Irish–English dictionary

ardtiarna

A ruler of other rulers.

ardú

(uncountable) The state of being excited (emotionally aroused).

ardú céime

An advancement in rank or position.

arduallach

Given to unplanned and silly ideas or actions.

argail

Desolate and exposed; swept by cold winds.

argain

The act of destroying.

arganach

Causing destruction; damaging.

argóint

(countable, also, figuratively) A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.

argóinteach

Prone to argue or dispute.

argóinteacht

(countable) A process of reasoning; argumentation.

argón

The chemical element (symbol Ar) with an atomic number of 18. The third most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere, it is a colourless, odourless, inert noble gas.

argthóir

That which destroys something.

arís

Tell me again, say again; used in asking a question to which one may have already received an answer that one cannot remember.

Arkansas

A state in the South Central region of the United States. Capital and largest city: Little Rock.

arm

(usually used in the plural) A weapon.

arm diúractha

Any object used as a weapon by being thrown or fired through the air, such as stone, arrow or bullet. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

arm tine

A personal weapon that uses explosive powder to propel a projectile often made of lead.

armacach

Fond, loving, gentle, or sweet.

armacas

(uncountable) Strong affection.

armadailín

Any of the burrowing mammals covered with bony, jointed, protective plates, families Dasypodidae and Chlamyphoridae in the order Cingulata, found in the Americas, especially in South America.

armáil

(military, naval) All the cannon and small arms collectively, with their equipments, belonging to a ship or a fortification.

armas

(in the plural) Heraldic bearings or insignia.

Armenio

(uncountable) A branch of Indo-European languages, which includes the various stages of the Armenian language.

ármhá

The area where a land battle is fought, which may not necessarily be a field.

armlón

Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, etc.

armóin

(music) A small keyboard instrument that consists of a series of reed pipes, which sound when one of the keys is pressed to open a valve that allows air to pass through.

armónach

Pertaining to harmony.

Árón

(biblical character) The elder brother of Moses in the Book of the Exodus, and in the Quran.

arracht

A mythical human of very great size.

arraing

(often, in the plural) A paroxysm of extreme physical pain or anguish; a feeling of sudden and transitory agony; a throe.

ársa

Existent or occurring in time long past, usually in remote ages; belonging to or associated with antiquity; old, as opposed to modern.

ársaí

The people of classical antiquity, especially such writers and philosophers.

ársaíochta

Pertaining to antiquaries, or to antiquity.

ársaitheoir

A collector or student of, or expert in, antiquities or antiques.

arsanach

Of or pertaining to, or containing, arsenic.

arsanaic

A toxic grey brittle nonmetallic chemical element (symbol As) with an atomic number of 33.

ársanta

Firmly established from having been around for a long time; of long standing.

arsnaig

A toxic grey brittle nonmetallic chemical element (symbol As) with an atomic number of 33.

Artach

A continental region consisting of the portion of the Earth north of the Arctic Circle, containing the North Pole. [from 17th c.]

Artaimís

(Greek god) The Greek goddess of the hunt, wild animals, and wilderness; the daughter of Leto and Zeus; the sister of Apollo. (Compare Diana.)

artaire

(anatomy) Any of the muscular- and elastic-walled blood vessels forming part of the circulation system by which blood is conveyed away from the heart regardless of its oxygenation status; see pulmonary artery.

artaire caratach

(anatomy) Either of the two main arteries that supply blood to the head of which the left in humans arises from the arch of the aorta and the right by bifurcation of the brachiocephalic artery with each passing up the side of the neck and dividing opposite the upper border of the thyroid cartilage into an external branch supplying the face, tongue, and external parts of the head and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts of the head.

artaireach

Of or relating to an artery.

árthach

An item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported.

Artúr

A en given name.

Arúba

An island, dependent territory, and constituent country of the Netherlands, in the Caribbean Sea.

arúil

Of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops; productive.

as

Used to indicate a language, script, tone, etc. of a text, speech, etc.

as cuimse

impossible to measure

as cuimse ard

Exceeding proper limits; excessive or unduly high; extravagant.

as líne

Of a system, currently not connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. For example, a power plant which is not connected to the grid, or a computer which is not connected to the Internet or to any other communications service.

as Maenmar

Of or relating to Burma (Myanmar) or its people or language.

as miosúr

impossible to measure

asáilia

A plant of the obsolete genus Azalea.

asáitigh

(transitive) To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied.

asal

A domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse.

asamat

An arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian of the place and a vertical circle passing through the center of any object.

asanálaigh

(intransitive) To expel air from the lungs through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm, to breathe out.

asanálú

The act or process of exhaling; breathing out

asarlaí

(mythology, folklore, fantasy) A magician or wizard. Sometimes specifically male.

asarlaíocht

(philosophy) The study of the supernatural

ascaill

The cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.

ascalaigh

(intransitive) To swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm.

Ascar

(Norse mythology) The realm of the Æsir gods.

aschuir

(computing) To send data out of a computer, as to an output device such as a monitor or printer, or to send data from one program on the computer to another.

aschur

(computing) Data sent out of the computer, as to output device such as a monitor or printer, or data sent from one program on the computer to another.

asfalt a chur ar

(transitive) To pave with asphalt.

asláithreacht

A state of being away or withdrawn from a place or from companionship

asma

(pathology) A long-term respiratory condition, in which the airways may unexpectedly and suddenly narrow, often in response to an allergen, cold air, exercise, or emotional stress. Symptoms include wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing.

asmach

Having the characteristics of asthma, as in an "asthmatic cough".

aspal

(Christianity) Any of the group of twelve disciples chosen by Jesus to preach and spread the Gospel.

asparagas

The young shoots of Asparagus officinalis eaten as a vegetable.

asphrionta

Something printed on paper, usually by a printer (machine).

Astaicis

The Nahuatl language.

astaigh

(intransitive) To come out, to be sent out or given off.

astaíocht

The act of emitting; the act of sending forth or putting into circulation.

astaireacht

(constellation) An unofficial constellation (small group of stars that forms a visible pattern).

astaitín

A highly radioactive chemical element (symbol At), one of the halogens, with atomic number 85.

astar

Any of several plants of the genus Aster; one of its flowers.

astaróideach

(astronomy) A naturally occurring solid object, which is smaller than a planet and a dwarf planet, larger than a meteoroid and not a comet, that orbits a star and often has an irregular shape.

Astrálach

Of, from, or pertaining to Australia, the Australian people or Australian languages.

astralaí

One who studies or practices astrology.

astralaíoch

Of, or relating to astrology.

astralaíocht

Divination about human affairs or natural phenomena from the relative positions of celestial bodies. [from 14th c.]

astú

(legal) Taking a person's property to satisfy a court-ordered debt.

asú

The adhesion of a liquid or gas on the surface of a solid material, forming a thin film on the surface.

asúigh

(transitive, physical chemistry, physics) To accumulate on a surface, by adsorption.

Ataen

The capital city of Greece.

atáirgeach

Of or relating to reproduction.

atáirgeadh

The act of reproducing new individuals biologically.

atall

A type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform.

atarlú

The act or an instance of repeating or being repeated.

áth

A location where a stream is shallow and the bottom has good footing, making it possible to cross from one side to the other with no bridge, by walking, riding, or driving through the water; a crossing.

Áth Cliath

A traditional county of Ireland, now divided into the City of Dublin and three counties; Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin.

ath-

Former, previous.

athabláil

Something reworked, or made up from old materials.

athachtaigh

To enact again.

athaimsigh

(transitive) To discover again; especially something previously lost or forgotten.

athainmnigh

(transitive) To give a new name to.

athair

Any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping, especially a climbing plant of the genus Parthenocissus.

athair baistí

(Christianity) A man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a male godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.

athair faoistine

(Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism) A priest who hears confession and then gives absolution.

athair naofa

A religious clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson) who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple.

athairtír

The country of one's ancestors.

athán

(anatomy) The terminal part of the large intestine through which feces pass after exiting the colon, but before leaving the body through the anus or cloaca.

athaontú

The unification of something that was previously divided; used especially of a country.

athartha

The country of one's ancestors.

áthas

Pleased; happy; gratified.

áthasach

Pleased; happy; gratified.

áthasúil

Pleased; happy; gratified.

athbharr

(obsolete, agriculture) A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season; lattermath.

athbhealach

A diversion or deviation from one's original route.

athchainteach

Not showing due respect; bold-faced, impertinent.

athchaora

A female sheep, as opposed to a ram.

athchogain

To chew again.

athchogaint

The act of ruminating; i.e. chewing cud.

athchollaigh

(intransitive, of the soul) To pass into another body after death.

athchum

(transitive) To bring something out of shape, to misshape.

athchúrsáil

(transitive) To break down and reuse component materials.

athdhéanamh

The act of restoring something to an earlier state.

atheagar

The process of rearranging.

atheagraigh

(transitive) to organize something again, or in a different manner

athfhill

Of an event, situation, etc.: to appear or happen again, especially repeatedly.

athfhillteach

Recurring; happening time after time.

athfhóisc

A female sheep, as opposed to a ram.

athghabh

To capture or occupy somewhere again.

athghin

One who or that which resembles another.

athghiniúint

Rebuilding or restructuring; large scale repair or renewal; revitalisation.

athghlac

To photograph or film again.

athghrúpáil

(intransitive) To pause and become organized again.

athlasadh

(pathology) A condition of any part of the body, consisting of congestion of the blood vessels, with obstruction of the blood current, and growth of morbid tissue. It is manifested outwardly by redness and swelling, attended with heat and pain.

athléigh

To read again.

athléim

The recoil of an object bouncing off another.

athléirigh

To recreate an event, especially a historical battle.

athlíon

To fill up once again.

athmhachnamh

The act of reconsidering or something reconsidered.

athmhaltas

Something that disturbs one’s comfort; an annoyance.

athneartú

(uncountable) The act, process, or state of reinforcing or being reinforced.

athnuachan

The process of rendering young again.

athnuaigh

To render young again.

athordaigh

(transitive) To change the order or arrangement of (one or more items).

athordú

The process of rearranging.

athphlandáil

An act of uprooting and moving (something), especially and archetypically a plant.

athphort

A port city or harbor which is secondary to a main port; it may be a distant one or a nearby auxiliary one.

athphreab

The recoil of an object bouncing off another.

athra

The act or an instance of repeating or being repeated.

athrón

An animal that is between one and two years old; one that is in its second year (but not yet two full years old).

athrú

(linguistics) An alteration in a particular sound of a word, especially the initial consonant, which is triggered by the word's morphological or syntactic context and not by its phonological context.

athrú aeráide

Rapid, large-scale, and long-term change in the Earth's climatic system produced by global warming; anthropogenic climate change.

athruithe

The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing.