʲiː/

/ˈsˠmʲɪdʲəɾʲinʲi/

smiodar (“broken piece, fragment”) + -ín


tuilleadh

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tuilleadh m (genitive singular tuillidh)

tuillidh (genitive singular)
tuilleadh (indefinite nominative singular)
a thuillidh (indefinite singular vocative)
tuillidh (genitive indefinite singular)
tuilleadh (dative indefinite singular)
an tuilleadh (definite nominative singular)
an tuillidh (definite genitive singular)
leis an tuilleadh (dative definite singular)
don tuilleadh (dative definite singular)
tilleadh (alternative)

→ English: tilly

/ˈtʲil̠ʲəvˠ/

/ˈtʲil̠ʲətʲ/

/ˈtʲil̠ʲətʲ/

From Old Irish tuilled (“increase”), verbal noun of do·lína (“increases, adds to”).

(literary) (act of) adding to, increasing


beatha

beatha f (genitive singular beatha or beathadh, nominative plural beathaí)

beatha (genitive singular)
beathadh (genitive singular)
beathaí (nominative plural)
beatha (nominative singular)
beathaí (nominative plural)
a bheatha (singular vocative)
a bheathaí (plural vocative)
beatha (genitive singular)
beathaí (genitive plural)
beatha (dative singular)
beathaí (dative plural)
an bheatha (definite nominative singular)
na beathaí (definite nominative plural)
na beatha (definite genitive singular)
na mbeathaí (definite genitive plural)
leis an mbeatha (dative definite singular)
don bheatha (dative definite singular)
leis na beathaí (dative definite plural)
beatha (indefinite nominative singular)
beathaí (indefinite nominative plural)
a bheatha (indefinite singular vocative)
a bheathaí (indefinite plural vocative)
beathadh (genitive indefinite singular)
beathaí (genitive indefinite plural)
beatha (dative indefinite singular)
beathaidh (archaic dative dialectal indefinite singular)
beathaí (dative indefinite plural)
an bheatha (definite nominative singular)
na beathaí (definite nominative plural)
na beathadh (definite genitive singular)
na mbeathaí (definite genitive plural)
leis an mbeatha (dative definite singular)
leis an mbeathaidh (archaic dative definite dialectal singular)
don bheatha (dative definite singular)
don bheathaidh (archaic dative definite dialectal singular)
leis na beathaí (dative definite plural)

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós
Proto-Celtic *biwos
Proto-Celtic *-tūts
Proto-Celtic *biwotūts
Old Irish bethu
Irish beatha
From Middle Irish betha, from Old Irish bethu, from Proto-Celtic *biwotūts (compare Welsh bywyd), from *biwos from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”) (compare Latin vīta, Ancient Greek βίοτος (bíotos), Old Church Slavonic животъ (životŭ, “life”), Lithuanian gyvatà (“life”), Sanskrit जीवित (jīvitá), Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬊 (gaiio, “life”) (accusative 𐬘𐬌𐬌𐬁𐬙𐬎𐬨 (jiiātum))), from *gʷeyh₃-w- (“to live”).


beatha

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


bith

beatha (genitive singular)
bith (indefinite nominative singular)
a bhith (indefinite singular vocative)
beatha (genitive indefinite singular)
bith (dative indefinite singular)
an bith (definite nominative singular)
an bheatha (definite genitive singular)
leis an mbith (dative definite singular)
don bhith (dative definite singular)
bith
bhith
mbith

From Old Irish bith, from Proto-Celtic *bitus (compare Welsh byd).


gobadh

gobtha (genitive singular)
gobadh (indefinite nominative singular)
a ghobadh (indefinite singular vocative)
gobtha (genitive indefinite singular)
gobadh (dative indefinite singular)
an gobadh (definite nominative singular)
an ghobtha (definite genitive singular)
leis an ngobadh (dative definite singular)
don ghobadh (dative definite singular)


siúl

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siúl m (genitive singular as substantive siúil, genitive as verbal noun siúlta, nominative plural siúlta)

siúil (genitive singular substantive)
as verbal noun siúlta (genitive)
siúlta (nominative plural)
siúl (nominative singular)
siúlta (nominative plural)
a shiúil (singular vocative)
a shiúlta (plural vocative)
siúil (genitive singular)
siúlta (genitive plural)
siúl (dative singular)
siúlta (dative plural)
an siúl (definite nominative singular)
na siúlta (definite nominative plural)
an tsiúil (definite genitive singular)
na siúlta (definite genitive plural)
leis an siúl (dative definite singular)
don siúl (dative definite singular)
leis na siúlta (dative definite plural)
siúl (indefinite nominative singular)
a shiúl (indefinite singular vocative)
siúlta (genitive indefinite singular)
siúl (dative indefinite singular)
an siúl (definite nominative singular)
an tsiúlta (definite genitive singular)
leis an siúl (dative definite singular)
don siúl (dative definite singular)
siúl
shiúl
tsiúl
siubhal (alternative)

From Middle Irish sibal, verbal noun of siblaid (“to walk”).


siúil

(nonstandard) vocative/genitive singular of seol (“bed, couch”)


siúlta

siúlta
shiúlta
tsiúlta
siubhalta (alternative)

/ˈʃuːl̪ˠt̪ˠə/


rith

rith m or f (genitive singular reatha, nominative plural rití)

reatha (genitive singular)
rití (nominative plural)
rith (indefinite nominative singular)
rití (indefinite nominative plural)
a rith (indefinite singular vocative)
a rití (indefinite plural vocative)
reatha (genitive indefinite singular)
rití (genitive indefinite plural)
rith (dative indefinite singular)
rití (dative indefinite plural)
an rith (definite nominative singular)
na rití (definite nominative plural)
an reatha (definite genitive singular)
na rití (definite genitive plural)
leis an rith (dative definite singular)
don rith (dative definite singular)
leis na rití (dative definite plural)
reath (alternative)

From Old Irish reithid (verb) and riuth (noun), from Proto-Celtic *reteti (verb) and *ritus (noun) (compare Middle Welsh redec), from Proto-Indo-European *Hreth₂-. The vowel of the verb has been replaced with the vowel of the verbal noun, but is preserved in the dialectal form reath.


ithe

ite (genitive singular)
ithe (indefinite nominative singular)
a ithe (indefinite singular vocative)
ite (genitive indefinite singular)
ithe (dative indefinite singular)
an t-ithe (definite nominative singular)
an ite (definite genitive singular)
leis an ithe (dative definite singular)
don ithe (dative definite singular)
ithe (indefinite nominative singular)
a ithe (indefinite singular vocative)
ithe (genitive indefinite singular)
ithe (dative indefinite singular)
an t-ithe (definite nominative singular)
an ithe (definite genitive singular)
leis an ithe (dative definite singular)
don ithe (dative definite singular)
ithe
n-ithe
hithe
t-ithe


ól

óil (genitive singular)
ól (indefinite nominative singular)
a óil (indefinite singular vocative)
óil (genitive indefinite singular)
ól (dative indefinite singular)
an t-ól (definite nominative singular)
an óil (definite genitive singular)
leis an ól (dative definite singular)
don ól (dative definite singular)
ól
n-ól
hól
t-ól

From Old Irish ól (see there), ultimately from *peh₃(y)- (“to drink”).


gáire

gáire m (genitive singular gáire, nominative plural gáirí)

gáire (genitive singular)
gáirí (nominative plural)
gáire (indefinite nominative singular)
gáirí (indefinite nominative plural)
a gháire (indefinite singular vocative)
a gháirí (indefinite plural vocative)
gáire (genitive indefinite singular)
gáirí (genitive indefinite plural)
gáire (dative indefinite singular)
gáirí (dative indefinite plural)
an gáire (definite nominative singular)
na gáirí (definite nominative plural)
an gháire (definite genitive singular)
na ngáirí (definite genitive plural)
leis an ngáire (dative definite singular)
don gháire (dative definite singular)
leis na gáirí (dative definite plural)
gáirí (alternative)


gáire

genitive singular of gáir (“cry, shout”)


gáirí

/ˈɡaːɾʲi(ː)/

Munster form of gáire (“laughing”): verbal noun of gáir


gol

goil (genitive singular)
gola (genitive singular)
gol (indefinite nominative singular)
a ghoil (indefinite singular vocative)
goil (genitive indefinite singular)
gol (dative indefinite singular)
an gol (definite nominative singular)
an ghoil (definite genitive singular)
leis an ngol (dative definite singular)
don ghol (dative definite singular)
gol (indefinite nominative singular)
a ghol (indefinite singular vocative)
gola (genitive indefinite singular)
gol (dative indefinite singular)
an gol (definite nominative singular)
an ghola (definite genitive singular)
leis an ngol (dative definite singular)
don ghol (dative definite singular)
gol
ghol
ngol


goil

Either a rapid-speech variant of gabháil or a variant of dul with assimilation of /d̪ˠ/ to the /ɡ/ of the particle ag. Compare Manx goll (“going”, verbal noun of immee).

cog

verbal noun of <i class="Latn mention" lang="gv">immee</i>

(Connacht, Ulster) verbal noun of gabh (in the meaning “go”) and of téigh.


caint

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caint f (genitive singular cainte, nominative plural cainteanna)

cainte (genitive singular)
cainteanna (nominative plural)
caint (indefinite nominative singular)
cainteanna (indefinite nominative plural)
a chaint (indefinite singular vocative)
a chainteanna (indefinite plural vocative)
cainte (genitive indefinite singular)
cainteanna (genitive indefinite plural)
caint (dative indefinite singular)
cainteanna (dative indefinite plural)
an chaint (definite nominative singular)
na cainteanna (definite nominative plural)
na cainte (definite genitive singular)
na gcainteanna (definite genitive plural)
leis an gcaint (dative definite singular)
don chaint (dative definite singular)
leis na cainteanna (dative definite plural)
caint
chaint
gcaint
cainnt (alternative)

From Old Irish cainnt (“speech, talk, conversation; act of speaking”).

síorchaint

(act of) talking continually; never-ending talk

Tá sé ag caint liom.

talking (acting as a verbal noun for a verb with no finite forms)


cainte

genitive singular of caint (“speech; talking”)


dul

dula (genitive singular)
dul (indefinite nominative singular)
a dhul (indefinite singular vocative)
dula (genitive indefinite singular)
dul (dative indefinite singular)
an dul (definite nominative singular)
an dula (definite genitive singular)
leis an dul (dative definite singular)
don dul (dative definite singular)

From Old Irish dul, verbal noun of téit (“to go”).

arrangement, construction, style, version


dul

Alternative form of dol (“loop; noose, snare; cast; draught, haul; turn; batch, lot; group, contingent; number, amount”)


tig

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tig m (genitive singular tí, nominative plural tithe)

tí (genitive singular)
tithe (nominative plural)
tig (indefinite nominative singular)
tithe (indefinite nominative plural)
a thig (indefinite singular vocative)
a thithe (indefinite plural vocative)
tí (genitive indefinite singular)
tithe (genitive indefinite plural)
tig (dative indefinite singular)
tithe (dative indefinite plural)
an tig (definite nominative singular)
na tithe (definite nominative plural)
an tí (definite genitive singular)
na dtithe (definite genitive plural)
leis an tig (dative definite singular)
don tig (dative definite singular)
leis na tithe (dative definite plural)
tig
thig
dtig

Pronunciation spelling based on the fact that word-final -igh and -ig are pronounced the same in Munster.


teacht

teachta (genitive singular)
teacht (indefinite nominative singular)
a theacht (indefinite singular vocative)
teachta (genitive indefinite singular)
teacht (dative indefinite singular)
an teacht (definite nominative singular)
an teachta (definite genitive singular)
leis an teacht (dative definite singular)
don teacht (dative definite singular)
tíocht (alternative)

From Middle Irish techt, from Old Irish techt, verbal noun of téit (“goes, proceeds, goes away, departs, vanishes”), later of do·icc (“comes to, approaches”), do·tét.


páiste

páiste m (genitive singular páiste, nominative plural páistí)

páiste (genitive singular)
páistí (nominative plural)
páiste (indefinite nominative singular)
páistí (indefinite nominative plural)
a pháiste (indefinite singular vocative)
a pháistí (indefinite plural vocative)
páiste (genitive indefinite singular)
páistí (genitive indefinite plural)
páiste (dative indefinite singular)
páistí (dative indefinite plural)
an páiste (definite nominative singular)
na páistí (definite nominative plural)
an pháiste (definite genitive singular)
na bpáistí (definite genitive plural)
leis an bpáiste (dative definite singular)
don pháiste (dative definite singular)
leis na páistí (dative definite plural)
páiste
pháiste
bpáiste

From Classical Gaelic páitse (compare Manx paitçhey, Scottish Gaelic pàisde), from Old French page, from Late Latin pagius (“servant”) (possibly via Italian paggio), probably from Ancient Greek παιδίον (paidíon, “boy, lad”), from παῖς (paîs, “child”); some sources consider this unlikely and suggest instead Latin pagus (“countryside”), in sense of “boy from the rural regions”.

der

Bhí sé pósta ar sheisear ban i ndiaidh a chéile, acht do mharbhuigh sé alig an tsaoghal iad, ar eagla go mbeidheadh páistídhe ar bith aca.

1894 March 7, Peadar Mac Fionnlaoigh, “An rí nach robh le fagháil bháis”, in Irisleabhar na Gaedhilge, volume 1:5, Dublin: Gaelic Union, pages 185–88:

He was married to six wives, one after another, but he killed all-in-the-world of them for fear they should have any children at all.


páistí

/pˠɑːʃˈtʲiː/

/ˈpˠɑːʃtʲiː/


buachalla

[ˈbˠuəxəl̪ˠə]


múinteoir

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múinteoir m (genitive singular múinteora, nominative plural múinteoirí)

múinteora (genitive singular)
múinteoirí (nominative plural)
múinteoir (indefinite nominative singular)
múinteoirí (indefinite nominative plural)
a mhúinteoir (indefinite singular vocative)
a mhúinteoirí (indefinite plural vocative)
múinteora (genitive indefinite singular)
múinteoirí (genitive indefinite plural)
múinteoir (dative indefinite singular)
múinteoirí (dative indefinite plural)
an múinteoir (definite nominative singular)
na múinteoirí (definite nominative plural)
an mhúinteora (definite genitive singular)
na múinteoirí (definite genitive plural)
leis an múinteoir (dative definite singular)
don mhúinteoir (dative definite singular)
leis na múinteoirí (dative definite plural)
múinteoir
mhúinteoir

/mˠuːn̠ʲˈtʲoːɾʲ/

/ˈmˠuːn̠ʲtʲoːɾʲ/

/ˈmˠuːn̠ʲtʲɔɾʲ/

/ˈmˠuːn̠ʲtʲaɾʲ/

múinteoir ionaid

relief teacher, substitute teacher, supply teacher


múinteora

[ˈmˠuːnʲtʲoːɾˠə]

[mˠuːnʲˈtʲoːɾˠə]

genitive singular of múinteoir (“teacher”)


múinteoirí

/mˠuːn̠ʲˈtʲoːɾʲiː/

/ˈmˠuːn̠ʲtʲoːɾʲiː/

/ˈmˠuːn̠ʲtʲɔɾʲi/

/ˈmˠuːn̠ʲtʲaɾʲi/


cé

cé f (genitive singular cé, nominative plural céanna)

cé (genitive singular)
céanna (nominative plural)
cé (indefinite nominative singular)
céanna (indefinite nominative plural)
a ché (indefinite singular vocative)
a chéanna (indefinite plural vocative)
cé (genitive indefinite singular)
céanna (genitive indefinite plural)
cé (dative indefinite singular)
céanna (dative indefinite plural)
an ché (definite nominative singular)
na céanna (definite nominative plural)
na cé (definite genitive singular)
na gcéanna (definite genitive plural)
leis an gcé (dative definite singular)
don ché (dative definite singular)
leis na céanna (dative definite plural)
céadh (alternative)
céidh (alternative)
céibh (alternative)

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman kay, cail (modern French quai), from Gaulish cagiíum (“enclosure”), from Proto-Celtic *kagyom (“pen, enclosure”) (from which also Welsh cae (“hedge”)).


cé

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

The English names are also widely used by Irish speakers


lán

lán m (genitive singular láin, nominative plural láin)

láin (genitive singular)
láin (nominative plural)
lán (indefinite nominative singular)
láin (indefinite nominative plural)
a láin (indefinite singular vocative)
a lána (indefinite plural vocative)
láin (genitive indefinite singular)
lán (genitive indefinite plural)
lán (dative indefinite singular)
láin (dative indefinite plural)
an lán (definite nominative singular)
na láin (definite nominative plural)
an láin (definite genitive singular)
na lán (definite genitive plural)
leis an lán (dative definite singular)
don lán (dative definite singular)
leis na láin (dative definite plural)

From Old Irish lán, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlānos (compare Welsh llawn), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (compare English full, Latin plēnus, Sanskrit पूर्ण (pūrṇa)), from *pleh₁- (“to fill”).


foilmhe

foilmhe f (genitive singular foilmhe, nominative plural foilmhí)

foilmhe (genitive singular)
foilmhí (nominative plural)
foilmhe (indefinite nominative singular)
foilmhí (indefinite nominative plural)
a fhoilmhe (indefinite singular vocative)
a fhoilmhí (indefinite plural vocative)
foilmhe (genitive indefinite singular)
foilmhí (genitive indefinite plural)
foilmhe (dative indefinite singular)
foilmhí (dative indefinite plural)
an fhoilmhe (definite nominative singular)
na foilmhí (definite nominative plural)
na foilmhe (definite genitive singular)
na bhfoilmhí (definite genitive plural)
leis an bhfoilmhe (dative definite singular)
don fhoilmhe (dative definite singular)
leis na foilmhí (dative definite plural)

From Old Irish foilme (“emptiness, want”), from folam (“empty”) (modern folamh).

[ˈfˠɛlʲəvʲə]

emptiness, blankness, vacuity, inanition


díreach

dírigh (genitive singular)
díreach (indefinite nominative singular)
a dhírigh (indefinite singular vocative)
dírigh (genitive indefinite singular)
díreach (dative indefinite singular)
an díreach (definite nominative singular)
an dírigh (definite genitive singular)
leis an díreach (dative definite singular)
don díreach (dative definite singular)
díreach
dhíreach
ndíreach

From Old Irish díriuch, from Latin dīrectus.


milse

milse (genitive singular)
milse (indefinite nominative singular)
a mhilse (indefinite singular vocative)
milse (genitive indefinite singular)
milse (dative indefinite singular)
an mhilse (definite nominative singular)
na milse (definite genitive singular)
leis an milse (dative definite singular)
don mhilse (dative definite singular)
millse (alternative)

Synonym of milseacht (“sweetness; blandness, smoothness (of tongue), flattery”)


salach

salaí (genitive singular)
salach (indefinite nominative singular)
a shalach (indefinite singular vocative)
salaí (genitive indefinite singular)
salach (dative indefinite singular)
salaigh (archaic dative dialectal indefinite singular)
an tsalach (definite nominative singular)
na salaí (definite genitive singular)
leis an tsalach (dative definite singular)
leis an tsalaigh (archaic dative definite dialectal singular)
don tsalach (dative definite singular)
don tsalaigh (archaic dative definite dialectal singular)
salach
shalach
tsalach


bile

bile m (genitive singular bile, nominative plural bilí)

bile (genitive singular)
bilí (nominative plural)

From Old Irish bile, from Proto-Celtic *belyom (“tree”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰolh₃yom (“leaf”).

tree, especially a large, ancient, sacred one


bile

bile (genitive singular)
bilí (nominative plural)
bile (indefinite nominative singular)
bilí (indefinite nominative plural)
a bhile (indefinite singular vocative)
a bhilí (indefinite plural vocative)
bile (genitive indefinite singular)
bilí (genitive indefinite plural)
bile (dative indefinite singular)
bilí (dative indefinite plural)
an bile (definite nominative singular)
na bilí (definite nominative plural)
an bhile (definite genitive singular)
na mbilí (definite genitive plural)
leis an mbile (dative definite singular)
don bhile (dative definite singular)
leis na bilí (dative definite plural)
bile
bhile
mbile


mála

mála m (genitive singular mála, nominative plural málaí)

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

bag (flexible container)
collection, bundle, repository


bosca

bosca m (genitive singular bosca, nominative plural boscaí)

bosca (genitive singular)
boscaí (nominative plural)
bosca (indefinite nominative singular)
boscaí (indefinite nominative plural)
a bhosca (indefinite singular vocative)
a bhoscaí (indefinite plural vocative)
bosca (genitive indefinite singular)
boscaí (genitive indefinite plural)
bosca (dative indefinite singular)
boscaí (dative indefinite plural)
an bosca (definite nominative singular)
na boscaí (definite nominative plural)
an bhosca (definite genitive singular)
na mboscaí (definite genitive plural)
leis an mbosca (dative definite singular)
don bhosca (dative definite singular)
leis na boscaí (dative definite plural)
bosca
bhosca
mbosca
bocsa (alternative)
bosga (alternative)

Borrowed from Middle English box (“container, box, cup”), from Old English box, from Proto-West Germanic *buhsā.

bor

box (tree or shrub of the genus Buxus), boxwood


sráid

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sráid f (genitive singular sráide, nominative plural sráideanna or sráideacha)

sráide (genitive singular)
sráideanna (nominative plural)
sráideacha (nominative plural)
sráid (indefinite nominative singular)
sráideanna (indefinite nominative plural)
a shráid (indefinite singular vocative)
a shráideanna (indefinite plural vocative)
sráide (genitive indefinite singular)
sráideanna (genitive indefinite plural)
sráid (dative indefinite singular)
sráideanna (dative indefinite plural)
an tsráid (definite nominative singular)
na sráideanna (definite nominative plural)
na sráide (definite genitive singular)
na sráideanna (definite genitive plural)
leis an tsráid (dative definite singular)
don tsráid (dative definite singular)
leis na sráideanna (dative definite plural)
sráid
shráid
tsráid

[sˠɾˠɑː(i̯)dʲ]

From Old Irish sráit, borrowed from Old English strǣt, from Proto-West Germanic *strātu, from Late Latin strāta.


urlár

urlár m (genitive singular urláir, nominative plural urláir)

urláir (genitive singular)
urláir (nominative plural)
urlár (indefinite nominative singular)
urláir (indefinite nominative plural)
a urláir (indefinite singular vocative)
a urlára (indefinite plural vocative)
urláir (genitive indefinite singular)
urlár (genitive indefinite plural)
urlár (dative indefinite singular)
urláir (dative indefinite plural)
an t-urlár (definite nominative singular)
na hurláir (definite nominative plural)
an urláir (definite genitive singular)
na n-urlár (definite genitive plural)
leis an urlár (dative definite singular)
don urlár (dative definite singular)
leis na hurláir (dative definite plural)
urlár
n-urlár
hurlár
t-urlár
orlár (alternative)

/ʊɾˠˈl̪ˠɑːɾˠ/

/ˈauɾˠl̪ˠɑːɾˠ/

/ˈʌɾˠl̪ˠaɾˠ/

From Middle Irish urlár (“level surface”) (compare Scottish Gaelic ùrlar).


bainne

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


úll

úll m (genitive singular úill, nominative plural úlla)

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

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


altra

altra m or f (genitive singular altra, nominative plural altraí)

altra (genitive singular)
altraí (nominative plural)
altra (indefinite nominative singular)
altraí (indefinite nominative plural)
a altra (indefinite singular vocative)
a altraí (indefinite plural vocative)
altra (genitive indefinite singular)
altraí (genitive indefinite plural)
altra (dative indefinite singular)
altraí (dative indefinite plural)
an t-altra (definite nominative singular)
na haltraí (definite nominative plural)
an altra (definite genitive singular)
na n-altraí (definite genitive plural)
leis an altra (dative definite singular)
don altra (dative definite singular)
leis na haltraí (dative definite plural)
altra (indefinite nominative singular)
altraí (indefinite nominative plural)
a altra (indefinite singular vocative)
a altraí (indefinite plural vocative)
altra (genitive indefinite singular)
altraí (genitive indefinite plural)
altra (dative indefinite singular)
altraí (dative indefinite plural)
an altra (definite nominative singular)
na haltraí (definite nominative plural)
na haltra (definite genitive singular)
na n-altraí (definite genitive plural)
leis an altra (dative definite singular)
don altra (dative definite singular)
leis na haltraí (dative definite plural)
altra
n-altra
haltra
t-altra

From Middle Irish altra (“foster father”), from Proto-Celtic *altrawū (“foster uncle”) (compare Welsh athro (“teacher”)), from *aleti (“feed, raise”) (from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to nourish”)) and *awū (“uncle”) (from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂os (“maternal grandfather/uncle”)).

der

(obsolete, always masculine) foster father


mais

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mais f (genitive singular maise, nominative plural maiseanna)

maise (genitive singular)
maiseanna (nominative plural)
mais (indefinite nominative singular)
maiseanna (indefinite nominative plural)
a mhais (indefinite singular vocative)
a mhaiseanna (indefinite plural vocative)
maise (genitive indefinite singular)
maiseanna (genitive indefinite plural)
mais (dative indefinite singular)
maiseanna (dative indefinite plural)
an mhais (definite nominative singular)
na maiseanna (definite nominative plural)
na maise (definite genitive singular)
na maiseanna (definite genitive plural)
leis an mais (dative definite singular)
don mhais (dative definite singular)
leis na maiseanna (dative definite plural)
mais
mhais

From Middle Irish mais, maiss, from Old Irish mass (“mass, lump”), from Latin massa (“mass, bulk; lump; dough”), from Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza, “bread”).


agar

agar m (genitive singular agair, nominative plural agair)

agair (genitive singular)
agair (nominative plural)
agar (indefinite nominative singular)
agair (indefinite nominative plural)
a agair (indefinite singular vocative)
a agara (indefinite plural vocative)
agair (genitive indefinite singular)
agar (genitive indefinite plural)
agar (dative indefinite singular)
agair (dative indefinite plural)
an t-agar (definite nominative singular)
na hagair (definite nominative plural)
an agair (definite genitive singular)
na n-agar (definite genitive plural)
leis an agar (dative definite singular)
don agar (dative definite singular)
leis na hagair (dative definite plural)


agar

Alternative form of agairt (“plea; vengeance, retribution”)


torc

torc m (genitive singular toirc, nominative plural toirc)

toirc (genitive singular)
toirc (nominative plural)

From Old Irish torc¹, from Proto-Celtic *tworkos (“boar”).

torcán

little, young, boar; small corpulent person

portly, corpulent, person; man of substance


torc

From Old Irish torc², from Latin torquis.


torc

toirc (genitive singular)
toirc (nominative plural)
torc (indefinite nominative singular)
toirc (indefinite nominative plural)
a thoirc (indefinite singular vocative)
a thorca (indefinite plural vocative)
toirc (genitive indefinite singular)
torc (genitive indefinite plural)
torc (dative indefinite singular)
toirc (dative indefinite plural)
an torc (definite nominative singular)
na toirc (definite nominative plural)
an toirc (definite genitive singular)
na dtorc (definite genitive plural)
leis an torc (dative definite singular)
don torc (dative definite singular)
leis na toirc (dative definite plural)
torc
thorc
dtorc

Borrowed from English torque, from Latin torqueō (“I twist”).


tuin

tuin f (genitive singular tuine, nominative plural tuineacha)

tuine (genitive singular)
tuineacha (nominative plural)
tuin (indefinite nominative singular)
tuineacha (indefinite nominative plural)
a thuin (indefinite singular vocative)
a thuineacha (indefinite plural vocative)
tuine (genitive indefinite singular)
tuineacha (genitive indefinite plural)
tuin (dative indefinite singular)
tuineacha (dative indefinite plural)
an tuin (definite nominative singular)
na tuineacha (definite nominative plural)
na tuine (definite genitive singular)
na dtuineacha (definite genitive plural)
leis an tuin (dative definite singular)
don tuin (dative definite singular)
leis na tuineacha (dative definite plural)
tuin
thuin
dtuin

Perhaps from English tune, in which case a doublet of tiúin.

tuin iasachta


dúnta

/ˈd̪ˠuːn̪ˠt̪ˠə/


briste

/ˈbʲɾʲɪʃtʲə/


oscailte

[ˈɔsˠkɪlʲtʲɪ]


caillte

/ˈkɑil̠ʲtʲə/

/ˈkɑːl̠ʲtʲə/


déanta

/ˈdʲeːn̪ˠt̪ˠə/

/ˈdʲiːn̪ˠt̪ˠə/


scríofa

/ˈʃcɾʲiːfˠə/

genitive singular of scríobh (“writing”)


críochnaithe

/ˈcɾʲiːxn̪ˠɪhɪ/


doras

doras m (genitive singular dorais, nominative plural doirse)

dorais (genitive singular)
doirse (nominative plural)
doras (indefinite nominative singular)
doirse (indefinite nominative plural)
a dhorais (indefinite singular vocative)
a dhoirse (indefinite plural vocative)
dorais (genitive indefinite singular)
doirse (genitive indefinite plural)
doras (dative indefinite singular)
doirse (dative indefinite plural)
an doras (definite nominative singular)
na doirse (definite nominative plural)
an dorais (definite genitive singular)
na ndoirse (definite genitive plural)
leis an doras (dative definite singular)
don doras (dative definite singular)
leis na doirse (dative definite plural)
doras
dhoras
ndoras
dorus (alternative)

/ˈd̪ˠʌɾˠəsˠ/

/ˈd̪ˠɔɾˠəsˠ/

/ˈd̪ˠɞɾˠəsˠ/

From Old Irish dorus, from Proto-Celtic *dworestus, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- (“gate, door”). Akin to Welsh drws.


dorais

vocative/genitive singular of doras (“door”)


doirse

doirse
dhoirse
ndoirse
dóirse (alternative)

/ˈd̪ˠoːɾˠʃə/


fuinneog

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fuinneog f (genitive singular fuinneoige, nominative plural fuinneoga)

fuinneoige (genitive singular)
fuinneoga (nominative plural)
fuinneog (indefinite nominative singular)
fuinneoga (indefinite nominative plural)
a fhuinneog (indefinite singular vocative)
a fhuinneoga (indefinite plural vocative)
fuinneoige (genitive indefinite singular)
fuinneog (genitive indefinite plural)
fuinneog (dative indefinite singular)
fuinneoig (archaic dative dialectal indefinite singular)
fuinneoga (dative indefinite plural)
an fhuinneog (definite nominative singular)
na fuinneoga (definite nominative plural)
na fuinneoige (definite genitive singular)
na bhfuinneog (definite genitive plural)
leis an bhfuinneog (dative definite singular)
leis an bhfuinneoig (archaic dative definite dialectal singular)
don fhuinneog (dative definite singular)
don fhuinneoig (archaic dative definite dialectal singular)
leis na fuinneoga (dative definite plural)
fuinneog
fhuinneog
bhfuinneog
fuinneoig (alternative)
fuinneóg (alternative)

/ˈfˠɪn̠ʲoːɡ/

From Middle Irish fuindeóc, from Old Norse vindauga; modified to contain the suffix -óg.


fuinneoga

/fˠɪˈnʲoːɡə/

/ˈfˠɪn̠ʲoːɡə/

/ˈfˠɪn̠ʲoːɡiː/

/ˈfˠɪn̠ʲɔɡə/

nominative/dative plural of fuinneog (“window”)


peann

peann m (genitive singular pinn, nominative plural pinn)

pinn (genitive singular)
pinn (nominative plural)
peann (indefinite nominative singular)
pinn (indefinite nominative plural)
a phinn (indefinite singular vocative)
a pheanna (indefinite plural vocative)
pinn (genitive indefinite singular)
peann (genitive indefinite plural)
peann (dative indefinite singular)
pinn (dative indefinite plural)
an peann (definite nominative singular)
na pinn (definite nominative plural)
an phinn (definite genitive singular)
na bpeann (definite genitive plural)
leis an bpeann (dative definite singular)
don pheann (dative definite singular)
leis na pinn (dative definite plural)
peann
pheann
bpeann

From Old Irish penn (“pen”), borrowed from Latin penna (“feather”).


pinn

inflection of peann:
vocative/genitive singular

inflection of peann:
nominative/dative plural


peann luaidhe

peann luaidhe m (genitive singular pinn luaidhe, nominative plural pinn luaidhe)

pinn luaidhe (genitive singular)
pinn luaidhe (nominative plural)
peann luaidhe
pheann luaidhe
bpeann luaidhe


leabhair

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

inflection of leabhar (“book”):
vocative/genitive singular

inflection of leabhar (“book”):
nominative/dative plural


airgead

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airgead m (genitive singular airgid, nominative plural airgid)

airgid (genitive singular)
airgid (nominative plural)
airgead (indefinite nominative singular)
airgid (indefinite nominative plural)
a airgid (indefinite singular vocative)
a airgeada (indefinite plural vocative)
airgid (genitive indefinite singular)
airgead (genitive indefinite plural)
airgead (dative indefinite singular)
airgid (dative indefinite plural)
an t-airgead (definite nominative singular)
na hairgid (definite nominative plural)
an airgid (definite genitive singular)
na n-airgead (definite genitive plural)
leis an airgead (dative definite singular)
don airgead (dative definite singular)
leis na hairgid (dative definite plural)
airgead
n-airgead
hairgead
t-airgead

/ˈɑɾʲəɟəd̪ˠ/

/ˈaɾʲəɟəd̪ˠ/

/ˈæɾʲəɟəd̪ˠ/

[ˈæːɾʲɪɟəd̪ˠ]

From Old Irish argat (“silver”), from Proto-Celtic *argantom (compare Welsh arian), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- (“to shine”) (compare Latin argentum (“silver”)).


airgid

/ˈæːɾʲəɟədʲ/

inflection of airgead (“silver; money, sum of money”):


cóta

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cóta m (genitive singular cóta, nominative plural cótaí)

cóta (genitive singular)
cótaí (nominative plural)

From Middle Irish cóta, borrowed from Anglo-Norman cote, cotte (“outer garment with sleeves”), from Old Frankish *kotta (“coat”), from Proto-Germanic *kuttô.


cóta

cóta (genitive singular)
cótaí (nominative plural)
cóta (indefinite nominative singular)
cótaí (indefinite nominative plural)
a chóta (indefinite singular vocative)
a chótaí (indefinite plural vocative)
cóta (genitive indefinite singular)
cótaí (genitive indefinite plural)
cóta (dative indefinite singular)
cótaí (dative indefinite plural)
an cóta (definite nominative singular)
na cótaí (definite nominative plural)
an chóta (definite genitive singular)
na gcótaí (definite genitive plural)
leis an gcóta (dative definite singular)
don chóta (dative definite singular)
leis na cótaí (dative definite plural)
cóta
chóta
gcóta


obair

obair f (genitive singular oibre, nominative plural oibreacha)

oibre (genitive singular)
oibreacha (nominative plural)
obair (indefinite nominative singular)
oibreacha (indefinite nominative plural)
a obair (indefinite singular vocative)
a oibreacha (indefinite plural vocative)
oibre (genitive indefinite singular)
oibreacha (genitive indefinite plural)
obair (dative indefinite singular)
oibreacha (dative indefinite plural)
an obair (definite nominative singular)
na hoibreacha (definite nominative plural)
na hoibre (definite genitive singular)
na n-oibreacha (definite genitive plural)
leis an obair (dative definite singular)
don obair (dative definite singular)
leis na hoibreacha (dative definite plural)
obair
n-obair
hobair

From Old Irish opar, from Latin opera, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep- (“to work”).

Molann an obair an saor. (proverb)

(literally, “The work commends the craftsman.”)

A man may be judged by his achievements.


litir

litir f (genitive singular litreach or litre, nominative plural litreacha)

litreach (genitive singular)
litre (genitive singular)
litreacha (nominative plural)
litir (indefinite nominative singular)
litreacha (indefinite nominative plural)
a litir (indefinite singular vocative)
a litreacha (indefinite plural vocative)
litreach (genitive indefinite singular)
litreacha (genitive indefinite plural)
litir (dative indefinite singular)
litrigh (archaic dative dialectal indefinite singular)
litreacha (dative indefinite plural)
an litir (definite nominative singular)
na litreacha (definite nominative plural)
na litreach (definite genitive singular)
na litreacha (definite genitive plural)
leis an litir (dative definite singular)
leis an litrigh (archaic dative definite dialectal singular)
don litir (dative definite singular)
don litrigh (archaic dative definite dialectal singular)
leis na litreacha (dative definite plural)
leitir (alternative)

/ˈl̠ʲɪtʲəɾʲ/

From Old Irish liter, from Latin littera.


litreach

[ˈlʲitʲɾʲəx]


litreacha

[ˈlʲɪtʲɾʲəxə]


ceacht

ceacht m or f (genitive singular ceachta, nominative plural ceachtanna)

ceachta (genitive singular)
ceachtanna (nominative plural)
ceacht (indefinite nominative singular)
ceachtanna (indefinite nominative plural)
a cheacht (indefinite singular vocative)
a cheachtanna (indefinite plural vocative)
ceachta (genitive indefinite singular)
ceachtanna (genitive indefinite plural)
ceacht (dative indefinite singular)
ceachtanna (dative indefinite plural)
an ceacht (definite nominative singular)
na ceachtanna (definite nominative plural)
an cheachta (definite genitive singular)
na gceachtanna (definite genitive plural)
leis an gceacht (dative definite singular)
don cheacht (dative definite singular)
leis na ceachtanna (dative definite plural)
ceacht (nominative singular)
ceachtanna (nominative plural)
a cheacht (singular vocative)
a cheachtanna (plural vocative)
ceachta (genitive singular)
ceachtanna (genitive plural)
ceacht (dative singular)
ceachtanna (dative plural)
an cheacht (definite nominative singular)
na ceachtanna (definite nominative plural)
na ceachta (definite genitive singular)
na gceachtanna (definite genitive plural)
leis an gceacht (dative definite singular)
don cheacht (dative definite singular)
leis na ceachtanna (dative definite plural)
ceacht
cheacht
gceacht

Clipping of aiceacht, from Middle Irish aiccecht, from Old Irish aiccept, from Latin acceptum.


ceachta

genitive singular of ceacht (“lesson; recited passage, episode; exercise”)


ceachtanna

[ˈcaxt̪ˠən̪ˠə]

plural of ceacht (“lesson; recited passage, episode; exercise”)


bionda

ar do bhionda


léamh

léamh m (genitive singular as substantive léimh, genitive as verbal noun léite, nominative plural léamha)

léimh (genitive singular substantive)
as verbal noun léite (genitive)
léamha (nominative plural)
léamh (nominative singular)
léamha (nominative plural)
a léimh (singular vocative)
a léamha (plural vocative)
léimh (genitive singular)
léamha (genitive plural)
léamh (dative singular)
léamha (dative plural)
an léamh (definite nominative singular)
na léamha (definite nominative plural)
an léimh (definite genitive singular)
na léamha (definite genitive plural)
leis an léamh (dative definite singular)
don léamh (dative definite singular)
leis na léamha (dative definite plural)
léamh (indefinite nominative singular)
a léamh (indefinite singular vocative)
léite (genitive indefinite singular)
léamh (dative indefinite singular)
an léamh (definite nominative singular)
an léite (definite genitive singular)
leis an léamh (dative definite singular)
don léamh (dative definite singular)
léigheamh (alternative)


scríobh

scríofa (genitive singular)
scríobh (indefinite nominative singular)
a scríobh (indefinite singular vocative)
scríofa (genitive indefinite singular)
scríobh (dative indefinite singular)
an scríobh (definite nominative singular)
an scríofa (definite genitive singular)
leis an scríobh (dative definite singular)
don scríobh (dative definite singular)
scríobhadh (alternative)
sgríobh (alternative)

From Old Irish scríbaid, from Latin scrībō.


busta

busta m (genitive singular busta, nominative plural bustaí)

busta (genitive singular)
bustaí (nominative plural)
busta (indefinite nominative singular)
bustaí (indefinite nominative plural)
a bhusta (indefinite singular vocative)
a bhustaí (indefinite plural vocative)
busta (genitive indefinite singular)
bustaí (genitive indefinite plural)
busta (dative indefinite singular)
bustaí (dative indefinite plural)
an busta (definite nominative singular)
na bustaí (definite nominative plural)
an bhusta (definite genitive singular)
na mbustaí (definite genitive plural)
leis an mbusta (dative definite singular)
don bhusta (dative definite singular)
leis na bustaí (dative definite plural)
busta
bhusta
mbusta

/ˈbˠʊsˠt̪ˠə/

Borrowed from French buste, from Italian busto, from Latin būstum.


súgradh

súgartha (genitive singular)
súgradh (indefinite nominative singular)
a shúgradh (indefinite singular vocative)
súgartha (genitive indefinite singular)
súgradh (dative indefinite singular)
an súgradh (definite nominative singular)
an tsúgartha (definite genitive singular)
leis an súgradh (dative definite singular)
don súgradh (dative definite singular)
súgradh
shúgradh
tsúgradh

From Old Irish súgrad (“act of playing; diversion, sport, mirth”), possibly related to súcach (“merry, cheerful, pleasant”) and subae (“joy, pleasure, happiness, merriment”).

inh

(act of) playing, sporting; amusement, fun


súgartha

[ˈsˠuːɡəɾˠhə]


éisteacht

head

éisteacht f (genitive singular éisteachta, nominative plural éisteachtaí)

éisteachta (genitive singular)
éisteachtaí (nominative plural)
éisteacht (indefinite nominative singular)
éisteachtaí (indefinite nominative plural)
a éisteacht (indefinite singular vocative)
a éisteachtaí (indefinite plural vocative)
éisteachta (genitive indefinite singular)
éisteachtaí (genitive indefinite plural)
éisteacht (dative indefinite singular)
éisteachtaí (dative indefinite plural)
an éisteacht (definite nominative singular)
na héisteachtaí (definite nominative plural)
na héisteachta (definite genitive singular)
na n-éisteachtaí (definite genitive plural)
leis an éisteacht (dative definite singular)
don éisteacht (dative definite singular)
leis na héisteachtaí (dative definite plural)
éisteacht
n-éisteacht
héisteacht
éisteach (alternative)
éisteachán (alternative)
éisdeach (alternative)
éisdeachd (alternative)
éisdeacht (alternative)
éisdiocht (alternative)
éisteachd (alternative)
éistiocht (alternative)

/ˈeːʃtʲəxt̪ˠ/

/ˈeʃtʲəxt̪ˠ/

From Old Irish étsecht, éstecht (“hearing”), verbal noun of in·túaisi (“to listen”).


canadh

canta (genitive singular)
canadh (indefinite nominative singular)
a chanadh (indefinite singular vocative)
canta (genitive indefinite singular)
canadh (dative indefinite singular)
an canadh (definite nominative singular)
an chanta (definite genitive singular)
leis an gcanadh (dative definite singular)
don chanadh (dative definite singular)


rinc

rinc f (genitive singular rince, nominative plural rinceanna)

rince (genitive singular)
rinceanna (nominative plural)
rinc (indefinite nominative singular)
rinceanna (indefinite nominative plural)
a rinc (indefinite singular vocative)
a rinceanna (indefinite plural vocative)
rince (genitive indefinite singular)
rinceanna (genitive indefinite plural)
rinc (dative indefinite singular)
rinceanna (dative indefinite plural)
an rinc (definite nominative singular)
na rinceanna (definite nominative plural)
na rince (definite genitive singular)
na rinceanna (definite genitive plural)
leis an rinc (dative definite singular)
don rinc (dative definite singular)
leis na rinceanna (dative definite plural)


rince

rince m (genitive singular rince, nominative plural rincí)

rince (genitive singular)
rincí (nominative plural)

rince a bhaint as airgead

to spend money lavishly; to make money spin


imeacht

imeacht m or f (genitive singular imeachta, nominative plural imeachtaí)

imeachta (genitive singular)
imeachtaí (nominative plural)
imeacht (indefinite nominative singular)
imeachtaí (indefinite nominative plural)
a imeacht (indefinite singular vocative)
a imeachtaí (indefinite plural vocative)
imeachta (genitive indefinite singular)
imeachtaí (genitive indefinite plural)
imeacht (dative indefinite singular)
imeachtaí (dative indefinite plural)
an t-imeacht (definite nominative singular)
na himeachtaí (definite nominative plural)
an imeachta (definite genitive singular)
na n-imeachtaí (definite genitive plural)
leis an imeacht (dative definite singular)
don imeacht (dative definite singular)
leis na himeachtaí (dative definite plural)
imeacht (nominative singular)
imeachtaí (nominative plural)
a imeacht (singular vocative)
a imeachtaí (plural vocative)
imeachta (genitive singular)
imeachtaí (genitive plural)
imeacht (dative singular)
imeachtaí (dative plural)
an imeacht (definite nominative singular)
na himeachtaí (definite nominative plural)
na himeachta (definite genitive singular)
na n-imeachtaí (definite genitive plural)
leis an imeacht (dative definite singular)
don imeacht (dative definite singular)
leis na himeachtaí (dative definite plural)
imeacht
n-imeacht
himeacht
t-imeacht
imtheacht (alternative)

passage (act of passing; movement across or through)

(in the plural) proceedings, transactions


bhfuil

Waterford, specifically the pronunciation of the phrase an bhfuil (“is?”)