Irish–English dictionary

Beirn

A federal city of Switzerland; the capital city of Bern canton.

Beirnicé

A en given name, notably of ancient queens of Egypt.

beirt

Two people in a relationship, partnership or friendship.

béite

The second letter of the Greek alphabet (Β, β), preceded by alpha (Α, α) and followed by gamma, (Γ, γ). In modern Greek it represents the voiced labiodental fricative sound of v found in the English words have and vase.

beith

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

beith ag stadaireacht

(transitive) To utter with a stammer, or with timid hesitancy.

beithígh

(pejorative, figuratively) People who resemble domesticated bovine animals in behavior or destiny.

beithíoch

(often, _, collective) All non-human animals seen as a group.

Benelux

An economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.

Benghazi

A port city in eastern Libya.

beo

(colloquial, only with a negative) Even if one's (own) life depended on it; at all.

beo-intinneach

Attentive; awake; on guard.

beochantóir

(art) One who creates an animation or cartoon; a cartoonist.

beocht

(uncountable) Power, strength, energy.

beodhearg

That glows or glow.

beoga

Full of life; energetic, vivacious.

beogacht

The property of being sprightly.

beogaire

(art) One who creates an animation or cartoon; a cartoonist.

beoigh

(transitive) To make more lively, cheerful or interesting.

beoir

(uncountable) An alcoholic drink fermented from starch material, commonly barley malt; often with hops or some other substance (like gruit) to impart a bitter flavor.

beola

(countable) Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth.

beophian

To tease (someone) by offering something desirable but keeping it out of reach.

Bh

Abbreviation of Missus or Mistress; used before an adult woman's name or surname, used for any high-status woman without regard to marital status until the 1800s, after which it began to be reserved for married, divorced and widowed women and used with their married surnames.

Bhanglaidéis

A country in South Asia. Official name: People's Republic of Bangladesh. Capital: Dhaka.

bheith ag baint beacán

(intransitive) To gather mushrooms.

bheith ag baint muisiriún

(intransitive) To gather mushrooms.

bheith ag bíogarnach

To make the sound of a half-suppressed laugh; to titter; to giggle.

bheith ag brádán

(impersonal) To rain lightly.

bheith ag cágaíl

To make the harsh cry of a crow, rook, or raven.

bheith ag crochadh thart

(dated, informal) To be unyielding; to hold out.

bheith ag gíoglach

(intransitive) To produce a short high-pitched sound, similar to that of certain birds.

bheith ag giolcaireacht

(intransitive) To produce a short high-pitched sound, similar to that of certain birds.

bheith ag grágaíl

To make the harsh cry of a crow, rook, or raven.

bheith ag leadaíocht (thart)

(intransitive) To do nothing, to be idle.

bheith ag magadh

(intransitive, colloquial) To joke.

bheith ag magadh faoi

(transitive, colloquial) To mock or make a fool of (someone) in a playful way.

bheith ag mainicíneacht

(intransitive) To make a model or models.

bheith ag meathlóireacht

(ambitransitive) To feign illness, injury, or incapacitation in order to avoid work, obligation, or perilous risk.

bheith ag obair

(intransitive) To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers.

bheith ag siopadóireacht

(intransitive) To visit stores or shops to browse or explore merchandise, especially with the intention of buying such merchandise.

bheith ar bís

(intransitive) To have a constant, teasing urge; to feel strongly motivated; to want or desire something.

bheith buíoch as

(transitive) To be grateful or thankful for.

bheith múinte

(intransitive) To act in a polite or proper way.

Bhotsuáin

The Republic of Botswana, since 1966.

Bhratasláiv

The region of Slovakia that includes the city of Bratislava.

bhuel

Used as a question to demand an answer from someone.

bhur

Belonging to you; of you; related to you (plural; more owners).

Bhútáin

A country in South Asia, in the Himalayas. Official name: Kingdom of Bhutan. Capital: Thimphu.

bí

(often, impersonal, with it as a dummy subject) Used to indicate ambient conditions such as weather, light, noise or air quality.

bí + object + ag + subject

To have (something) as, or as if as, an owner; to have, to own.

bí ag cabaireacht

(intransitive) To talk too much; to chatter; to prattle.

bí ag canrán

To utter words, especially complaints or angry expressions, indistinctly or with a low voice and lips partly closed; to say under one's breath.

bí ag cantaireacht

To sing, especially without instruments, and as applied to monophonic and pre-modern music.

bí ag casacht

Sometimes followed by up: to force (something) out of the lungs or throat by pushing air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound), and out through the mouth.

bí ag clamhsán

(intransitive) To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.

bí ag coimhlint

To struggle in opposition; to be in contention or dispute; to contend; to contest.

bí ag crónán

(intransitive, of a cat) To make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented or in certain other conditions.

bí ag dréim

To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently.

bí ag faíreach

(intransitive) To shout extended boos derisively.

bí ag feadaíl

(ambitransitive) To make a shrill, high-pitched sound by forcing air through the mouth. To produce a whistling sound, restrictions to the flow of air are created using the teeth, tongue and lips.

bí ag glaigearacht

(intransitive, pejorative) To talk rapidly without making much sense.

bí ag iníor

(ambitransitive) To feed on; to eat (growing herbage); to eat grass from (a pasture)

bí ag innilt

(ambitransitive) To feed on; to eat (growing herbage); to eat grass from (a pasture)

bí ag lámhacán

(transitive) To move over (an area) on hands and knees.

bí ag lúbarnaíl

(intransitive, of a path) To wind; to follow a bendy or wavy course; to have many bends.

bí ag súgradh

(intransitive) To play at courtship; to talk with teasing affection, to insinuate sexual attraction in a playful (especially conversational) way. [from 18th c.]

bí ag súil

To want (something) to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might [with that (+ clause); or (informal) with clause; or with so or (negative) not].

bí ag tafann

(transitive) To bark at; hence, to follow with barking; to bring or drive to bay.

bí ag troscadh

(transitive, sciences) To cause (a person or animal) to abstain, especially from eating.

bí ann

(intransitive, stative) to be; have existence; have being or reality

bí ar

To do as a requirement; indicates that the sentence subject is required as an imperative or directive to execute the sentence predicate, with failure to do so resulting in a failure or negative consequence.

bí ar do ghlúine

(intransitive) To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position.

bí ar féarach

(ambitransitive) To feed on; to eat (growing herbage); to eat grass from (a pasture)

bí beo

(intransitive) To be alive; to have life.

bí i bhfeighil

(transitive, obsolete) To expect, look forward to. [14th–18th c.]

bí i do bheatha

(intransitive) To be alive; to have life.

bí i do chónaí

(intransitive) To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.

bí i mbun

(transitive) To busy oneself with.

bí i ndóchas

To want (something) to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might [with that (+ clause); or (informal) with clause; or with so or (negative) not].

bí rannpháirteach

(formal) To take part in an activity; to participate. [with in]

bí san amhras

(transitive) To imagine or suppose (something) to be true, or to exist, without proof.

bia-eolaí

A person who studies or practices dietetics.

biabhóg

Any plant of the genus Rheum, especially Rheum rhabarbarum, having large leaves and long green or reddish acidic leafstalks that are edible, in particular when cooked (although the leaves are mildly poisonous).

bialann

A small cafeteria or snack bar, especially one in a military establishment, school, or place of work.

bian

(uncountable) The hairy skins of animals used as a material for clothing.

bianna

(technology) A socket in machinery shaped like a thimble.

biashlabhra

The feeding relationships between species in a biotic community.

biatas

Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar.

biatas bán

(uncountable, culinary) An edible leafy vegetable, Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla, with a slightly bitter taste.

biathaigh

(transitive) To feed and cause to grow; to supply with food or other matter which increases weight and promotes health.

bibe

The upper part of an apron or overalls.

bibleagrafaíocht

The study of the history of books in terms of their classification, printing and publication.

bíc

The sound of a bird; any short high-pitched sound or whistle.

bídeach

Very small.

bigil

The eve of a religious festival in which staying awake is part of the ritual devotions.

Biheáiris

Of, from or pertaining to Bihar or the Biharis.

bileog

A printed sheet such as a leaflet or pamphlet, or a worksheet, that is given out free of charge (usually by hand) for a certain use, for example as an advertisement or for information.

bileog eolais

A document that shows the most important or relevant information about a particular topic in a simple, easy-to-read manner.

bileog faisnéise

A printed sheet such as a leaflet or pamphlet, or a worksheet, that is given out free of charge (usually by hand) for a certain use, for example as an advertisement or for information.

bileog shráide

Any of the genus Rumex of coarse weedy plants with small green flowers related to buckwheat, especially bitter dock (Rumex obtusifolius), and used as potherbs and in folk medicine, especially in curing nettle rash.

bileogach

Made by lamination.

bileoigín

A printed sheet such as a leaflet or pamphlet, or a worksheet, that is given out free of charge (usually by hand) for a certain use, for example as an advertisement or for information.

bille láimhe

A loose printed sheet, to be distributed by hand.

billéardaí

(games, British) A two-player cue sport played with two cue balls and one red ball, on a snooker sized table.

billiún

(dated, British & Australian, long scale) A million (times a) million (logic: 1,000,0002): a 1 followed by twelve zeros (1012); a thousand milliard.

bindealán

A strip of gauze or similar material used to protect or support a wound or injury.

Biniáimin

(biblical character) The youngest of the sons of Jacob and Rachel in the Bible.

biniúil

Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious.

binn

(architectural element) The triangular area at the peak of an external wall adjacent to, and terminating, two sloped roof surfaces (pitches).

binse

A sturdy bench or table at which manual work is done by a carpenter, machinist, etc.

binse breithimh

(legal) An assembly including one or more judges to conduct judicial business; a court of law.

binse oibre

A sturdy bench or table at which manual work is done by a carpenter, machinist, etc.

binsín ceoil

A piece of some sound, usually music or conversation.

Bíobla

The Jewish holy book that was largely incorporated into the Christian Bible.

biocáire

In the Roman Catholic and some other churches, a cleric acting as local representative of a higher ranking member of the clergy.

bíocar

A flat-bottomed, straight-sided, glass vessel, with a lip and often a small spout, used as a laboratory container.

biogamacht

The state of having two (legal or illegal) spouses simultaneously.

biogóid

One who is narrow-mindedly devoted to their own ideas and groups, and intolerant of (people of) differing ideas, races, genders, religions, politics, etc.

bíogúil

Full of life; energetic, vivacious.

Biohár

A state in eastern India. Capital: Patna.

bíoma bán

Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria (now Aria edulis), native to Eurasia, especially common whitebeam.

bíoma trasna

A horizontal structural beam that runs perpendicular to the primary support beams; a girder.

bior

The sharp tip of an object. [from 14th c.]

bior fiacla

A small, usually wooden, stick, often pointed at both ends, for removing food residue from between the teeth.

bior greanta

A chisel with a sharp point, used for engraving; a graver.

bior seaca

A drooping, tapering shape of ice.

bior siocáin

A drooping, tapering shape of ice.

biora leacra

Any shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus of the cypress family, which is characterized by pointed, needle-like leaves and aromatic berry-like cones.

biorach

Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.

biorán

A needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.

biorán gruaige

A pin or fastener for the hair.

biorbach

Attentive; awake; on guard.

biorrach

(countable) Any of various types of tall stiff perennial grass-like plants growing together in groups near water.

Biosáintiam

(historical) An ancient Greek city situated on the Bosporus in modern Turkey, renamed Constantinople in 330 C.E.; modern Istanbul.

Biosántach

(historical) A native of Byzantium (modern-day Istanbul) or of the Byzantine empire

bíosún

The wisent, species Bos bonasus, Europe's heaviest land animal.

bíosún Meiriceánach

A large, wild bovid of the genus Bison.

biotáille

(chiefly, UK, Australia, New Zealand) Distilled alcoholic beverages.

biotáille Ghinéive

A colourless non-aged alcoholic liquor made by distilling fermented grains such as barley, corn, oats or rye with juniper berries; the base for many cocktails.

birín seaca

A drooping, tapering shape of ice.

bís

(US) An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing.

Bís Andraiméide

(galaxy) The nearest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way, located within the Andromeda constellation (see Andromeda Galaxy); M31.

biseach

The act of making profitable use or application of anything, or the state of being profitably employed; practical application, for example of a doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse.

bisiúil

(formal) Highly fertile; able to produce offspring.

bisiúlacht

The state of being productive, fertile, or efficient.

bith

(with "the" or a plural possessive pronoun) The subjective human experience, regarded collectively; human collective existence; existence in general; the reality we live in.

bith-

life

bithbheo

Not susceptible to death; living forever; never dying.

bithcheimic

(uncountable) The chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism; the study of such chemistry.

bitheach

(biology) Of, pertaining to, or produced by life or living organisms.