Irish–English dictionary

casabhara

Any large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius that is native to Australia and New Guinea, has a characteristic bony crest on its head, and can be very dangerous.

casacht

A sudden, often involuntary expulsion of air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound), and out through the mouth.

Casacstáin

A country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Kazakhstan.

casadh

A moving disturbance in the level of a body of liquid; an undulation.

cásáil

(transitive) To place (an item or items of manufacture) into a box, as in preparation for shipment.

casal

(Christianity) The outermost liturgical vestment worn by clergy for celebrating Eucharist or Mass.

casaoid

(legal) In a civil action, the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim is based.

caschiabh

A lock, tress.

caschiabhach

With the hair in ringlets.

caslóir

(nautical, pejorative) Someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship, especially a novice seaman.

caslúbach

With the hair in ringlets.

cásmhar

Characterised by careful and conscious thought.

casóg

A hard protective covering of bone or chitin, especially one which covers the dorsal portion of an animal.

casóg mhór

A heavy garment worn over other clothes, for protection from cold or weather.

casta

Difficult or convoluted.

castacht

(uncountable) The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement.

castainéid

(musical instruments, chiefly, in the plural) A single handheld percussion instrument consisting of a pair of concave shells or shell-shaped parts joined on one edge by string.

castaire

(Commonwealth, UK, Irish) A hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts.

castán

(uncountable) A dark, reddish-brown colour, as seen on the fruit of the chestnut tree.

Castór

(Greek mythology) One of the Dioscuri

casú

(musical instrument) A simple musical instrument (a membranophone) consisting of a pipe with a hole in it, producing a buzzing sound when the player hums into it.

casúirín

(anatomy) The malleus, a small bone of the middle ear.

casúr

(anatomy) The malleus, a small bone of the middle ear.

cat breac

A traitor; one who turns against a previous affiliation or allegiance.

cat crainn

Any carnivorous mammal of the genus Martes.

cat crainn Pennant

A North American marten-like mammal (Pekania pennanti, syn. Martes pennanti), that has thick brown fur.

cat mara

The meat of such a fish, popular in the Southern U.S. and Central Europe.

cat riabhach

(countable) A brindled cat.

catach

Having curls.

catachán

a person or animal with curly hair.

catachas

A noisy quarrel.

catagóir

A group, often named or numbered, to which items are assigned based on similarity or defined criteria.

cataitéar

(medicine) A small tube inserted into a body cavity to administer a drug, create an opening, distend a passageway, or remove fluid.

Catalóinis

Of, from or relating to Catalonia, Spain.

Catalónach

Of, from or relating to Catalonia, Spain.

Catar

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: State of Qatar. Capital: Doha.

catastróf

(narratology) The dramatic event that initiates the resolution of the plot; the dénouement.

cath

(military) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.

cathach

(religion) A container to hold or display religious relics.

cathain

(interrogative) At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time.

Cathair Aibhistín

The capital city of Texas, United States, and the county seat of Travis County; named for American empresario Stephen F. Austin.

cathair bhardais

A district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts; a borough, city, or incorporated town or village.

Cathair Chonstaintín

(historical) The former name, from 330–1930 C.E., of Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey; the former capital of the Ottoman Empire and of the Byzantine Empire before that.

Cathair Chorcaí

The principal city of County Cork, Ireland.

Cathair Eoin

The largest city in South Africa, in Gauteng province.

cathair ghríobháin

A structure similar to a maze, but containing only one path with no branches, as distinguished from a maze which contains multiple branching paths

Cathair Luimnigh

A county of Ireland.

Cathair na Gaillimhe

A city in County Galway, Ireland.

Cathair na hAilgéire

The capital and largest city of Algeria.

Cathair na hAithne

The capital city of Greece.

cathais

An instance of keeping awake during normal sleeping hours, especially to keep watch or pray.

cathaiseach

Watchful, especially for danger or disorder; alert; wary

cathaoir

An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person.

cathaoir ríoga

The seat of a bishop in the cathedral-church of his diocese; also, the seat of a pope.

cathaoir shuaimhnis

A chair made for lounging.

cathaoir uilleach

A chair with supports for the arms or elbows.

cathaoir uilleann

A chair with supports for the arms or elbows.

cathaoirleach

A person presiding over a meeting.

cathartha

Martial, bellicose or militaristic.

cathróir

(Christianity) A resident of the heavenly city or (later) of the kingdom of God: a Christian; a good Christian. [from 15th c.]

cathróireacht

The state of being a citizen; the status of a citizen.

cathú

The act of tempting.

catúil

Resembling a cat; feline.

CBL

(taxation) Initialism of value added tax.

cé

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

cé acu a

Introduces a disjunctive adverbial clause qualifying the main clause (with correlative or).

cé go

Though, even though, in spite of or despite the fact that: introducing a clause that expresses a concession.

ceachartha

(chiefly, UK) Ungenerous; stingy; tight-fisted.

ceachrach

Resembling or characteristic of a mire; swampy, boggy. [from 14th c.]

céachta

(agriculture) A device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting.

ceachtar

Not one of two; not either; not one or the other.

céad

A period of one hundred consecutive years; often specifically a numbered period with conventional start and end dates, e.g., the twentieth century, which stretches from (strictly) 1901 through 2000, or (informally) 1900 through 1999. The first century AD was from 1 to 100.

céad míle fáilte

Greeting given upon someone's arrival.

ceadaigh

(transitive, catenative) To permit, to give permission to.

Céadaoin

The fourth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the third day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Tuesday and precedes Thursday.

céadar

(countable) A coniferous tree of the genus Cedrus in the family Pinaceae.

céadchosach

Any arthropod of class Chilopoda, which have a segmented body with one pair of legs per segment and from about 20 to 300 legs in total.

céadfa

Any of the manners by which living beings perceive the physical world: for humans sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste.

céadfach

Having or showing keenness or sharpness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition.

céadfaíoch

Having or showing keenness or sharpness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition.

céadghin

The first child to be born to a parent or family.

céadphroinn

The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.

céadú

The ordinal form of the number one hundred.

ceadúnas

A legal document giving official permission to do something; a permit.

ceaintín

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

ceal

Lack; deficiency; non-existence. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

cealaigh

(transitive) To invalidate or annul something.

cealg

A puncture made by an insect or arachnid in an attack, usually including the injection of venom.

cealgach

That beguiles or beguile.

cealgaire

A person who lies or deceives.

ceamach

A piece of old cloth, especially one used for cleaning, patching, etc.; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred or tatter.

ceamacha

A piece of old cloth, especially one used for cleaning, patching, etc.; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred or tatter.

ceamalach

(derogatory) A rough, surly, ill-bred person; a boor. [from 14th c.]

ceamara

(photography) A device for taking still or moving pictures or photographs.

ceamara scannán

(computer graphics, video games) The viewpoint in a three-dimensional game or simulation.

Ceanada

A country in North America. Capital: Ottawa. Largest city: Toronto.

Ceanadach

Of, belonging to, or relating to Canada, its culture, or people.

ceanastar

Any of various cylindrical metal receptacles usually with a removable close-fitting top.

ceangail

(transitive) To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).

ceangailte

(dated) Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable. [from 9th c.]

ceangailte sa chorp

Unable to defecate; costive.

ceangal

Mechanically, any device that fastens; especially, a collective term for items such as screws, nuts, washers, clasps, bolts and the like.

ceanglóir

Mechanically, any device that fastens; especially, a collective term for items such as screws, nuts, washers, clasps, bolts and the like.

ceann

(nautical) The front of a boat or ship.

ceann an staighre

A level area at the top of a flight of stairs, or connecting one flight with another.

ceann cipín

(colloquial) A stupid person.

ceann fine

A leader of a clan or tribe.

ceann maide

(colloquial) A stupid person.

ceann máilléid

(colloquial) A stupid person.

ceann slua

(figurative) A protector of the people; a public figure who appeals to and on behalf of the people through oratory.

ceann tí

A man who is the head of a household, family or tribe.

ceann tíre

(geography) A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland.

ceann urra teaghlaigh

A man who is the head of a household, family or tribe.

céanna

Similar, alike.

ceannach

The acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent.

ceannadhairt

A large cushion or pillow, usually cylindrical in shape.

ceannaí

A person who traffics in commodities for profit.

ceannaí éisc

(British) A person who sells fish.

ceannaí salainn

One who makes, sells, or applies salt.

ceannaí seandachtaí

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

ceannaigh

(transitive, archaic) To suffer consequences for (something) through being deprived of something; to pay for (something one has done).

ceannairceacht

The state of being rebellious.

ceannaire

One having authority to direct.

ceannard

Conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious.

ceannas

(sports) A competition to determine a champion, especially the final of a series of competitions.

ceannasach

Exercising power of rule.

ceannbheart

A decorative covering or ornament worn on the head.

ceannbhrat

The zone of the highest foliage and branches of a forest.

ceanncheathrú

The military installation from which troops are commanded and orders are issued; the military unit consisting of a commander and his support staff.

ceannchluiche

(North America, Philippines) A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.

ceanndána

Asserting dogmas or beliefs in a superior or arrogant way; opinionated, dictatorial.

ceanndánacht

The state of being stubborn.

ceanníseal

Sad and dispirited.

ceannlampa

A flashlight worn on the head.

ceannlitir

The first letter of a word or a name, especially of a person's full name (their initials).

ceannrua

(of a person) Having red hair.

ceannscríbhinn

A title or brief explanation attached to an illustration, cartoon, user interface element, etc.

ceannteideal

The title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or of a section thereof.

ceanntréan

Determined to do as one pleases, and not as others want.

ceanntrom

Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive

Ceansaí

Any individual Chinese character as used in the Japanese language.

ceansaigh

To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to dispel (anger or hatred).

ceant

A public event where goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.

ceantáil

A public event where goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.

ceantar

A particular geographic region.

ceantar Síneach

A district of a city or town (in a country other than China) in which there is a large concentration of Chinese residents and businesses.

ceantar siopaí

An enclosed shopping centre. [from 20th c.]

ceantúir

(historical) An officer of the ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers.

ceanúil

(of a person) Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond.

ceap

(transitive) To name (someone to a post or role).