Irish–English dictionary

dearadh

A plan (with more or less detail) for the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system.

dearbhaigh

To give an assurance that something will be done right.

dearbhaigh a bheith bailí

(transitive) To check or prove the validity of; verify.

dearbhchló

(photography) A positive image; one that displays true colors and shades, not their opposites or complements.

dearbhóir

One who confesses faith in Christianity in the face of persecution, but who is not martyred.

dearbhú

A list of items for various legal purposes, e.g. customs declaration.

dearc ar

(transitive) To consider, look upon (something) in a given way etc. [from 16th c.]

dearcadh

An attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs.

dearcán

(nautical) A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head.

Déardaoin

(US, Canada, informal in UK) On Thursday.

dearfa

Proven; shown to be true with evidence.

dearfach

(algebra) positive; not negative

dearfacht

The state of being certain.

dearg

Characterised by bloodshed.

dearg cairdinéalta

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

deargach

Left-wing parties and movements, chiefly socialist or communist, including the U.K. Labour party and the Social Democratic Party of Germany.

dearmad

(countable) A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.

dearmad cló

A typographical error. [from late 19th c.]

dearmad gramadaí

(grammar) An error in the use of language.

dearmadach

Absent in mind; often preoccupied; forgetful or careless due to distraction; easily distracted. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]

dearmháile

The state or characteristic of being immense.

dearna

The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand or other primate hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.

dearnáil

(transitive, sewing) To repair by stitching with thread or yarn, particularly by using a needle to construct a weave across a damaged area of fabric.

dearóil

Desolate and exposed; swept by cold winds.

dearscnaitheach

Exceeding others in quality or rank; of outstanding excellence, extremely notable or important. [from 15th c.]

deartháir

A male fellow member of a religious community, church, trades union etc.

deartháiriúil

Of or pertaining to a brother or brothers.

deas

Pleasant to the sight or other senses; attractive, especially of women or children. [from 15th c.]

deasaigh

(military) To arrange (soldiers or troops) into proper formation; especially, to adjust (soldiers or troops) into straight lines and at a proper distance from each other; to align.

deasaigh isteach

To move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cosy position.

deasaigh isteach (le)

(US, intransitive, transitive) To lie together snugly (with someone), in an intimate physical embrace; to snuggle.

deasaigh thú féin

(intransitive) To assume or maintain a pose; to strike an attitude.

deasbhord

The righthand side of a ship, boat or aircraft when facing the front, or fore or bow. Used to unambiguously refer to directions according to the sides of the vessel, rather than those of a crew member or object.

deasc

(computing, GUI) The main graphical user interface of an operating system, usually displaying icons, windows and background wallpaper.

deasc fáiltithe

The desk of a hotel or office where guests are received.

deasghnáth

A rite; a repeated set of actions, especially in religious contexts.

deasóg trasna

(boxing) A hook thrown over the opponent's punch.

Deastógáil

A festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven, celebrated on 15 August.

deatach

(uncountable) The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material.

deataithe

Of food, treated with smoke, often for flavor or as a method of preservation.

débheathach

Capable of functioning on land or in water.

débhlaoscach

Any mollusc belonging to the taxonomic class Bivalvia, characterized by a shell consisting of two hinged sections, such as a scallop, clam, mussel or oyster.

débhliantóg

A plant that requires two years to complete its life-cycle, germinating and growing in its first year, then producing its flowers and fruit in its second year, after which it usually dies.

déchéileachas

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

déchomhlach

Any mollusc belonging to the taxonomic class Bivalvia, characterized by a shell consisting of two hinged sections, such as a scallop, clam, mussel or oyster.

dédhronnach

Shaped like a biconvex lens.

deic

A full set of playing cards

deich

The number occurring after nine and before eleven, represented in Arabic numerals (base ten) as 10 and in Roman numerals as X.

deichiú

Being one of ten equal parts of a whole.

deichniúr

(Roman Catholicism) A series of prayers counted on a rosary, typically consisting of an Our Father, followed by ten Hail Marys, and concluding with a Glory Be and sometimes the Fatima Prayer.

déideadh

(medicine) A pain or ache in a tooth.

deifir

Rushed action.

deighil

(transitive) To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.

deighilt

(by extension) A large difference of opinion.

deighleog

A length of some object.

deil

(tools, metalworking, woodworking) A machine tool used to shape a piece of material, or workpiece, by rotating the workpiece against a cutting tool.

deil choise

A foot-operated pedal or lever that generates motion.

deilbh

(weaving) The threads that run lengthwise in a woven fabric; crossed by the woof or weft.

deilbhín

A small statue, usually a figure much less than life size, especially when of marble or bronze, or of plaster or clay as a preparation for the marble or bronze, as distinguished from a figure in terra cotta etc.

deilf

A carnivorous aquatic mammal in one of several families of the infraorder Cetacea, famed for its intelligence and occasional willingness to approach humans.

Deilfe

A city of ancient Greece, the site of the Delphic oracle.

deilgneach

(inexact, sometimes, _, proscribed, disease) Any disease causing similar symptoms.

deiliúsach

Not showing due respect; bold-faced, impertinent.

deimheas

A tool for clipping something.

deimhin

Sure in one's mind, positive; absolutely confident in the truth of something.

deimhne

The state of being certain.

deimhneach

(grammar) Describing the primary sense of an adjective, adverb or noun; not comparative, superlative, augmentative nor diminutive.

deimhneacht

The state of being certain.

deimhnigh

To give an assurance that something will be done right.

dein

(transitive) To perform; to execute.

Deinbhear

The capital and largest city of Colorado.

déine

Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline.

deinim

A textile often made of cotton with a distinct diagonal pattern.

déirc

Something given to the poor as charity, such as money, clothing or food.

déirceach

Kind, generous.

Deirdre

(Irish mythology) The foremost tragic heroine in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology.

deireadh

An edge or extremity; the part farthest from the center; hence, any quarter or part, or the direction in which it lies.

deireadh a chur ar

(intransitive) To finish; to come to an end.

Deireadh Fómhair

The tenth month of the Gregorian calendar, following September and preceding November.

deireadh seachtaine

The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in Western countries, Saturday and Sunday.

deireanach

Having happened a short while ago.

deirfiúr

A female member of a religious order; especially one devoted to more active service; (informally) a nun.

deiridh

(comparable, phonetics) Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the back of the mouth, near the soft palate (most often describing a vowel).

deirmeolaí

A person who is skilled in, professes or practices dermatology.

deis

The entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished.

deisceabal

An active follower or adherent of someone, or some philosophy etc.

deisceartach

Of or pertaining to a southern region, especially Southern Europe or the southern United States.

deiseal

(idiomatic) Said to someone who has just sneezed, as a polite remark.

deisigh

(intransitive) To become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease to flow or be fluid; to congeal; to become hard and malleable, as a metallic substance.

deisiú cnámh

the trade of a bonesetter, the practice of realigning broken or disjointed bones

deisiú tí

An act, or the process, of renovating.

déistin

An intense dislike or loathing someone feels for something bad or nasty.

déistineach

Causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful.

den eite deis

(politics) Of political ideologies: typically supporting tradition, social order and property rights, especially conservative, traditionalist, and/or reactionary politics.

dénouement

(authorship, often, metaphorically) The conclusion or resolution of a plot; unravelling.

deoch

A liquid to consume; a drink, such as tea, coffee, liquor, beer, milk, juice, or a soft drink, usually excluding water.

deoch leighis

(veterinary medicine) A dose or draught of liquid medicine administered to an animal.

deoch mheisciúil

(uncountable) Beverages containing ethanol, collectively.

deochadh

The act of immersing or the condition of being immersed.

deoin

Voluntary agreement or permission.

deoir

A drop of clear, salty liquid produced from the eyes by crying or irritation.

deoise ardeaspaig

(ecclesiastical) The jurisdiction of an archbishop.

deoraí

(countable) Someone who is banished from his home or country.

deoraíocht

(uncountable) The state of being banished from one's home or country.

Deotranaimí

The fifth of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the fifth book in the Torah.

déscéalaíocht

(countable, _, and, _, uncountable) The collection of myths of a people, concerning the origin of the people, history, deities, ancestors and heroes.

déshleasach

Having two sides.

déshúiligh

A hand-held device consisting of a series of lenses and prisms, used to magnify objects so that they can be better seen from a distance, and looked at through both eyes.

déthaobhach

Having two sides.

dette

(finance) Money that one person or entity owes or is required to pay to another, generally as a result of a loan or other financial transaction.

dhá

The digit/figure 2.

dhá uair

Two times.

Dhé

A river in Cumbria, England, which flows through Dentdale, and joins the River Rawthey near Sedbergh.

Dheotranaimí

The fifth of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the fifth book in the Torah.

dí-adharc

(transitive) To remove the horns from.

dí-adhlacadh

The act of disinterring.

dí-adhlaic

(transitive) To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter.

dí-eaglaisí

A person who believes in or supports secularism.

dí-oighrigh

(transitive) To remove the ice from something.

dí-umhal

Having excessive pride in oneself, often with contempt or disrespect for others.

Dia

A being such as a monotheistic God: a single divine creator and ruler of the universe.

Dia dhaoibh

A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.

Dia dhuit

A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.

Dia is Muire dhaoibh

A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.

dia-aithis

An act of irreverence or contempt toward a god or toward something considered sacred; an impious act, utterance, view, etc.

dia-aithiseach

Lacking piety or respect for the sacred; resembling blasphemy.

Dia's Muire dhuit

A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.

diabhal

(theology) An evil creature, the objectification of a hostile and destructive force.

diabhlaí

(sometimes, vulgar) Generic intensifier. Fucking; bloody.

diabhlaíocht

Mischief.

diafram

A contraceptive device consisting of a flexible cup, used to cover the cervix during intercourse.

diaga

Of or pertaining to a god

diagaire

One who studies theology.

diaganta

Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; pious; extremely religious; godly.

diagasúil

Making a show of being morally better than others, especially hypocritically pious.

diail

(informal) Extreme, excessive.

diaitéiteach

A person who studies or practices dietetics.

dialann

(computing) A hand-held micro-computer that will perform specific tasks; can be used as an electronic diary, alarm clock, recorder of memos and notes, a portable database etc.

diallait

The part of a harness which supports the weight of poles or shafts attaching a vehicle to a horse or other animal.

diamaint

Made of, or containing diamond, a diamond or diamonds.

diamant

(uncountable) A glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is surrounded by four others in the form of a tetrahedron.

diamhasla

An act of irreverence or contempt toward a god or toward something considered sacred; an impious act, utterance, view, etc.

diamhaslach

Lacking piety or respect for the sacred; resembling blasphemy.

diamhaslaigh

(intransitive) To commit blasphemy; to speak against God or religious doctrine.

diamhaslóir

One who commits blasphemy; a person who mocks or derides a deity or religion, or claims to be God.

dian

Of a characteristic: extreme or very high or strong in degree; severe; also, excessive, towering.

dian-

Of a characteristic: extreme or very high or strong in degree; severe; also, excessive, towering.

dianghlasáil

The confinement of people in their own rooms (e.g., in a school) or cells (in a prison), or to their own homes or areas (e.g., in the case of a city- or nation-wide issue) as a security measure after or amid a disturbance or as a non-pharmaceutical intervention in a pandemic.

Diarmaid

A en given name of biblical origin.

dias

The central cylindrical core of an ear of corn (maize) on which the kernels are attached in rows.