Irish–English dictionary

dobhuailte

That cannot be beaten, defeated or overcome

dócha

Probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring.

dochar

Physical injury; hurt; damage.

dóchas

(countable, _, or, _, uncountable) The feeling of trust, confidence, belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen.

dóchas a bheith agat as

(transitive) To place confidence in, to rely on, to confide in.

dóchasach

Anticipating the best; optimistic; confident; full of hope. [from early 16th c.]

dochloiste

Unable to be heard or not loud enough to be heard.

dochloíte

Extremely persistent and untiring.

dochluinte

Unable to be heard or not loud enough to be heard.

dochma

Mental or bodily distress.

dochoiscthe

Wild; uncontrolled.

dochomhairleach

Obstinate, contrary and unpredictable.

dochorraithe

Not able to be shaken; firm, solid

dochrach

Causing damage or harm.

dochracht

Mental or bodily distress.

dochreidte

Implausible or improbable.

docht

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

dochtúir

Doctor, a title used before a doctor's name or surname (Dr Jane Doe, Dr Doe)

dochtúir bréige

(pejorative) A fraudulent healer, especially a bombastic peddler in worthless treatments, a doctor who makes false diagnoses for monetary benefit, or an untrained or poorly trained doctor who uses fraudulent credentials to attract patients [from c. 1630]

dochúlaithe

Incapable of being reversed or turned about or back; incapable of being made to run backwards.

dochumhscaithe

Not able to be shaken; firm, solid

docseolaíocht

An expression of praise to God, especially a short hymn sung as part of a Christian worship service.

dódheachúil

(arithmetic) A number system that uses twelve as its base.

dódheachúlach

(arithmetic) Of a number, expressed in base twelve.

dodhealbhach

Having a bad, ugly or awkward shape; deformed; malformed; ill-shapen.

dodhearmadta

Very difficult or impossible to forget.

dofháilteach

(of a place) Not offering shelter; barren or forbidding. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

dofhreagartha

Not answerable; impossible to answer.

dóg

(historical) The chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa.

dogma

A doctrine (or set of doctrines) relating to matters such as morality and faith, set forth authoritatively by a religious organization or leader.

dogmach

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

dogmatach

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

dóibeáil

(transitive) To hide or cover up, as if with plaster; to cover thickly.

doicheallach

Stingy or grudging.

doiciméad

An original or official paper used as the basis, proof, or support of anything else, including any writing, book, or other instrument conveying information pertinent to such proof or support.

dóigh

(transitive) To cause to be consumed by fire.

dóigh magaidh

(US) A crust end-piece of a loaf of bread.

dóighiúil

(Scotland, Geordie) Beautiful; pretty; attractive; handsome.

doilbhir

Not very illuminated; dim because of darkness, especially when appearing depressing or frightening.

doilbhreas

(uncountable) The property of being unpleasant or disagreeable.

doiléir

Of, or showing ellipsis; having a word or words omitted.

doilfe

Of, or relating to mystics, mysticism or occult mysteries; mystical.

doilíos

A state of pain, suffering, distress or agony.

doineann

Any disturbed state of the atmosphere causing destructive or unpleasant weather, especially one affecting the earth's surface involving strong winds (leading to high waves at sea) and usually lightning, thunder, and precipitation.

doinsiún

An underground prison or vault, typically built underneath a castle.

doir

(agriculture, transitive, of a bull) To mate with (a cow or heifer).

doirbheas

(uncountable) The property of being unpleasant or disagreeable.

Doire

A city in northwestern Northern Ireland; also known as Londonderry.

doirneog

(countable) A rounded stone from a river bed, fit for use as ballast in ships and for paving roads.

doirseach

Wide open.

doirseoir

A person who holds open the door at the entryway (entrance) to a building, summons taxicabs, and provides an element of security; in apartment buildings, he also accepts deliveries and may perform certain concierge type services.

doirseoir slándála

(informal) A member of security personnel employed by bars, nightclubs, etc. to decide who can enter, maintain order, and deal with patrons who cause trouble.

doirt

(transitive, figurative) To send out as in a stream or a flood; to cause (an emotion) to come out; to cause to escape.

doirteadh fola

(literally) The shedding or spilling of blood.

doirteal

A basin used for holding water for washing.

dóiteán

A large fire extending to many objects, or over a large space; a general burning.

dojo

(martial arts) A training facility, usually led by one or more sensei; a hall or room used for such training.

dol

A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening.

dola

(nautical, chiefly, British) A usually U-shaped pivot attached to the gunwale (outrigger in a sport boat) of a boat that supports and guides an oar, and provides a fulcrum for rowing; an oarlock.

dólás

(chiefly, uncountable, literary) Anguish, grief, misery, or sorrow.

dolbacht

Unyielding boldness and daring; firmness in doing something that exposes one to difficulty, danger, or calamity; intrepidness.

doleigheasta

Firmly established from having been around for a long time; of long standing.

doleithscéil

not excusable [15th c.]

dollar

Official designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, and elsewhere. Its symbol is $.

dolúbtha

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

Domhan

The third planet of the Solar System; the world upon which humans live.

domhan thíos

(religion, or, mythology) The world of the dead, located underneath the world of the living; the afterlife.

domhanda

Concerning all parts of the world.

domhanloinnir

(astronomy) Reflected earthlight visible on the Moon's night side.

domhantharraingt

(physics) The phenomenon that, on earth, objects have weight; the similar phenomenon on other celestial bodies such as the moon.

Domhnach

The first day of the week in many religious traditions, and the seventh day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 standard; the Christian Sabbath; the Lord's Day; it follows Saturday and precedes Monday.

domhnán

A smaller system which is seen as representative of a larger one. [from 17th c.]

domhothaithe

Not able to be perceived, or able to be perceived only with difficulty; insubstantial, thin.

domlas

A bitter brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow secretion produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and discharged into the duodenum where it aids the process of digestion.

domlasta

Of or pertaining to something containing or consisting of bile.

domlastacht

The state of being peevish.

don daighe

Indicates emphatic agreement.

dona

(semantic change, amelioration, contranymic) Good, superlative, excellent, cool.

donacht

The quality or degree of being bad.

Dónal

A en given name.

Dónall

A book in the Old Testament of the Bible.

donán

(colloquial, derogatory) A limp, ineffectual, or uninteresting person.

donn

Having a brown colour.

donn seacláide

Having a dark reddish-brown colour/color.

donnbhuí

Of a pale red or yellow, light brown; dun.

Donncha

A en given name anglicized from Scottish Gaelic Donnchadh; the name of two early saints and of two kings of Scotland.

Donnchadh

A en given name anglicized from Scottish Gaelic Donnchadh; the name of two early saints and of two kings of Scotland.

donnchiabhach

having hair of a brown color.

donnóg

(usually, countable, baking, originally, US) A small square piece of rich cake, usually made with chocolate. [from 1897]

donnóg an bhalla

The butterfly Lasiommata megera.

donnrua

(especially, of horses) Of a reddish-brown colour.

donóg

An unhappy, unfortunate, or miserable person.

dopaimín

(neurotransmitter, pharmaceutical drug) A monoamine C8H11NO2 that is a decarboxylated form of dopa, present in the body as a neurotransmitter and a precursor of other substances including adrenalin.

dóraí

(nautical) A small flat-bottomed boat with pointed or somewhat pointed ends, used for fishing both offshore and on rivers.

doras

(architecture) A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, typically consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. It may have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold it closed, and a lock that ensures it cannot be opened without a key.

dorcha

Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.

dorchacht

A complete or (more often) partial absence of light.

dorchadas

(uncountable) The state of being dark; lack of light; the absolute or comparative absence of light.

dorchla

A narrow hall or passage with rooms leading off it, as in a building or in a railway carriage.

dord na hoíche

(nautical) A signal played five minutes before taps (lights out).

dordánaí

A device that makes a buzzing sound.

dordéan

Any of various small American birds in the family Trochilidae that have the ability to hover.

dordóir

A musician who plays a bass instrument, especially the bass guitar.

dordveidhil

A large unfretted stringed instrument of the violin family with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) C-G-D-A and an endpin to support its weight, usually played with a bow.

dordveidhleadóir

Someone who plays the cello.

doréidh

Tangled or twisted together.

doriartha

Not obedient.

doriarthacht

Refusal to obey.

dorn

A hand with the fingers clenched or curled inward.

dorn a bhualadh ar

(transitive) To strike with one's fist.

dorn aníos

(boxing) A swinging blow aimed upwards at the opponent's chin.

dornáil

To strike with the fist.

dornálaí

A participant in a boxing match; a fighter who boxes.

dornálaíocht

(sports) A sport where two opponents punch each other with gloved fists to head and torso; the object being to score more points by the end of the match or by knockout, or technical knockout.

dornchla

The handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed to facilitate use of the blade and afford protection to the hand.

dorrga

Rigid and unrelenting.

dórtúr

A room containing a number of beds (and often some other furniture and/or utilities) for sleeping, often applied to student and backpacker accommodation of this kind.

dorú

A rope, cord, string, or thread, of any thickness.

dos

A cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass.

dosaireacht

(uncountable) The fact or character of being out of place; inappropriateness.

dosartha

Insolent, ill-mannered or disrespectful; Disregardful.

dosháraithe

(figuratively, comparable) So much better than another as to be beyond comparison.

doshéanta

(figuratively) Having no weak points or flaws.

doshonraithe

Not able to be perceived, or able to be perceived only with difficulty; insubstantial, thin.

doshroichte

Not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient.

dosmachtaithe

Wild; uncontrolled.

dóthain

Sufficient; all that is required, needed, or appropriate.

dothíosach

(of a place) Not offering shelter; barren or forbidding. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

Dothra

A river in Ireland, a tributary of the Liffey.

dothraochta

Extremely persistent and untiring.

dothuirsithe

Extremely persistent and untiring.

dóú

Number-two; following after the first one with nothing between them. The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number two.

drabhlás

The property of being licentious.

drabhlásach

Lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct; sexually unprincipled.

dradaireacht

(uncountable) The fact or character of being out of place; inappropriateness.

drae

(historical) Any of various forms of low horse-drawn cart or wagon, often without sides or with removable sides, and used especially for heavy loads.

Dragan

(constellation) A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dragon. It features a line of stars (including Thuban) that winds between Ursa Major and Ursa Minor.

draganta

Martial, bellicose or militaristic.

dragún

In European mythologies, a gigantic beast, typically reptilian with leathery bat-like wings, lion-like claws, scaly skin and a serpent-like body, often a monster with fiery breath.

draid

One of a pair of opposing parts which are movable towards or from each other, for grasping or crushing anything between them.

draíocht

An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation).

draíocht ar

To cast a spell upon (often one that attracts or charms).

draíochtach

Having supernatural talents, properties or qualities attributed to magic. [from 14th c.]

draíodóir

A person who plays with or practices allegedly supernatural magic.

draíodóir mná

A woman, especially an attractive one, skilled at using magic; an alluring witch.

dráma

(countable) A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue

drámadóir

A writer and creator of theatrical plays.

drámaigh

(transitive) To adapt a literary work so that it can be performed in the theatre, or on radio or television.

drámaíocht

(uncountable) Theatrical plays in general.

drandal

(often, in the plural) The flesh around the teeth.