cat

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cat m (genitive singular cait, plural cait)

cait (genitive singular)
cait (plural)
cat (indefinite nominative singular)
cait (indefinite nominative plural)
cait (genitive indefinite singular)
chat (genitive indefinite plural)
cat (dative indefinite singular)
cait (dative indefinite plural)
cataibh (dative indefinite plural)
cat (definite nominative singular)
an cat (definite nominative singular)
cait (definite nominative plural)
na cait (definite nominative plural)
(a') chait (definite genitive singular)
cat (definite genitive plural)
nan cat (definite genitive plural)
(a') chat (dative definite singular)
cait (dative definite plural)
na cait (dative definite plural)
cataibh (dative definite plural)
chait (definite singular vocative)
chata (definite plural vocative)
cat (mutation mutation-radical)
chat (lenition mutation)

gd-decl-noun-table

^✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

From Old Irish catt, borrowed from Late Latin cattus. Cognates include Irish cat and Manx kayt.


mart

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mart m (genitive singular mairt, plural mairt)

mairt (genitive singular)
mairt (plural)
mart (mutation mutation-radical)
mhart (lenition mutation)


each

each m (genitive singular eich, plural eich)

eich (genitive singular)
eich (plural)
each (indefinite nominative singular)
eich (indefinite nominative plural)
eich (genitive indefinite singular)
each (genitive indefinite plural)
each (dative indefinite singular)
eich (dative indefinite plural)
eachaibh (dative indefinite plural)
t-each (definite nominative singular)
an t-each (definite nominative singular)
h-eich (definite nominative plural)
na h-eich (definite nominative plural)
eich (definite genitive singular)
an eich (definite genitive singular)
each (definite genitive plural)
nan each (definite genitive plural)
each (dative definite singular)
an each (dative definite singular)
h-eich (dative definite plural)
na h-eich (dative definite plural)
h-eachaibh (dative definite plural)
eich (definite singular vocative)
eacha (definite plural vocative)
each (mutation mutation-radical)
n-each (eclipsis mutation)
h-each (mutation prothesis-h)
t-each (mutation prothesis-t)

PIE word
 *h₁éḱwos
From Old Irish ech, from Primitive Irish *ᚓᚊᚐᚄ (*eqas), from Proto-Celtic *ekʷos. Cognates include Irish each and Manx agh.

tha an t-each na throtan

air muin eich

Cò air a tha sibh a' bruidhinn? – Tha sinn a' bruidhinn air eich!
Who/what are you talking about? – None of your business!

literally, “We are talking about horses”

Equus caballus
Equus caballus#Translingual


cana

cana m (genitive singular cana, plural canachan)

cana (genitive singular)
canachan (plural)

According to MacBain, apparently related to sense 2 (“puppy”) by transference.


torc

torc m (genitive singular tuirc, plural tuirc)

tuirc (genitive singular)
tuirc (plural)
torc (mutation mutation-radical)
thorc (lenition mutation)

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


broc

broc m (genitive singular bruic, plural bruic)

bruic (genitive singular)
bruic (plural)
broc (indefinite nominative singular)
bruic (indefinite nominative plural)
bruic (genitive indefinite singular)
bhroc (genitive indefinite plural)
broc (dative indefinite singular)
bruic (dative indefinite plural)
brocaibh (dative indefinite plural)
broc (definite nominative singular)
am broc (definite nominative singular)
bruic (definite nominative plural)
na bruic (definite nominative plural)
(a') bhruic (definite genitive singular)
broc (definite genitive plural)
nam broc (definite genitive plural)
(a') bhroc (dative definite singular)
bruic (dative definite plural)
na bruic (dative definite plural)
brocaibh (dative definite plural)
bhruic (definite singular vocative)
bhroca (definite plural vocative)
broc (mutation mutation-radical)
bhroc (lenition mutation)

From Middle Irish brocc. Cognates include Irish broc and Manx broc.


luch

luch (indefinite nominative singular)
luchan (indefinite nominative plural)
lucha (genitive indefinite singular)
luchan (genitive indefinite plural)
lucha (dative indefinite singular)
luchan (dative indefinite plural)
luchaibh (dative indefinite plural)
luch (definite nominative singular)
an luch (definite nominative singular)
luchan (definite nominative plural)
na luchan (definite nominative plural)
lucha (definite genitive singular)
na lucha (definite genitive singular)
luchan (definite genitive plural)
nan luchan (definite genitive plural)
lucha (dative definite singular)
an lucha (dative definite singular)
luchan (dative definite plural)
na luchan (dative definite plural)
luchaibh (dative definite plural)
luch (definite singular vocative)
luchan (definite plural vocative)
luch (mutation mutation-radical)

From Middle Irish [Term?], from Old Irish luch. Cognates include Irish luch and Manx lugh.


loth

loth f (genitive singular lotha, plural lothan)

lotha (genitive singular)
lothan (plural)

From Proto-Celtic *luto-, *lutno-, from Proto-Indo-European *polH- (“animal young”), ultimately from *peh₂w- (“smallness”), see also Ancient Greek πῶλος (pôlos), English foal, Albanian pelë (“mare”), Old Armenian ուլ (ul, “kid, fawn”)).


sionnach

sionnach (indefinite nominative singular)
sionnaich (indefinite nominative plural)
sionnaich (genitive indefinite singular)
shionnach (genitive indefinite plural)
sionnach (dative indefinite singular)
sionnaich (dative indefinite plural)
sionnachaibh (dative indefinite plural)
sionnach (definite nominative singular)
an sionnach (definite nominative singular)
sionnaich (definite nominative plural)
na sionnaich (definite nominative plural)
t-sionnaich (definite genitive singular)
an t-sionnaich (definite genitive singular)
sionnach (definite genitive plural)
nan sionnach (definite genitive plural)
t-sionnach (dative definite singular)
an t-sionnach (dative definite singular)
sionnaich (dative definite plural)
na sionnaich (dative definite plural)
sionnachaibh (dative definite plural)
shionnaich (definite singular vocative)
shionnacha (definite plural vocative)
sionnach (mutation mutation-radical)
shionnach (lenition mutation)
after "an" (lenition mutation)
t-sionnach (lenition mutation)

From Middle Irish sinnach, from Old Irish sinnach.


uan

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uan m (genitive singular uain, plural uain)

uain (genitive singular)
uain (plural)
uan (mutation mutation-radical)
n-uan (eclipsis mutation)
h-uan (mutation prothesis-h)
t-uan (mutation prothesis-t)

From Old Irish úan, from Proto-Celtic *ognos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós (“lamb”).


cù

cù (indefinite nominative singular)
coin (indefinite nominative plural)
coin (genitive indefinite singular)
chon (genitive indefinite plural)
cù (dative indefinite singular)
coin (dative indefinite plural)
cù (definite nominative singular)
an cù (definite nominative singular)
coin (definite nominative plural)
na coin (definite nominative plural)
(a') choin (definite genitive singular)
con (definite genitive plural)
nan con (definite genitive plural)
(a') chù (dative definite singular)
coin (dative definite plural)
na coin (dative definite plural)
choin (definite singular vocative)
a choin (definite singular vocative)
chuilidh (definite singular vocative)
a chuilidh (definite singular vocative)
chona (definite plural vocative)
a chona (definite plural vocative)
cù (mutation mutation-radical)
chù (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish cú. Cognates include Irish cú and Manx coo.


bò

bò f (dative singular bò or boin, genitive singular bà, plural bà)

bò (dative singular)
boin (dative singular)
bà (genitive singular)
bà (plural)
bò (indefinite nominative singular)
bà (indefinite nominative plural)
bà (genitive indefinite singular)
bò (genitive indefinite plural)
bò (dative indefinite singular)
boin (dative indefinite singular)
bà (dative indefinite plural)
(a') bhò (definite nominative singular)
bà (definite nominative plural)
na bà (definite nominative plural)
bà (definite genitive singular)
na bà (definite genitive singular)
bò (definite genitive plural)
nam bò (definite genitive plural)
(a') bhoin (dative definite singular)
(a') bhò (dative definite singular)
bà (dative definite plural)
na bà (dative definite plural)
bhò (definite singular vocative)
bhà (definite plural vocative)

From Old Irish bó, from Proto-Celtic *bāus, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws.


asal

asal m (genitive singular asail, plural asalan)

asail (genitive singular)
asalan (plural)
asal (mutation mutation-radical)
n-asal (eclipsis mutation)
h-asal (mutation prothesis-h)
t-asal (mutation prothesis-t)

From Middle Irish asal, from Latin asellus (“small or young donkey”).


tarbh

tarbh m (genitive singular tairbh, plural tairbh)

tairbh (genitive singular)
tairbh (plural)
tarbh (mutation mutation-radical)
tharbh (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish tarb, from Proto-Celtic *tarwos (“bull”) (compare Welsh tarw, Cornish tarow, Breton tarv, Gaulish taruos), from Proto-Indo-European *táwros (“bull”) (compare Latin taurus).

tarbh-coille

dark cloud which when seen on New Year's Day portends a stormy season

tarbh-oighre

bull supposed to serve cows grazing near to lochs in which they are supposed to live

tarbh-tàna

parish-, district-, or herd-bull, bull which is the property of a district


gadhar

gadhar m (genitive singular gadhair, plural gadhair or gadhrain)

gadhair (genitive singular)
gadhair (plural)
gadhrain (plural)
gadhar (mutation mutation-radical)
ghadhar (lenition mutation)

From Middle Irish gadar (“beagle, hunting dog”), from Old Irish gagar, from Old Norse gagarr.


lon

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lon m (genitive singular loin, no plural)

Shortening of lon-chraois, apparently from Middle Irish con cráis (“gluttony”). Kuno Keyer translates lon separately as "demon". Others suggest lon as "water". See craos for its etymology.


cuan

cuan m (genitive singular cuain, plural cuantan or cuaintean or cuanta)

cuain (genitive singular)
cuantan (plural)
cuaintean (plural)
cuanta (plural)

From Middle Irish cúan (“bay, gulf, harbor”), from Proto-Celtic *kawnos, from Proto-Indo-European *kapnós, from *keh₂p- (“to grasp”).


cuan

cuan (mutation mutation-radical)
chuan (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish cúan (“litter (of pups or other young animals); pack (of dogs, wolves, etc.); family, band, company”), from cú (“hound”).


caora

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caora f (genitive singular caorach, plural caoraich)

caorach (genitive singular)
caoraich (plural)
caora (indefinite nominative singular)
caoraich (indefinite nominative plural)
caorach (genitive indefinite singular)
caorach (genitive indefinite plural)
caora (dative indefinite singular)
caoraibh (dative indefinite plural)
(a') chaora (definite nominative singular)
caoraich (definite nominative plural)
na caoraich (definite nominative plural)
caorach (definite genitive singular)
na caorach (definite genitive singular)
caorach (definite genitive plural)
nan caorach (definite genitive plural)
(a') chaora (dative definite singular)
caoraibh (dative definite plural)
na caoraibh (dative definite plural)
chaora (definite singular vocative)
chaoraich (definite plural vocative)
caora (mutation mutation-radical)
chaora (lenition mutation)

From Middle Irish cáera, from Old Irish cauru, from Proto-Celtic *kaɸerūxs.

am bun nan caorach

o chrò nan caorach


laogh

laogh m (genitive singular laoigh, plural laoigh)

laoigh (genitive singular)
laoigh (plural)
laogh (indefinite nominative singular)
laoigh (indefinite nominative plural)
laoigh (genitive indefinite singular)
laogh (genitive indefinite plural)
laogh (dative indefinite singular)
laoigh (dative indefinite plural)
laoghaibh (dative indefinite plural)
laogh (definite nominative singular)
an laogh (definite nominative singular)
laoigh (definite nominative plural)
na laoigh (definite nominative plural)
laoigh (definite genitive singular)
an laoigh (definite genitive singular)
laogh (definite genitive plural)
nan laogh (definite genitive plural)
laogh (dative definite singular)
an laogh (dative definite singular)
laoigh (dative definite plural)
na laoigh (dative definite plural)
laoghaibh (dative definite plural)
laoigh (definite singular vocative)
laogha (definite plural vocative)
laogh (mutation mutation-radical)

From Old Irish lóeg. Cognates include Irish lao and Manx lheiy.

calf, fawn, kid (young of a cow or deer)


leòmhann

leòmhann m (genitive singular leòmhainn, plural leòmhannan or leòmhainn)

leòmhainn (genitive singular)
leòmhannan (plural)
leòmhainn (plural)

From Old Irish léo, léoman, from Latin leō.

Mar leòmhann le fearachas.


gobhar

gobhar m or f (genitive singular gobhair or goibhre, plural gobhair)

gobhair (genitive singular)
goibhre (genitive singular)
gobhair (plural)
gobhar (mutation mutation-radical)
ghobhar (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish gabor (“goat”), from Proto-Celtic *gabros (“he-goat”), from Proto-Indo-European *kápros (“he-goat”).


ròn

ròn m (genitive singular ròin, plural ròin)

From Old Irish rón. Cognate with Irish rón, Manx raun, Breton reunig, Cornish reun.


piseag

piseag f (genitive singular piseige, plural piseagan)

piseige (genitive singular)
piseagan (plural)
piseag (mutation mutation-radical)
phiseag (lenition mutation)

From English puss + -ag; compare Irish piseog.


cuilean

cuilean m (genitive singular cuilein, plural cuileanan)

cuilein (genitive singular)
cuileanan (plural)

From Old Irish cuilén (“pup, cub”), from Proto-Celtic *kolignos (“whelp”). Cognate with Irish coileán and Manx quallian.


mathan

mathan m (genitive singular mathain, plural mathain or mathanan)

mathain (genitive singular)
mathain (plural)
mathanan (plural)
mathan (mutation mutation-radical)
mhathan (lenition mutation)

'S e sineach uile-itheach glè mhòr a tha ann am mathan.

A bear is a very large omnivorous mammal.


coineanach

coineanach (indefinite nominative singular)
coineanaich (indefinite nominative plural)
coineanaich (genitive indefinite singular)
choineanach (genitive indefinite plural)
coineanach (dative indefinite singular)
coineanaich (dative indefinite plural)
coineanachaibh (dative indefinite plural)
coineanach (definite nominative singular)
an coineanach (definite nominative singular)
coineanaich (definite nominative plural)
na coineanaich (definite nominative plural)
(a') choineanaich (definite genitive singular)
coineanach (definite genitive plural)
nan coineanach (definite genitive plural)
(a') choineanach (dative definite singular)
coineanaich (dative definite plural)
na coineanaich (dative definite plural)
coineanachaibh (dative definite plural)
choineanaich (definite singular vocative)
choineanacha (definite plural vocative)
coineanach (mutation mutation-radical)
choineanach (lenition mutation)


fiadh

fiadh m (genitive singular fèidh, plural fèidh)

fèidh (genitive singular)
fèidh (plural)
fiadh (indefinite nominative singular)
fèidh (indefinite nominative plural)
fèidh (genitive indefinite singular)
fhiadh (genitive indefinite plural)
fiadh (dative indefinite singular)
fèidh (dative indefinite plural)
fiadhaibh (dative indefinite plural)
fiadh (definite nominative singular)
am fiadh (definite nominative singular)
fèidh (definite nominative plural)
na fèidh (definite nominative plural)
fhèidh (definite genitive singular)
an fhèidh (definite genitive singular)
fiadh (definite genitive plural)
nam fiadh (definite genitive plural)
fhiadh (dative definite singular)
an fhiadh (dative definite singular)
fèidh (dative definite plural)
na fèidh (dative definite plural)
fiadhaibh (dative definite plural)
fhèidh (definite singular vocative)
fhiadha (definite plural vocative)
fiadh (mutation mutation-radical)
fhiadh (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish fíad. Cognates include Irish fia and Manx feeaih.


muc

muc (indefinite nominative singular)
mucan (indefinite nominative plural)
muice (genitive indefinite singular)
mhuc (genitive indefinite plural)
muic (dative indefinite singular)
mucan (dative indefinite plural)
mucaibh (dative indefinite plural)
(a') mhuc (definite nominative singular)
mucan (definite nominative plural)
na mucan (definite nominative plural)
muice (definite genitive singular)
na muice (definite genitive singular)
muc (definite genitive plural)
nam muc (definite genitive plural)
(a') mhuic (dative definite singular)
mucan (dative definite plural)
na mucan (dative definite plural)
mucaibh (dative definite plural)
mhuc (definite singular vocative)
mhuca (definite plural vocative)
muc (mutation mutation-radical)
mhuc (lenition mutation)

From Middle Irish mucc. Cognates include Irish muc and Manx muc.


cliobag

cliobag f (genitive singular cliobaige, plural cliobagan)

cliobaige (genitive singular)
cliobagan (plural)


làireach

làireach (genitive singular masculine làirich, comparative làiriche)

làirich (genitive masculine singular)
làiriche (comparative)


searrach

searrach m (genitive singular searraich, plural searraich)

searraich (genitive singular)
searraich (plural)
searrach (mutation mutation-radical)
shearrach (lenition mutation)
after "an" (lenition mutation)
t-searrach (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish serrach, from Proto-Celtic *stirrākos, from Proto-Indo-European *stirp- (“progeny”) (compare Latin stirps (“stock”), Lithuanian stir̃pti (“to grow up”).


capall

capall m (genitive singular capaill, plural capaill)

capaill (genitive singular)
capaill (plural)
capall (mutation mutation-radical)
chapall (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish capall (“horse”), related to Welsh ceffyl and Latin caballus.


radan

radan (indefinite nominative singular)
radain (indefinite nominative plural)
radain (genitive indefinite singular)
radan (genitive indefinite plural)
radan (dative indefinite singular)
radain (dative indefinite plural)
radanaibh (dative indefinite plural)
radan (definite nominative singular)
an radan (definite nominative singular)
radain (definite nominative plural)
na radain (definite nominative plural)
radain (definite genitive singular)
an radain (definite genitive singular)
radan (definite genitive plural)
nan radan (definite genitive plural)
radan (dative definite singular)
an radan (dative definite singular)
radain (dative definite plural)
na radain (dative definite plural)
radanaibh (dative definite plural)
radain (definite singular vocative)
radana (definite plural vocative)
radan (mutation mutation-radical)

Borrowed from an Anglic language. Compare dialectal English ratton.


earb

earb f (genitive singular earba, plural earban or earbaichean)

earba (genitive singular)
earban (plural)
earbaichean (plural)


earb

earb (past dh'earb, future earbaidh, verbal noun earbsadh, past participle earbte)

dh'earb (past)
earbaidh (future)
earbsadh (noun-from-verb)
earbte (participle past)

From Old Irish erbaid (“to entrust, to trust”)


ialtag

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ialtag f (genitive singular ialtaig, plural ialtagan)

ialtaig (genitive singular)
ialtagan (plural)

/ˈiəl̪ˠt̪ək/

From Middle Irish *íaltóc (compare Irish ialtóg), from íatlu (“bat”) + -óc.

bat (small, nocturnal, flying mammal of the order Chiroptera)


muc-bhiorach

muc-bhiorach f (genitive singular muice-biorach, plural mucan-biorach)

muice-biorach (genitive singular)
mucan-biorach (plural)


leumadair

leumadair m (genitive singular leumadair, plural leumadairean)

leumadair (genitive singular)
leumadairean (plural)

/ˈʎeːmət̪ɛɾʲ/


bèist-ghorm

bèist-ghorm f (genitive singular bèiste-gorm, plural bèistean-gorm)

bèiste-gorm (genitive singular)
bèistean-gorm (plural)


maigheach

maigheach (indefinite nominative singular)
maighichean (indefinite nominative plural)
maighiche (genitive indefinite singular)
maighich (genitive indefinite singular)
mhaigheach (genitive indefinite plural)
maighich (dative indefinite singular)
maighichean (dative indefinite plural)
maighichibh (dative indefinite plural)
(a') mhaigheach (definite nominative singular)
maighichean (definite nominative plural)
na maighichean (definite nominative plural)
maighiche (definite genitive singular)
na maighiche (definite genitive singular)
maighich (definite genitive singular)
maigheach (definite genitive plural)
nam maigheach (definite genitive plural)
(a') mhaighich (dative definite singular)
maighichean (dative definite plural)
na maighichean (dative definite plural)
maighichibh (dative definite plural)
mhaigheach (definite singular vocative)
mhaigheacha (definite plural vocative)
maigheach (mutation mutation-radical)
mhaigheach (lenition mutation)

From Middle Irish míl maige (literally “plains beast”). Cognate with Manx mwaagh.


rabaid

rabaid (indefinite nominative singular)
rabaidean (indefinite nominative plural)
rabaide (genitive indefinite singular)
rabaid (genitive indefinite singular)
rabaidean (genitive indefinite plural)
rabaid (dative indefinite singular)
rabaidean (dative indefinite plural)
rabaidibh (dative indefinite plural)
rabaid (definite nominative singular)
an rabaid (definite nominative singular)
rabaidean (definite nominative plural)
na rabaidean (definite nominative plural)
rabaide (definite genitive singular)
na rabaide (definite genitive singular)
rabaid (definite genitive singular)
rabaidean (definite genitive plural)
nan rabaidean (definite genitive plural)
rabaid (dative definite singular)
an rabaid (dative definite singular)
rabaidean (dative definite plural)
na rabaidean (dative definite plural)
rabaidibh (dative definite plural)
rabaid (definite singular vocative)
rabaidean (definite plural vocative)
rabaid (mutation mutation-radical)


neas bheag

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neas bheag f (genitive singular neasa bige, plural neasan beaga)

neasa bige (genitive singular)
neasan beaga (plural)


neas

neas f (genitive singular nise or neasa, plural neasan)

nise (genitive singular)
neasa (genitive singular)
neasan (plural)


madadh-allaidh

madadh-allaidh m (genitive singular madaidh-allaidh, plural madaidhean-allaidh)

madaidh-allaidh (genitive singular)
madaidhean-allaidh (plural)
madadh-allaidh (mutation mutation-radical)
mhadadh-allaidh (lenition mutation)


faol

faol m (genitive singular faoil, plural faoil)

faoil (genitive singular)
faoil (plural)
faol (mutation mutation-radical)
fhaol (lenition mutation)


madadh

madadh (indefinite nominative singular)
madaidhean (indefinite nominative plural)
madaidh (genitive indefinite singular)
mhadaidhean (genitive indefinite plural)
madadh (dative indefinite singular)
madaidhean (dative indefinite plural)
madaidhibh (dative indefinite plural)
madadh (definite nominative singular)
am madadh (definite nominative singular)
madaidhean (definite nominative plural)
na madaidhean (definite nominative plural)
(a') mhadaidh (definite genitive singular)
madaidhean (definite genitive plural)
nam madaidhean (definite genitive plural)
(a') mhadadh (dative definite singular)
madaidhean (dative definite plural)
na madaidhean (dative definite plural)
madaidhibh (dative definite plural)
mhadaidh (definite singular vocative)
mhadaidhean (definite plural vocative)
madadh (mutation mutation-radical)
mhadadh (lenition mutation)

From Middle Irish matad (“dog”). Cognates include Irish madadh and Manx moddey.

cock of a gunlock (the part in which the flint used to be fixed)


gearran

gearran m (genitive and plural gearrain)

From gearr (“short”) + -an (“instrumental suffix”).


geàrr

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geàrr f (genitive singular gearra, plural gearran)

gearra (genitive singular)
gearran (plural)
geàrr (indefinite nominative singular)
geàrran (indefinite nominative plural)
geàrra (genitive indefinite singular)
gheàrran (genitive indefinite plural)
geàrra (dative indefinite singular)
geàrran (dative indefinite plural)
geàrraibh (dative indefinite plural)
(a') gheàrr (definite nominative singular)
geàrran (definite nominative plural)
na geàrran (definite nominative plural)
geàrra (definite genitive singular)
na geàrra (definite genitive singular)
geàrran (definite genitive plural)
nan geàrran (definite genitive plural)
(a') gheàrra (dative definite singular)
geàrran (dative definite plural)
na geàrran (dative definite plural)
geàrraibh (dative definite plural)
gheàrr (definite singular vocative)
gheàrran (definite plural vocative)

Ellipsis of geàrr-fhiadh (“short deer”), from geàrr (“short”) + fiadh (“deer”). Compare Irish giorria.


abhag

abhag f (genitive abhaig, plural abhagan)

abh (“barking of a dog”) + -ag (diminutive)


coinean

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coinean m (genitive singular coinein, plural coineanan)

coinein (genitive singular)
coineanan (plural)
coinean (indefinite nominative singular)
coineanan (indefinite nominative plural)
coinein (genitive indefinite singular)
choineanan (genitive indefinite plural)
coinean (dative indefinite singular)
coineanan (dative indefinite plural)
coineanaibh (dative indefinite plural)
coinean (definite nominative singular)
an coinean (definite nominative singular)
coineanan (definite nominative plural)
na coineanan (definite nominative plural)
(a') choinein (definite genitive singular)
coineanan (definite genitive plural)
nan coineanan (definite genitive plural)
(a') choinean (dative definite singular)
coineanan (dative definite plural)
na coineanan (dative definite plural)
coineanaibh (dative definite plural)
choinein (definite singular vocative)
choineanan (definite plural vocative)
coinean (mutation mutation-radical)
choinean (lenition mutation)

Ultimately from Latin cuniculus (“rabbit”). Cognate with Irish coinín and Manx conneeyn.


seang

seang m (genitive singular seing, plural seing)

seing (genitive singular)
seing (plural)
seang (mutation mutation-radical)
sheang (lenition mutation)
after "an" (lenition mutation)
t-seang (lenition mutation)

Capreolus capreolus
Capreolus capreolus#Translingual


agh

agh f (genitive singular aighe, plural aighean)

aighe (genitive singular)
aighean (plural)
agh (mutation mutation-radical)
n-agh (eclipsis mutation)
h-agh (mutation prothesis-h)
t-agh (mutation prothesis-t)

agh thrì bliadhna a dh'aois

reamhar mar agh

luaithre aighe

Oidhche Fhéill Eoin theirear “aighean” ris na gamhna

on St. John's Eve the stirks are called heifers.

air tòir nan agh ciar


crodh

crodh m (genitive singular cruidh, no plural)

cruidh (genitive singular)
crodh (mutation mutation-radical)
chrodh (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish crod (“cattle, herds, stock; goods, property, wealth”).


gamhainn

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gamhainn m (genitive singular gaimhne or gamnha, plural gamhna)

gaimhne (genitive singular)
gamnha (genitive singular)
gamhna (plural)


srathair

srathair f (genitive singular srathaire or srathrach, plural srathraichean)

srathaire (genitive singular)
srathrach (genitive singular)
srathraichean (plural)
srathair (mutation mutation-radical)
shrathair (lenition mutation)
after "an" (lenition mutation)
t-srathair (lenition mutation)

/ˈs̪t̪ɾahɪɾʲ/

From Old Irish srathar (“pack-saddle”), from Latin strātūra.


torc fiadhaich

torc fiadhaich m (genitive singular tuirc fhiadhaich, plural tuirc fhiadhaich)

tuirc fhiadhaich (genitive singular)
tuirc fhiadhaich (plural)


torc allaidh

torc allaidh m (genitive singular tuirc allaidh, plural tuirc allaidh)

tuirc allaidh (genitive singular)
tuirc allaidh (plural)


ailbhean

ailbhean (indefinite nominative singular)
ailbheanan (indefinite nominative plural)
ailbhein (genitive indefinite singular)
ailbheanan (genitive indefinite plural)
ailbhean (dative indefinite singular)
ailbheanan (dative indefinite plural)
ailbheanaibh (dative indefinite plural)
t-ailbhean (definite nominative singular)
an t-ailbhean (definite nominative singular)
h-ailbheanan (definite nominative plural)
na h-ailbheanan (definite nominative plural)
ailbhein (definite genitive singular)
an ailbhein (definite genitive singular)
ailbheanan (definite genitive plural)
nan ailbheanan (definite genitive plural)
ailbhean (dative definite singular)
an ailbhean (dative definite singular)
h-ailbheanan (dative definite plural)
na h-ailbheanan (dative definite plural)
h-ailbheanaibh (dative definite plural)
ailbhein (definite singular vocative)
ailbheanan (definite plural vocative)
ailbhean (mutation mutation-radical)
n-ailbhean (eclipsis mutation)
h-ailbhean (mutation prothesis-h)
t-ailbhean (mutation prothesis-t)

From Middle Irish elifaint, borrowed from Old French olifant. Cognate with Irish eilifint.


comhart

comhart m (genitive singular comhairt, plural comhartan)

comhairt (genitive singular)
comhartan (plural)


fiadh-sneachda

fiadh-sneachda m (genitive singular fèidh-shneachda, plural fèidh-shneachda)

fèidh-shneachda (genitive singular)
fèidh-shneachda (plural)


fiadh Lochlannach

fiadh Lochlannach m (genitive singular fèidh Lochlannaich, plural fèidh Lochlannach)

fèidh Lochlannaich (genitive singular)
fèidh Lochlannach (plural)


muc-mhara

muc-mhara f (genitive singular muice-mara, plural mucan-mara)

muice-mara (genitive singular)
mucan-mara (plural)
muc-mhara (mutation mutation-radical)
mhuc-mhara (lenition mutation)

Literally “sea pig”; compare Irish muc mhara (“porpoise”)

Dh' eirich e trath la dhe na laithean, agus de chunnaic e air an traigh ach muc-mhara mhor.

1905, Columban, The Celtic Review, page 285:

He rose early one day, and what he saw on the beach was only a large whale.


puthag

puthag f (genitive singular puthaige, plural puthagan)

puthaige (genitive singular)
puthagan (plural)


peileag

peileag f (genitive singular peileige, plural peileagan)

peileige (genitive singular)
peileagan (plural)


mada-chuain

mada-chuain m (genitive singular mada-chuain)


cangaru

cangaru (indefinite nominative singular)
cangaruthan (indefinite nominative plural)
cangaru (genitive indefinite singular)
changaruthan (genitive indefinite plural)
cangaru (dative indefinite singular)
cangaruthan (dative indefinite plural)
cangaru (definite nominative singular)
an cangaru (definite nominative singular)
cangaruthan (definite nominative plural)
na cangaruthan (definite nominative plural)
(a') changaru (definite genitive singular)
cangaruthan (definite genitive plural)
nan cangaruthan (definite genitive plural)
(a') changaru (dative definite singular)
cangaruthan (dative definite plural)
na cangaruthan (dative definite plural)
changaru (definite singular vocative)
changaruthan (definite plural vocative)
cangaru (mutation mutation-radical)
changaru (lenition mutation)

Borrowed from English kangaroo. Compare Irish cangarú.


gràineag

gràineag (indefinite nominative singular)
gràineagan (indefinite nominative plural)
gràineige (genitive indefinite singular)
gràineig (genitive indefinite singular)
ghràineag (genitive indefinite plural)
gràineig (dative indefinite singular)
gràineagan (dative indefinite plural)
gràineagaibh (dative indefinite plural)
(a') ghràineag (definite nominative singular)
gràineagan (definite nominative plural)
na gràineagan (definite nominative plural)
gràineige (definite genitive singular)
na gràineige (definite genitive singular)
gràineig (definite genitive singular)
gràineag (definite genitive plural)
nan gràineag (definite genitive plural)
(a') ghràineig (dative definite singular)
gràineagan (dative definite plural)
na gràineagan (dative definite plural)
gràineagaibh (dative definite plural)
ghràineag (definite singular vocative)
ghràineaga (definite plural vocative)
gràineag (mutation mutation-radical)
ghràineag (lenition mutation)

From gràin (“hatred”) + -ag, literally, “little hatred”. Compare Irish gráinneog.


ailp

ailp (mutation mutation-radical)
n-ailp (eclipsis mutation)
h-ailp (mutation prothesis-h)
t-ailp (mutation prothesis-t)

From Old Irish alp, from Proto-Celtic *alb- (“hill, highland”), which, according to Delamarre, is from *albiyū (“the luminous world”). Often compared to Latin Alpes (English Alps) but the relationship between these words (and its Romance descendants) is unclear.


peall

peall m (genitive singular pill, plural peallan or pillean)

pill (genitive singular)
peallan (plural)
pillean (plural)
peall (mutation mutation-radical)
pheall (lenition mutation)

peallag

shaggy hide or skin; little bunch of hair; clout; little coach or pallet; little covering; trollop, ill-dressed or ragged woman; little mat or rug; hassock; umbrella; coarse harness, primitive or ill-kept harness; cart harness; inferior wool; mat of straw; bass; sort of under pack-saddle; coarse blanket

pillean

pack-saddle; cloth put under a pannel, cushion, pad; hassock


asal-stiallach

asal-stiallach m or f (genitive singular asail stiallach, plural asalan stiallach)

asail stiallach (genitive singular)
asalan stiallach (plural)

̺asal (“donkey, ass”) + stiallach (“striped”)


dromadair

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dromadair m (genitive singular dromadair, plural dromadairean)

dromadair (genitive singular)
dromadairean (plural)


càmhal

càmhal m (genitive singular càmhail, plural càmhail)

càmhail (genitive singular)
càmhail (plural)
càmhal (mutation mutation-radical)
chàmhal (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish camall, from Vulgar Latin *camellus, from Latin camēlus.


dòbhran

dòbhran m (genitive singular dòbhrain, plural dòbhrain)

dòbhrain (genitive singular)
dòbhrain (plural)
dòbhran (mutation mutation-radical)
dhòbhran (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish dobrán m (“otter, beaver”), from dobur (“water”).


hamstair

hamstair (indefinite nominative singular)
hamstairean (indefinite nominative plural)
hamstair (genitive indefinite singular)
hamstairean (genitive indefinite plural)
hamstair (dative indefinite singular)
hamstairean (dative indefinite plural)
hamstair (definite nominative singular)
an hamstair (definite nominative singular)
hamstairean (definite nominative plural)
na hamstairean (definite nominative plural)
hamstair (definite genitive singular)
an hamstair (definite genitive singular)
hamstairean (definite genitive plural)
nan hamstairean (definite genitive plural)
hamstair (dative definite singular)
an hamstair (dative definite singular)
hamstairean (dative definite plural)
na hamstairean (dative definite plural)
hamstair (definite singular vocative)
hamstairean (definite plural vocative)
hamstair (mutation mutation-radical)

/ˈhãũ̯ms̪tɛɾʲ/


each-mara

each-mara m (genitive singular eich-mhara, plural eich-mhara)

eich-mhara (genitive singular)
eich-mhara (plural)


paice

paice f (genitive singular paice, plural paicean)

paice (genitive singular)
paicean (plural)


cullach

cullach m (genitive singular cullaich, plural cullaich)

cullaich (genitive singular)
cullaich (plural)
cullach (mutation mutation-radical)
chullach (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish cullach (“boar; stallion”).

boar or other mature male unneutered animal (cat, stallion, seal etc.)


beithir

beithir m (genitive singular beathrach, plural beithrichean or beathraichean)

beathrach (genitive singular)
beithrichean (plural)
beathraichean (plural)
beithir (mutation mutation-radical)
bheithir (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish beithir, possibly from Proto-Celtic *betrixs.


feòrag

feòrag f (genitive singular feòraige, plural feòragan)

feòraige (genitive singular)
feòragan (plural)

From Old Irish íaru, from Proto-Celtic *wiweros, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂i-h₂uer, reduplication of *h₂u(e)r. Compare Breton gwiñver, Welsh gwiwer, and Irish iora.

Cho furasta stad a chur air a' mhuir-làn ri feòrag-ruadh fhaicinn.

It's as easy to spot a red squirrel as stopping the tide from coming in.


mathan-nighe

mathan-nighe m (genitive singular mathain-nighe, plural mathain-nighe)

mathain-nighe (genitive singular)
mathain-nighe (plural)
mathan-nighe (mutation mutation-radical)
mhathan-nighe (lenition mutation)

Cha mhòr nach toirinn mo mhionnan gur mathan-nighe a tha ann.

I would almost swear that it's a raccoon.


itheadair-sheanganan

itheadair-sheanganan m (genitive singular itheadair-sheanganan, plural itheadairean-sheanganan)

itheadair-sheanganan (genitive singular)
itheadairean-sheanganan (plural)
itheadair-sheanganan (mutation mutation-radical)
n-itheadair-sheanganan (eclipsis mutation)
h-itheadair-sheanganan (mutation prothesis-h)
t-itheadair-sheanganan (mutation prothesis-t)


mathan bàn

mathan bàn m (genitive singular mathain bhàn, plural mathain bhàna or mathanan bàna)

mathain bhàn (genitive singular)
mathain bhàna (plural)
mathanan bàna (plural)
mathan bàn (mutation mutation-radical)
mhathan bàn (lenition mutation)


tùdair-stiallach

tùdair-stiallach m (genitive singular tùdair-stiallaich, plural tùdairean-stiallach)

tùdair-stiallaich (genitive singular)
tùdairean-stiallach (plural)

/ˈtʰuːtɛrʲ ˈstʲiəl̪ˠəx/

From tùdair (“stinker”) + stiallach (“stripey”).


tarbh-allaidh

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tarbh-allaidh m (genitive singular tairbh-allaidh, plural tairbh-allaidh)

tairbh-allaidh (genitive singular)
tairbh-allaidh (plural)


tarbh-allaidh Aimeireaganach

tarbh-allaidh Aimeireaganach m (genitive singular tairbh-allaidh Aimeireaganaich, plural tairbh-allaidh Aimeireaganach)

tairbh-allaidh Aimeireaganaich (genitive singular)
tairbh-allaidh Aimeireaganach (plural)


tarbh-allaidh Eòrpach

tarbh-allaidh Eòrpach m (genitive singular tairbh-allaidh Eòrpaiche, plural tairbh-allaidh Eòrpach)

tairbh-allaidh Eòrpaiche (genitive singular)
tairbh-allaidh Eòrpach (plural)

From tarbh-allaidh (“bison”) + Eòrpach (“European”).


mathan molach

mathan molach m (genitive singular mathain molaiche, plural mathain molacha or mathanan molacha)

mathain molaiche (genitive singular)
mathain molacha (plural)
mathanan molacha (plural)
mathan molach (mutation mutation-radical)
mhathan molach (lenition mutation)

'S e sineach uile-itheach glè mhòr a tha ann am mathan molach.

A grizzly bear is a very large omnivorous mammal.


eilid

eilid f (genitive singular èilde, plural èildean)

èilde (genitive singular)
èildean (plural)
eilid (mutation mutation-radical)
n-eilid (eclipsis mutation)
h-eilid (mutation prothesis-h)
t-eilid (mutation prothesis-t)

From Old Irish elit, ailit (“doe, hind”), from Proto-Celtic *elantī, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁el-. Cognate with Irish eilit. Related to lon (“moose, elk”).


taghan

taghan m (genitive singular taghain, plural taghanan)

taghain (genitive singular)
taghanan (plural)
taghan (mutation mutation-radical)
thaghan (lenition mutation)

Martes martes
Martes martes#Translingual

(specifically) pine marten (Martes martes)

marten, polecat
pine marten (Martes martes)


prìomhaid

prìomhaid m (genitive singular prìomhaid, plural prìomhaidean)

prìomhaid (genitive singular)
prìomhaidean (plural)
prìomhaid (indefinite nominative singular)
prìomhaidean (indefinite nominative plural)
prìomhaid (genitive indefinite singular)
phrìomhaidean (genitive indefinite plural)
prìomhaid (dative indefinite singular)
prìomhaidean (dative indefinite plural)
phrìomhaid (definite nominative singular)
am phrìomhaid (definite nominative singular)
prìomhaidean (definite nominative plural)
na prìomhaidean (definite nominative plural)
(a') prìomhaid (definite genitive singular)
prìomhaidean (definite genitive plural)
nam prìomhaidean (definite genitive plural)
(a') phrìomhaid (dative definite singular)
prìomhaidean (dative definite plural)
na prìomhaidean (dative definite plural)
phrìomhaid (definite singular vocative)
phrìomhaidean (definite plural vocative)


muncaidh

muncaidhean (plural)
muncaidh (mutation mutation-radical)
mhuncaidh (lenition mutation)


biast-dubh

biast-dubh f (genitive singular bèiste-duibhe, plural biastan-dubha)

bèiste-duibhe (genitive singular)
biastan-dubha (plural)
biast-dubh (mutation mutation-radical)
bhiast-dubh (lenition mutation)


cù-donn

cù-donn m (genitive singular coin-duinn, plural coin-donna)

coin-duinn (genitive singular)
coin-donna (plural)
cù-donn (mutation mutation-radical)
chù-donn (lenition mutation)


madadh-donn

madadh-donn m (genitive singular madaidh-dhuinn, plural madaidhean-donna)

madaidh-dhuinn (genitive singular)
madaidhean-donna (plural)
madadh-donn (mutation mutation-radical)
mhadadh-donn (lenition mutation)


dobhar-chù

dobhar-chù m (genitive singular dobhar-choin, plural dobhar-choin)

dobhar-choin (genitive singular)
dobhar-choin (plural)
dobhar-chù (mutation mutation-radical)
dhobhar-chù (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish doburchú, from Proto-Celtic *dubrokū. By surface analysis, dobhar (“water”) + cù (“dog”).


biast-donn

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biast-donn f (genitive singular bèiste-duinne, plural biastan-donna)

bèiste-duinne (genitive singular)
biastan-donna (plural)
biast-donn (mutation mutation-radical)
bhiast-donn (lenition mutation)


gearra-mhuc

gearra-mhuc (indefinite nominative singular)
gearra-mhucan (indefinite nominative plural)
gearra-mhuice (genitive indefinite singular)
ghearra-mhuc (genitive indefinite plural)
gearra-mhuic (dative indefinite singular)
gearra-mhucan (dative indefinite plural)
gearra-mhucaibh (dative indefinite plural)
(a') ghearra-mhuc (definite nominative singular)
gearra-mhucan (definite nominative plural)
na gearra-mhucan (definite nominative plural)
gearra-mhuice (definite genitive singular)
na gearra-mhuice (definite genitive singular)
gearra-mhuc (definite genitive plural)
nan gearra-mhuc (definite genitive plural)
(a') ghearra-mhuic (dative definite singular)
gearra-mhucan (dative definite plural)
na gearra-mhucan (dative definite plural)
gearra-mhucaibh (dative definite plural)
ghearra-mhuc (definite singular vocative)
ghearra-mhuca (definite plural vocative)
gearra-mhuc (mutation mutation-radical)
ghearra-mhuc (lenition mutation)

From gearradh (“cutting”) + muc (“pig”).