Irish–English dictionary

aicíocht

(countable) A place of abode; settled dwelling; residence; house.

aicis

(American spelling) A feeling of long-lasting ire for another, sometimes to the point of hatred, over a perceived wrongdoing; bitterness.

aiciseach

Full of rancor; bitter; unforgiving.

aicme

A small, exclusive group of individuals, usually according to lifestyle or social status; a cabal.

aicmiú

The act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or attributes.

aicne

A pattern of blemishes in an area of skin resulting from the skin condition.

aicseam

The thing acquired or gained; a gain.

aicsean

A relatively rare or difficult accomplishment.

aicsímeach

(mathematics) Relating to or containing axioms. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

aicsímiteach

(mathematics) Relating to or containing axioms. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

Aidbhint

(Christianity) The period or season of the Christian church year between Advent Sunday and Christmas: the period of the advent (approaching) of Christmas.

aidhe

Yes; yea; a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question.

aidhm

(category theory) An instance of one of the two kinds of entities that form a category, the other kind being the arrows (also called morphisms).

aidhmeannach

artful; scheming

aidiacht

(grammar) A word that modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes a noun’s referent.

aidréanailín

(hormone) Epinephrine, the hormone and neurotransmitter.

aidréineach

Pertaining to the adrenal glands (suprarenal glands), their secretions, or the function derived therefrom.

aife

The receding movement of the tide.

aiféalach

Full of feelings of regret, indulging in regrets.

aifearach

Having a tendency to seek revenge when wronged, vengeful.

aiféilean

(astronomy, also, figuratively) The point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, or other astronomical object, where it is farthest from the Sun.

áiféis

Amusing behavior.

áiféiseach

Oddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint way; waggish.

aifid

A sap-sucking insect pest of the superfamily Aphidoidea; an aphidian.

aifir

(transitive) To cause (a child, student, or someone else being looked after, or a suspect or criminal) to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action, typically by an authority or a person in authority (for example: a parent, teacher, or police officer).

aifirt

(of a person) A harsh criticism.

Aifreann

(Roman Catholic Church) The principal liturgical service of the Church, encompassing both a scripture service (Liturgy of the Word) and a eucharistic service (Liturgy of the Eucharist), which includes the consecration and oblation (offering) of the host and wine.

aifricéad

(phonetics) A single speech sound produced combining a plosive and a fricative.

aigeach

(archaic, nautical) A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water; a plumb bob or a plumb line.

aigéan

(countable) One of the large bodies of water separating the continents.

aigéanach

Of or relating to the ocean.

aigéanta

Of or relating to the ocean.

aighneacht

The thing which has been submitted.

aighneas

Talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk.

aighneasach

Prone to argue or dispute.

aighnigh

(ambitransitive) To enter or put forward for approval, consideration, marking etc.

aigilín

A ball-shaped bunch of plaited or otherwise entangled threads from which at one end protrudes a cord on which the ball is hung, and which may have loose, dangling threads at the other end (often used as decoration along the bottom of garments, curtains or other hangings).

Aignéas

A en given name.

aigneolaí

An expert in the field of psychology.

aigneolaíocht

(uncountable) The study of the human mind.

ailb

(Christianity, chiefly, _, Anglicanism, Roman Catholicism) A long, white robe worn by priests and other ministers, underneath most of the other vestments.

Ailbhe

A en given name.

Ailbín

A en given name.

ailbíneach

(countable) A person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one born with albinism.

ailceimic

(uncountable) The premodern and early modern study of physical changes, particularly in Europe, Arabia, and China; and chiefly in pursuit of an elixir of immortality, a universal panacea, and/or a philosopher's stone able to transmute base metals into gold, eventually developing into chemistry.

ailceimiceach

Pertaining to alchemy or occult practices; magical, alchemical.

ailceimiceoir

One who practices alchemy.

ailceimicí

One who practices alchemy.

aileacó

(pathology) Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems).

áiléar

The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation.

Ailfrid

A en given name.

ailgéabrach

Of, or relating to, algebra.

Ailgéir

A country in North Africa. Official name: People's Democratic Republic of Algeria. Capital and largest city: Algiers. [from 1575]

ailias

Another name; especially, an assumed name.

ailigéadar

Either of two species of large amphibious reptile, Alligator mississippiensis or Alligator sinensis, in the genus Alligator within order Crocodilia, which have sharp teeth and very strong jaws and are native to the Americas and China, respectively.

aililiú

A liturgical form of hallelujah.

Ailín

A en given name.

ailínigh

(transitive) To adjust to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line.

ailíniú

(transitive) To adjust to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line.

áilíosach

Feeling desire; eagerly wishing; eager to obtain.

ailiúnas

(legal, sometimes, pejorative) A court-mandated allowance made to a former spouse by a divorced or legally separated person.

aill

A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.

áille

(slang) An attractive person, especially a young woman. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

áilleacht

(uncountable) The quality of being (especially visually) attractive, pleasing, fine or good-looking; comeliness.

áilleagán

A small figure resembling a human being that is used as a toy.

áilleagánacht

The act of one who toys.

ailléideach

An indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned.

ailléidigh

(intransitive) To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to invoke it by implication rather than mention.

áilligh

(transitive) To make beautiful; to increase the beauty of.

ailm

The name of the Latin script letter A / a.

ailse

(medicine, oncology, disease) A disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (and often rapid) proliferation.

ailseach

(oncology) Relating to or affected with cancer.

ailt

A deep narrow valley or gorge in the earth's surface worn by running water.

ailtéarnaigh

(transitive) To perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly.

ailtéarnóir

(electrical engineering) An electric generator which produces alternating current through mechanical means.

ailtéarnú

The reciprocal succession of (normally two) things in time or place; the act of following and being followed by turns; alternate succession, performance, or occurrence

áilteoir

A person who makes jokes.

ailtireacht

The art and science of designing and managing the construction of buildings and other structures, particularly if they are well proportioned and decorated.

aiméibe

(biology) A member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.

aimhghlic

(of a person, an action, etc.) Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.

aimhleasach

Causing damage or harm.

aimhleasta

Lacking proper guidance.

aimhleisce

(uncountable) Laziness; slowness in the mindset; disinclination to action or labour.

aimhneart

(uncountable) The condition of being weak.

aimhneartach

Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability.

aimhneasach

(anatomy, geology) Remote from the point of attachment or origin.

aimhréidh

(by extension) Disorderly or untidy in appearance.

aimhréireach

(legal) Opposed or in conflict.

aimhrialta

Deviating from the normal; marked by incongruity or contradiction; aberrant or abnormal.

aimhriar

Discontent; unrest.

aimhriarach

Not obedient.

aimín

(organic chemistry) The amine functional group.

aimiréalacht

(military) The office or jurisdiction of an admiral.

aimirne

A strong desire; yearning.

aimirneach

Very hungry.

aimitise

Having a colour similar to that of the gemstone

aimléis

Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.

aimléiseach

In a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor.

aimleoir

An unhappy, unfortunate, or miserable person.

aimlithe

Wet and limp; unkempt.

aimnéise

(pathology) Loss of memory; forgetfulness.

aimnín

(anatomy) The innermost membrane of the fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.

aimníneach

Pertaining to the amnion.

aimpléiseach

Difficult or convoluted.

aimpligh

(transitive) To render larger, more extended, or more intense.

aimrid

Not fertile.

aimridigh

(transitive) To make unable to produce; to make unprofitable.

aimridiú

(uncountable) A procedure to permanently prevent an organism from reproducing.

aimseach

Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; by accident, unintentional. [from 16th c.]

aimseadóir

Clipping of Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever.

aimseartha

Of or relating to the sequence of time or to a particular time.

aimsigh

(transitive) To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate.

aimsir

(linguistics, grammar, countable) An inflected form of a verb that indicates tense.

Aimsir na Cásca

The season from Easter Day to Whitsun, inclusive thereof.

aimsitheoir

A man or person skilled at hitting targets, as with a firearm, bow, or thrown object.

aimsitheoireacht

The ability to shoot accurately at a target.

aimsiú

The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, or object, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of fire; the direction of anything, such as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it.

ainbheartach

A person who performs evil acts.

ainbhéas

Bad or immoral behaviour.

ainbhéasach

(archaic) Pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity.

ainbheocht

The quality of being foolhardy.

ainbhfíor

A lie or falsehood.

ainbhios

The condition of being uninformed or uneducated; lack of knowledge or information.

ainbhiosach

Unknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by ignorance.

ainbhiosán

A totally ignorant person—unknowledgeable, uneducated, or uninformed; a fool.

ainbhreitheach

(legal, of a verdict) Ignoring the evidence or the judge's opinions.

aincheart

Not fair, just or right.

aincheas

(uncountable, countable) Disbelief or uncertainty (about something); (countable) a particular instance of such disbelief or uncertainty.

aincheist

A circumstance in which a choice must be made between two or more alternatives that seem equally undesirable.

ainchleachta

Not used to an event or thing, not accustomed.

ainchleachtadh

A lack of experience.

ainchreideamh

(obsolete) Lack of religious belief.

ainchríonna

Not prudent; lacking prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not paying attention to the consequences of one's actions.

Ainchríost

(Christianity, Islam) A false messiah who, under direct control of the Devil, will usher in the abomination in the end times; a false prophet.

ainchríostúil

of or relating to a barbarian; uncivilized, uncultured or uncouth

ainchríostúlacht

(uncountable) The state of being barbarous; brutality

aincis

The state of being malignant or diseased.

ainciseach

(medicine) Tending to produce death; threatening a fatal issue.

Aindéis

Synonym of Andes Mountains.

aindiach

Of or relating to atheists or atheism.

aindílis

Not loyal, without loyalty.

aindílleachta

A person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died.

aindiúideach

Stubbornly persistent, generally in wrongdoing; refusing to reform or repent.

aindleathach

Contrary to, forbidden, or not authorized by law, especially criminal law.

aindleathacht

(law) the state of being illegal

aindlí

A lack of law; a lack of law and order; anarchy.

Aindréas

(countable) A en given name.

Aindrias

(countable) A en given name.

Aindriú

(countable) A en given name.

Áine

A en given name.