Irish–English dictionary

cláranna

An item of furniture with a flat top surface raised above the ground, usually on one or more legs.

clárpháipéar

A thick paper, or thin cardboard.

clárscátáil

To skateboard.

clársciáil

The sport of sliding downhill on a snowboard.

clasaiceach

Exemplary of a particular style; defining a class/category; typical.

clásal

(legal) A distinct part of a contract, a will or another legal document.

clástrafóibe

The fear of closed, tight places.

clé

Designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the side of the body on which the heart is located in most humans; the opposite of right. This arrow points to the reader's left: ←

cleacht

A weave of three or more strands of fibers, ribbons, cords or hair often for decoration. [from 16th c.]

cleachtadh

Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving.

cleamhnas

A family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity (e.g. sister).

cleas

A relatively rare or difficult accomplishment.

cleasa lúith

(sports, especially, _, Britain) A group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country and racewalking.

cleasach

Skillful at deceiving others.

cleasaí

A playing card that features a picture of a joker (that is, a jester) and that may be used as a wild card in some card games.

cleasaíocht

(countable, uncountable) Deception, deceit or underhanded behavior.

clébhord

(nautical) Of or relating to port, the left-hand side of a vessel when facing the bow.

cléir

Body of persons, such as priests, who are trained and ordained for religious service.

cléireach

A boy serving as an acolyte in certain forms of Christianity.

cléireachais

Of or relating to clerks or their work.

cléiriúil

Of or relating to clerks or their work.

cleite

A branching, hair-like structure that grows on the bodies of birds, used for flight, swimming, protection and display.

cleiteán

A thin brush for applying paint.

cleith

(countable) A heavy object, often a kind of stick, intended for use as a bludgeoning weapon or a plaything.

cleitín

(now, historical) A structure or annexe (especially one with a sloping roof) extending from the side of a building, sometimes as protection from the weather. [from 14th c.]

cliabh

(slang, vulgar) A woman's breasts.

cliabháin

A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots.

cliabhán

A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots.

cliabhrach

A box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid.

cliath fhuirste

A device consisting of a heavy framework having several disks or teeth in a row, which is dragged across ploughed land to smooth or break up the soil, to remove weeds or cover seeds; a harrow plow.

cliathán

(US) panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.

cliathánach

(disease) Affecting the side or sides of the body, or confined to one side of the body.

clibirt

(rugby) In rugby union or rugby league, all the forwards joined together in an organised way.

cliceáil

(transitive, GUI) To select a software item using, usually, but not always, the pressing of a mouse button.

clifeartach

(informal) A tall, thin person.

climir

(transitive) To milk a cow, especially by stroking and compressing the teats to draw out the last of the milk.

clinic

A medical facility, such as a hospital, especially one for the treatment and diagnosis of outpatients.

clíoma

The long-term manifestations of weather and other atmospheric conditions in a given area or country, now usually represented by the statistical summary of its weather conditions during a period long enough to ensure that representative values are obtained (generally 30 years).

clíomach

Of, relating to, or influenced by climate.

clip

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

clipire

One who teases.

cliseadh

(countable) A failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature.

clismirt

(uncountable) Angry disputation; noisy quarrelling.

cliste

Smart, intelligent, or witty; mentally quick or sharp.

clíth

(uncountable) A condition in which a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile and therefore eager to mate.

cló

(computing, typography, metonymically) A computer file containing the code used to draw and compose the glyphs of one or more typographic fonts on a computer display or printer.

cló brúite

(countable, printing) A bruise on the face of a plate or of type in the form.

cló-eagraí

(historical) A person who sets type; an employee in a printshop who manually selected pieces of movable type and assembled them for printing.

clóáca

(anatomy, zoology) The opening in reptiles, amphibians and birds, as well as elasmobranchians, lobe-finned fishes, marsupials and monotreme mammals, which serves as the common outlet for the urogenital ducts and rectum.

clóbh

(uncountable, or, countable) A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree.

clóbhuail

(transitive) To produce one or more copies of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine.

cloch

(botany) The central part of some fruits, particularly drupes; consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer.

cloch aoil

An abundant rock of marine and freshwater sediments; primarily composed of calcite (CaCO3); and occurring in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous.

cloch ghainimh

A sedimentary rock produced by the consolidation and compaction of sand, cemented with clay etc.

cloch mhuirghorm

A transparent bluish-green, sometimes yellow-green, variety of beryl.

Clochán

A town on Union Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

clochar

(now, _, especially) Synonym of nunnery, a female religious community and its residence.

clóchuradóir

(historical) A person who sets type; an employee in a printshop who manually selected pieces of movable type and assembled them for printing.

clódóir

One who dyes, especially one who dyes cloth etc. as an occupation.

clódóireacht

act or process

clófhoireann

In digital typesetting, a set of glyphs in a single style, representing one or more alphabets or writing systems, or the computer code representing it.

Clog

(astronomy) A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a pendulum clock. It lies between the constellations Fornax and Dorado.

clog gréine

A device measuring the time of day by the position of a shadow cast by a pole or plate (gnomon) upon an engraved series of marks.

clogad

(headwear) A hard, protective head covering, typically part of armour.

clogaireacht

The ringing of bells, either as a pastime or for religious observance.

clóghrafaíocht

The art or practice of setting and arranging type; typesetting.

clogra

(musical instrument) A set of bells, often in a bell tower, sometimes operated by means of a keyboard (manual or pedal), originating from the Low Countries.

cloicheán

(Commonwealth) A crustacean, sometimes confused with shrimp.

cloig a thógáil ar

(intransitive) To have a blister form.

cloig a thógáil i

(intransitive) To have a blister form.

cloigeann

(slang) The head.

cloigeann maide

(colloquial) A stupid person.

cloígh

(transitive) To overcome in battle or contest.

cloigín

(British) A single stem of a dandelion in its post-flowering state with the downy covering of its head intact.

clóire

(computer hardware) A device, usually attached to a computer, used to print text or images onto paper; an analogous device capable of producing three-dimensional objects.

clóiríd

(chemistry) Any salt of hydrochloric acid.

clóirín

A toxic, green, gaseous chemical element (symbol Cl) with an atomic number of 17.

clois

(transitive, stative) To perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way. [from 10th c.]

cloíteacht

(uncountable) The condition of being weak.

clólíne

A written or printed row of letters, words, numbers, or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column, or a blank in place of such text.

clós

An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.

clóscríbhneoireacht

The act of typing on a keyboard.

clóscríobh

The act of typing on a keyboard.

clóscríobhaí

A person who types, a clerical worker who writes letters, etc., using a typewriter.

clóscríobhán

A device, at least partially mechanical, used to print text by pressing keys that cause type to be impressed through an inked ribbon onto paper.

clú

The state of being famous or well-known and spoken of, especially for something positive.

cluain

The grass that grows after the first crop has been mown.

cluarán

This plant seen as the national emblem of Scotland.

cluas mhara

(North America, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore) An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl. [mid 19th c.]

cluasáin

A pair of small loudspeakers worn inside each outer ear or covering all or part of the ear, without a connecting band worn over head.

cluasán

A transducer that converts electric signals into sound and is held near the ear, especially as part of a telephone; an earpiece or headphone.

club

An establishment that provides staged entertainment, often with food and drink, such as a nightclub.

club oíche

A public or private establishment that is open late at night to provide entertainment, food, drink, music or dancing.

clúdach

A lid.

clúdach a bhaint de

(transitive) To open or undo, as what is wrapped or folded.

clúdach lampa

A cover over a lamp to either diffuse the light or to block it in certain directions to avoid glare in the eyes.

clúdach litreach

A paper or cardboard wrapper used to enclose small, flat items, especially letters, for mailing.

clúdach piliúir

A washable, easily removable cloth cover for pillows.

clúdaigh

(transitive) To smear with some viscous or liquid substance.

cluiche

(sports) A competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet (commonly called a "bout"), a baseball game, or a cricket match.

cluiche dólámhach

(sports, plurale tantum) A game between individual players.

cluiche dúbailte

(sports, plurale tantum) a game between pairs of players

cluiche leathcheannais

A competition that narrows a field of contestants (semifinalists) to a set of finalists, for a subsequent final.

cluiche singil

(sports, plurale tantum) A game between individual players.

clúid

(originally, Scotland, architecture, chiefly, historical) A nook or corner beside an open fireplace; a chimney corner.

clúidín

(North America, Philippines, India) An absorbent garment worn around the crotch that retains the wearer's urine and feces, often worn by a baby or young child who is not yet toilet trained, or by an adult who is incontinent or wets the bed, out of convenience, or under extreme working conditions without access to a toilet; a nappy.

cluimhreach

(ornithology, collective noun) Layer or collection of feathers covering a bird’s body; feathers used ornamentally; feathering.

cluimhrigh

(transitive) To remove feathers from (a bird).

cluin

(transitive, stative) To perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way. [from 10th c.]

clúiteach

(British spelling) Respected, having received honour.

clúmh

(anatomy) Hair of the body; in particular, androgenic hair, to the exclusion of facial hair and the hair atop one's head.

clúmhach

Covered with a thin layer.

clúmhilleadh

The act of injuring another person's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another.

cnádaí

(derogatory, offensive) A short person. [from later 19th c.]

cnádánaí

Like a spoilsport.

cnagaire

(dated, outside, dialects) A small measure of spirits equivalent to a gill.

cnagaosta

old; having lived for relatively many years.

cnagcheoltóir

A trained musician who plays percussion instruments, as opposed to a drummer who lacks formal training.

cnaguirlis

(music) The section of an orchestra or band containing percussion instruments; such instruments considered as a group; in bands, may be separate from drum kits.

cnáib

A tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia.

cnáimhseach

(obstetrics) A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician.

cnáimhseachas

The practice and science of being a midwife.

cnáimhseáil

complaining

cnáimhseoir

(medicine) A physician who specializes in childbirth.

cnaipe

(clothing) A knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener. [from mid-13th c.]

cnaipí

(clothing) A knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener. [from mid-13th c.]

cnámh droma

(countable) The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals.

cnámh murnáin

The bone of the ankle, forming the lower part of the ankle joint and joining with the tibia and fibula.

cnámh phúbasach

The pubic bone; the part of the hipbone forming the front arch of the pelvis.

cnámh smiolgadáin

(skeleton) The collarbone; the prominent bone at the top of the chest between the shoulder and the neck connecting the shoulder and the breastbone.

cnámh uchta

(anatomy) The central narrow bone in the front of the chest, connecting the collarbone and the top ribs.

cnámha

A percussive folk musical instrument played as a pair in one hand, often made from bovine ribs.

cnámhóg thobac

The still burning or wholly burnt tobacco plug in a pipe.

cnap

A bulge, knob, swelling, spine, or anything that protrudes.

cnapánach

Knotty and misshapen.

cneámhaireacht

(uncountable) The condition, or quality, of being mean (any of its definitions)

cneas

(uncountable) The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.

cneasta

Meant truly or earnestly.

cníopaire

(obsolete) A person who is wretched or despicable; a wretch.

cniotáil

The action of the verb to knit; the process of producing knitted material.

cniotáilte

Made by knitting.

cnó

(food, broadly) Any of various hard-shelled seeds or hard, dry fruits from various families of plants.

cnó capaill

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

cnó coill

The fruit of the hazel, especially Corylus avellana, which is grown commercially.

cnó francach

A nut of the walnut tree.

cnó gaelach

The fruit of the hazel, especially Corylus avellana, which is grown commercially.

cnó gallda

A nut of the walnut tree.

cnó peacáin

A smooth, thin-shelled, edible oval nut of this tree.

cnoc

An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain.

Cnoc Mhuire

A townland in Drumcliff civil parish, County Clare, Ireland.