Irish–English dictionary

critic

(uncountable) The act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed

criticiúil

Relating to criticism or careful analysis, such as literary or film criticism.

criú

A group of people (often staff) manning and operating a large facility or piece of equipment such as a factory, ship, boat, airplane, or spacecraft.

cró

(astronomy, photography) The diameter of such a hole which restricts the width of the lightpath through the whole system. For a telescope, this is the diameter of the objective lens.

cró an chinn

(anatomy) A soft membraneous spot on the head of a baby due to incomplete fusion of the cranial bones.

cró beithíoch

(chiefly, British) A barn, especially one used for keeping cattle in.

cró cearc

Synonym of hencoop.

cró folaigh

A place where someone or something may be hidden.

cró gunna

The tunnel inside of a gun's barrel through which the bullet travels when fired, or (by extension) its diameter.

cró madra

A house or shelter for a dog.

cró muc

A place, such as a farm, where pigs are kept or raised.

cró muice

A place, such as a farm, where pigs are kept or raised.

cró na baithise

(anatomy) A soft membraneous spot on the head of a baby due to incomplete fusion of the cranial bones.

cró troda

A place where some sports or exhibitions take place; notably a circular or comparable arena, such as a boxing ring or a circus ring; hence the field of a political contest.

crobh fola

Any flowering plant of the genus Geranium found throughout the temperate zone.

crobh préacháin

Any of many herbs, of the genus Ranunculus, having yellow flowers; the crowfoot.

croca

A stoneware or earthenware jar or storage container.

cróch

A perennial flowering plant (of the genus Crocus in the Iridaceae family). Saffron is obtained from the stamens of Crocus sativus.

cróchar

A litter to transport the corpse of a dead person.

crochta

An enclosed piece of land, usually small and arable and used for small-scale food production, and often with a dwelling next to it; in particular, such a piece of land rented to a farmer (a crofter), especially in Scotland, together with a right to use separate pastureland shared by other crofters.

crodh

Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.

cródhearg

A deep red color, somewhat less vivid than scarlet, the traditional colour of a Catholic cardinal's cassock. (same as cardinal red)

cróga

Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships.

crógach

Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships.

crógacht

(usually, uncountable) Being brave, courageousness.

crogall

Any of the predatory amphibious reptiles of the family Crocodylidae; (loosely) a crocodilian, any species of the order Crocodilia, which also includes the alligators, caimans and gavials.

cróganta

Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships.

croí

The soft internal portion of bread, surrounded by crust.

croíán

(dated) A fashionable young man who is polite and attentive to women.

croíbhriseadh

The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.

croíbhriste

(idiomatic) Grieved and disappointed, especially by the loss of a beloved person or thing, such as the end of a romantic relationship.

croíbhrúite

Sincerely penitent or feeling regret or sorrow, especially for one’s own actions.

croíchrapthach

(maths) Relating to the mathematical concept of a systole

cróilí

Confined to bed because of infirmity or illness.

croiméal

A growth of facial hair between the nose and the upper lip.

cróimiam

A chemical element (symbol Cr) with an atomic number of 24: a steely-grey, lustrous, hard and brittle transition metal.

cróineolaí

A person skilled in chronology.

cróineolaíoch

(films, shows, books, etc) Relating to the arrangement of events in the order in which they occur within a story, rather than the order in which they are released.

croinic

A written account of events and when they happened, ordered by time.

croiniceoir

A person who writes a chronicle or chronicles.

croinicí

A person who writes a chronicle or chronicles.

crois

A wooden post with a perpendicular beam attached and used (especially in the Roman Empire) to execute criminals (by crucifixion).

cróise

(sewing) A form of needlework that is made by looping thread with a hooked needle.

cróiseáil

(sewing) A form of needlework that is made by looping thread with a hooked needle.

croisín

(music) A musical note one beat long in 4/4 time.

croissant

A flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent.

Cróit

A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Croatia. Capital and largest city: Zagreb. Part of Yugoslavia until 1991.

croiteoir

A shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling condiments such as sugar, salt, pepper, etc.

croith

(transitive, agriculture, horticulture, archaic) To sow seeds over a wide area.

croíthailte

The interior part of a region, especially when contrasted with coastal parts or when regarded as particularly powerful or significant.

croitheadh

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

croithleog

(countable) The fruiting body of a grain plant.

Cróitis

Of or pertaining to Croatia, the Croatian people or their language.

crólag

Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability.

crólinnteach

Characterised by bloodshed.

cróloite

Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability.

cromán

Any of several birds of prey in the genus Circus of the subfamily Circinae which fly low over meadows and marshes and hunt small mammals or birds.

crómasóm

(cytology, genetics) A linear arrangement of condensed DNA and associated proteins (such as chaperone proteins) which contains the genetic material (genome) of an organism.

crómatagrafaíocht

(analytical chemistry) Any of various techniques for the qualitative or quantitative separation of the components of mixtures of compounds; all characterized by the use of a mobile phase (gas or liquid) moving relative to a stationary phase (liquid or solid) – the differences between the rates of migration of the compounds between the two phases affect the separation.

cron

A small flaw which spoils the appearance of something, a stain, a spot.

cronaigh

(transitive) To become aware of the loss or absence of; to feel the want or need of, sometimes with regret; to feel sadness at the absence of somebody or something.

cronaiméadar

A device for measuring time, particularly a precision mechanism for measuring time of day.

crónán

A male ant, bee, or wasp, which does not work but can fertilize the queen.

Cronas

(Greek god) The personification of time.

cros

A wooden post with a perpendicular beam attached and used (especially in the Roman Empire) to execute criminals (by crucifixion).

Cros an Tuaiscirt

(constellation) A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a swan. It includes the triple star system HD 188753 and the stars Deneb and Albireo.

cros-síolrach

Of or composed of mixed origin or composition.

crosadh

An act of prohibiting, forbidding, disallowing, or proscribing something.

crosáidí

(historical) A fighter or participant in the medieval Crusades.

crosáil

(biology) To cross-fertilize or crossbreed.

crosaire

A place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed.

crosanta

(often, pejorative) Someone or something of mixed kind or uncertain origin, especially a dog.

crosbhealach

(figuratively, by analogy) A decision point; a turning point or opportunity to change a direction, a course, or a goal.

crosbhogha

A mechanised weapon, based on the bow and arrow, that shoots bolts.

crosbhóthar

(figuratively, by analogy) A decision point; a turning point or opportunity to change a direction, a course, or a goal.

croscheann sciatháin

(aeronautics) A beam-like structural member that supports ribs in an aircraft wing or other airfoil.

croschineálach

Of or composed of mixed origin or composition.

crosfhocal

(games, puzzles) A word puzzle in which interlocking words are entered usually horizontally and vertically into a grid based on clues given for each word.

crosmhalartú

(genetics) The result of the exchange of genetic material during meiosis.

crosóg

A lacrosse stick.

crosóg mhara

Any of various echinoderms (not in fact fish) with usually five arms, many of which eat bivalves or corals by everting their stomach.

crosógaíocht

(sports) A sport played on a field between two opposing teams using sticks (crosses) and a ball, whereby one team defeats the other by scoring more goals within the allotted time.

crosta

Not allowed; specifically disallowed.

Crótach

Of or pertaining to Croatia, the Croatian people or their language.

crotal

The outer covering of a fruit or seed.

crú

The U-shaped shoe of a horse, now typically made of metal; by extension, a representation of this used to play the game horseshoes, hung as a luck charm, etc.

crua

Resistant to pressure; difficult to break, cut, or penetrate.

crua sa bholg

Unable to defecate; costive.

crua sa chorp

Unable to defecate; costive.

crua-adhmad

(countable, mostly in botany and forestry) The wood from any dicotyledonous tree, without regard to its hardness.

crua-earraí

(computing) The part of a computer that is fixed and cannot be altered without replacement or physical modification; motherboard, expansion cards, etc. Compare software.

cruach

(countable, uncountable) An artificial metal produced from iron, harder and more elastic than elemental iron; used figuratively as a symbol of hardness.

cruach Phádraig

Any plant of the genus Plantago, with a rosette of sessile leaves about 10 cm (4") long with a narrow part instead of a petiole, and with a spike inflorescence with the flower spacing varying widely among the species. See also psyllium.

cruachré

A type of pottery that is fired at a high temperature and is dense, opaque and nonporous.

cruachroíoch

Lacking in compassion; cold and pitiless.

cruachroíocht

The quality of being callous; emotional hardheartedness or indifference.

cruadhéanta

Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships.

cruaigh

(transitive) To change from a liquid to solid state, perhaps due to cold; called to freeze in nontechnical usage.

cruáil

(uncountable) An indifference to suffering or pleasure in inflicting suffering.

cruálach

Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless.

cruálacht

(uncountable) An indifference to suffering or pleasure in inflicting suffering.

cruamhuineálach

Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent.

cruan

An opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects.

crúb

A curved, pointed, horny projection on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.

crúbach

Lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments.

crúca

A specialized staff with a semi-circular bend (a "hook") at one end used by shepherds to control their herds.

crúca cnaipe

(sewing) A hook used to pull thread through the holes of a button.

cruicéad

A variant of the game of darts. See Cricket (darts).

crúigh

(transitive) To express milk from (a mammal, especially a cow).

cruimh

A soft, legless larva of a fly or other dipterous insect, that often eats decomposing organic matter. [from 15th c.]

cruinn

(figuratively) Having no weak points or flaws.

cruinneán

(heraldiccharge) A circular spot; a charge in the form of a small coloured circle.

cruinneas

The state of being accurate; being free from error; exactness; correctness

cruinneog

A spherical model of Earth or other planet.

cruinnigh

(transitive) To put together.

cruinnín

A small round particle of substance; a drop.

cruinnitheoir

A person who or thing that collects, or which creates or manages a collection.

cruit

(historical) An archaic stringed instrument associated particularly with Wales, though once played widely in Europe, and characterized by a vaulted back and enough space for the player to stop each of the six strings on the fingerboard. Played variously by plucking or bowing.

cruitchlár

(musical instruments) A musical instrument with a keyboard that produces sound through a mechanical process. When the performer presses a key, a corresponding plectrum plucks a tuned string. The harpsichord originated in late medieval Europe and is one of the most important instruments used to perform Baroque music.

cruithneacht

(countable) Any of several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery.

cruitíneach

(derogatory, now, offensive) A person with a humpback; a person who suffers from kyphosis.

cruitire

Someone who plays a harp, especially a pedal harp.

crúsca

A serving vessel or container, typically circular in cross-section and typically higher than it is wide, with a relatively small mouth or spout, an ear handle and often a stopper or top.

crústach

Any arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs, shrimp, barnacles and woodlice, traditionally excluding hexapods.

cruth

(legal) An instance of someone coming into a court of law to be part of a trial, lawsuit or other proceeding, either in person or represented by an attorney or such like; a court appearance

cruthach

Having a pleasing shape, pleasant to look at.

cruthaitheoir

(religion) A god who created the Universe; God.

cruthúil

Having a pleasing shape, pleasant to look at.

cú

The name of the Latin-script letter Q/q.

cú dobhráin

An aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae.

cu-cú

The sound of that particular bird.

cuach

A quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape.

cuach cheoil

A piece of some sound, usually music or conversation.

cuach Phádraig

Any plant of the genus Plantago, with a rosette of sessile leaves about 10 cm (4") long with a narrow part instead of a petiole, and with a spike inflorescence with the flower spacing varying widely among the species. See also psyllium.

cuaichín cheoil

A piece of some sound, usually music or conversation.

cuaifeach

A sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze.

cuaifeach uisce

A whirlwind that forms over water, not associated with a mesocyclone of a thunderstorm (contrary to a true tornado).

cuaille

(informal) A tall, thin person.

cuaille eolais

A post bearing a sign that gives information on directions.

cuaille lampa

The pole that holds up a light so it can illuminate a wide area, such as holds up a streetlight.

cuaille solais

The pole that holds up a light so it can illuminate a wide area, such as holds up a streetlight.

cuainín

A small coastal inlet, especially one having high cliffs protecting vessels from prevailing winds; bight. [from 16th c.]

cuaire

The shape of something curved.

cuairt

The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution

cuairteoir

Someone who travels for pleasure rather than for business. [from 1770s]

cual

A large flock of anything.

cualarach

Any small anadromous fish of the family Osmeridae, found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and in lakes in North America and northern part of Europe.

cuallacht

A group or association mainly of tradespeople made up of merchants, craftspeople, or artisans, particularly in the Middle Ages, established to oversee and protect their specific commercial interests and to provide mutual aid.

cuanna

Of a person: attractive or pleasing to look at; beautiful, handsome; also, attractive but not particularly beautiful or handsome.

cuannacht

The beauty of an idea characterized by minimalism and intuitiveness while preserving exactness and precision.