Irish–English dictionary

dúlia

The pancreas or thymus gland of an animal, especially a lamb or calf, as food.

dúlra

(uncountable, often, _, capitalized) The way things are, the totality of all things in the physical universe and their order, especially the physical world in contrast to spiritual realms and flora and fauna as distinct from human conventions, art, and technology.

dumha

A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body, or thrown together so as to form an elevation.

dumhach

(geomorphology) A ridge or hill of sand piled up by currents of wind or water.

dún

(physical) To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.

Dún na Séad

A coastal village in western County Cork, Ireland.

dundarlán

(colloquial) A stupid person.

dungaraí

(US, Canada, Australia) Loose-fitting pants with supporting cross-straps and a panel of material in the chest (called a bib), often associated with farm work.

dúnmharaigh

To illegally kill (a person or persons) with intent, especially with predetermination

dúnmharú

(uncountable, legal, in jurisdictions which use the felony murder rule) The act of committing or abetting a crime that results in the killing of a person, regardless of intent, and even if the committer or abettor is not the one who killed the person: felony murder.

dúnorgain

(law) The unlawful killing of a human, either in negligence or incidentally to the commission of some unlawful act, but without specific malice, or upon a sudden excitement of anger; considered less culpable than murder, but more culpable than justifiable homicide.

dúntóir

Mechanically, any device that fastens; especially, a collective term for items such as screws, nuts, washers, clasps, bolts and the like.

dúraíoch

The spiky edible fruit of this tree, known for its strong taste and very strong, unpleasant odor.

dúraíoch sibhéideach

Any of several trees, genus Durio, of Southeast Asia.

dúramán

(Ireland, Scotland, Mid-Ulster English, pejorative) An idiot; a fool; an imbecile.

dúshlán

(legal, rare) A judge's interest in the result of a case, constituting grounds for them to not be allowed to sit the case (e.g., a conflict of interest).

dusta

(countable, obsolete) A single fine, dry particle of earth or other material; grain of dust.

dustar

A loose-fitting long coat.

duthain

Alive or existent for only a short period of time.

dúthrachtach

Hard-working, diligent or regular (in attendance or work); industrious.

é

(rare, epicene, nonstandard) A gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, equivalent to the singular they and coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.

é a thógáil go bog

(intransitive, slang) To relax; to lie back; to take things easy.

ea

The third-person singular neuter personal pronoun used to refer to an inanimate object, abstract entity, or non-human living thing.

éabainnít

The relatively hard product of vulcanizing natural rubber with sulfur; vulcanite.

éabann

(countable) A tree that yields such wood.

eabhair

Made of ivory.

Éabhais

The Niger-Congo language, belonging to the Gbe family, spoken by these people.

eabhar

A creamy white color, the color of ivory.

eabhartha

Resembling or having the colour of ivory.

éabhlóid

(biology) The transformation of animals, plants and other living things into different forms (now understood as a change in genetic composition) by the accumulation of changes over successive generations. [from 19th c.]

éabhlóideach

Of or relating to the biological theory of evolution.

éabhlóidí

A proponent or supporter of evolutionism.

Eabhrac

A city, unitary authority, and borough of North Yorkshire, England.

Eabhrach

Of or pertaining to the Hebrew people or language.

Eabhraigh

(biblical) The nineteenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle to the Hebrews.

Eabhraise

Of or pertaining to the Hebrew people or language.

each

Used to form nouns meaning the jargon or language used by a particular profession or being or in a particular context.

each-chumhacht

Metric horsepower, a metric unit approximately equal to 735.5 watts.

eachaí

A man who rides a horse.

eachaíocht

The art or sport of horseriding; the skill required for it.

eachlach

A servant or valet.

eachlann

(British) An alley where there are stables; a narrow passage; a confined place.

eachmairt

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

eachmharcach

A man who rides a horse.

eachra

(military, sometimes, uncountable) Cavalry soldiers (sometimes capitalized when referring to an official category).

éacht

A relatively rare or difficult accomplishment.

éachtaint

Usually preceded by forms of to give: a slight hint, implication, or suggestion given., A vague idea about something.

Eachtar

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A Trojan hero in Homer's Iliad.

eachtar-

Outside of, beyond.

eachtardhomhandach

A being originating from outside of the Earth's atmosphere, from space, or from another planet; an alien.

eachtarshuíomh

(mathematics) A calculation of an estimate of the value of some function outside the range of known values.

eachtra

A daring feat; a bold undertaking, in which dangers are likely to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; the encountering of risks.

eachtrach

Originating from, characteristic of, belonging to, or being a citizen of a country or place other than the one under discussion.

eachtraigh

To travel, to make a trip or voyage.

eachtrán

Any life form of extraterrestrial or extradimensional origin.

eachtrannach

A person from a foreign country.

eacnamaí

An expert in economics, especially one who studies economic data and extracts higher-level information or proposes theories.

eacnamaíocht

(social sciences) The study of resource allocation, distribution and consumption; of capital and investment; and of management of the factors of production.

eacs

The name of the Latin-script letter X/x.

Eacsadas

(book of the bible) The second of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the second book in the Torah describing the Exodus.

Eacuadór

A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Ecuador. Capital: Quito.

éadach

(countable) A piece of cloth used for a particular purpose.

éadach boird

A cloth used to cover and protect a table, especially for a dining table.

éadach cinn

(nautical, usually with a modifier) Any of a variety of specialty triangular staysails set forward of the foremast.

éadach cláir

A cloth used to cover and protect a table, especially for a dining table.

éadach róin

Cloth made of the mane or tail hairs of a horse.

éadach síoda

A fine, soft cloth woven from silk fibers.

éadach tábla

A cloth used to cover and protect a table, especially for a dining table.

éadach tochta

A strong cotton or linen fabric used to cover pillows and mattresses.

éadach uiscedhíonach

Waterproof rubberized cloth.

éadaí cnis

Underwear or nightclothes (typically women's), especially when lacy or designed to be seductive.

éadaí fear

Men's clothing (and accessories), particularly in a retail context.

éadaí imeachtair

Clothing (such as a dress) worn over one's underwear.

éadairiseach

Not loyal, without loyalty.

éadaitheoir

A person who makes or sells cloth or clothing.

éadaitheoireacht

The occupation of a draper; cloth-making, or dealing in cloth.

éadan

(anatomy) The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area.

éadanán

The part of a bridle that fits over a horse's head and supports other elements. [from 14th c.]

éadaoirsigh

(transitive) To grant citizenship to someone not born a citizen.

eadar-àm

A period of time.

Éadbhard

A en given name.

eadhon

Specifically; that is to say.

éadmhar

Feeling or exhibiting envy; jealously desiring the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging.

éadóchasach

Giving no ground of hope; promising nothing desirable; desperate.

eadóirseacht

The action of naturalizing somebody; act of granting citizenship.

eadóirsigh

(transitive) To grant citizenship to someone not born a citizen.

eadrannach

Stopping and starting, occurring, or presenting at intervals; coming after a particular time span.

éadrócaireach

Showing no mercy; cruel and pitiless.

éadroime

A lightness of manner or speech, frivolity; flippancy; a lack of appropriate seriousness; an inclination to make a joke of serious matters.

éadrom

Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.

éadromán

An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible.

éadulaingt

(uncountable) The state of being intolerant.

éadulangach

Not tolerant; close-minded about new or different ideas; indisposed to tolerate contrary opinions or beliefs; impatient of dissent or opposition; denying or refusing the right of private opinion or choice in others; inclined to persecute or suppress dissent.

éag

Used to form cardinal numbers from thirteen to nineteen.

éagaoin

(intransitive) To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.

eagaois

A specialized organ constructed of thick muscular walls found in the digestive tract of some animals, including archosaurs (including crocodilians and birds), earthworms, some gastropods, some fish, and some crustaceans, and used for grinding up food, often aided by particles of stone or grit.

eagarfhocal

An article in a publication giving the opinion of its editors on a given topic or current event.

eagarthóireacht

An act or instance of something being edited.

eagla

(uncountable) A strong, unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by actual or perceived danger or threat.

eagla a bheith ort roimh

(transitive) To be afraid of (something or someone); to consider or expect (something or someone) with alarm.

eaglach

Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear.

eaglais

(countable, Christianity) A Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place. [from 9th c.]

eaglaiseach

A person (originally a man) of authority in a Christian religious organization (a church). [from 16th c.]

eaglasta

Of or pertaining to the church.

Eagna

(book of the bible) The Wisdom of Solomon, a book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.

eagnaí

Wise.

eagnaíocht

the quality of being witty

éagobhsaíocht

(uncountable) The quality of being unstable.

éagórach

Not deserved, earned or merited; unjustifiable or unfair.

éagothroime

The property of not being in balance.

éagothromaigh

(transitive) To cause to be out of balance.

eagraíocht neamhbhrabúis

Ellipsis of nonprofit organization (“an organization that exists for reasons other than to make a profit, such as a charitable, educational or service organization”).

eagraíochtúil

Of, relating to, or produced by an organization.

eagrán

An installment of a drama told in parts, as in a TV series.

eagrú

The act or process of decorating etc.

éagruth

An abnormal formation.

éagsúil

Not the same; exhibiting a difference.

éagsúlach

Not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary, often with a negative connotation.

éagsúlacht

A lack of similarity or a lack of likeness in appearance to something else.

éagumas

The lack of a capacity; an inability.

Eala

(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.

eala mhagaidh

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

ealaíonta

In a graceful manner.

ealaíontacht

The quality of being artful or of acting in an artful manner.

éalang

(countable) An inadequate quality; fault.

éalann

A genus of large South African antelope (Taurotragus), valued both for its hide and flesh. [from late 18th c.]

éalárnacht

(geometry) The ratio, constant for any particular conic section, of the distance of a point from the focus to its distance from the directrix.

ealbh

(Germanic mythology) A supernatural being or spirit associated with illness, mischief, and harmful or dangerous magical influence; in later Norse sources, sometimes divided into benevolent light elves (inhabiting Álfheimr) and malevolent dark elves.

eallach

(pejorative, figuratively) People who resemble domesticated bovine animals in behavior or destiny.

Éamann

A en given name, borne by early English kings and saints.

eambólacht

(pathology) An obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus, that is by a blood clot, air bubble or other matter that has been transported by the blood stream.

éamú

A large flightless bird native to Australia, Dromaius novaehollandiae. [from 18th c.]

éan aithrise

Any of various long-tailed American songbirds of the genera Mimus and Melanotis, noted for their ability to mimic calls of other birds.

éan gé

A young goose.

éan lachan

A young duck.

éan scoite

(countable, dated) An abandoned or forsaken person; an outcast, a waif.

éan síoliteach

Any of various species of New-World passerine songbird in the genus Cardinalis, or in the family Cardinalidae more generally, or of similar appearance and once considered to be related to the former; so called because of their red plumage. (See Wikipedia article for taxonomical information.)

éan suirí

Any small parrot from one of the nine species within the genus Agapornis. Sometimes they are kept as cage birds and are noted for their affection towards each other.

eanach

A type of wetland fed by ground water and runoff, containing peat below the waterline, characteristically alkaline.

éanadán

(countable) A cage to keep pet or zoological specimen birds in.

Eanáir

The first month of the Gregorian calendar, following the December of the previous year and preceding February.

éaneolaíoch

Of or pertaining to ornithology.

eangach

Any interconnected group or system.

eangach ghruaige

A net designed to keep hair up and out of the way, e.g. while cooking.

eangach léarscáile

(cartography) A method of marking off maps into areas.

eanglach

Absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation.

eanglamtha

Having a great deal of fine detail or complexity.

éanlaith

A bird hunted or kept for food, grouped into landfowl (order Galliformes), also called gamefowl, and waterfowl (order Anseriformes: ducks, geese, swans, etc.), which together form the clade Galloanserae.

éanlann

A house, enclosure, large cage, or other place for keeping birds confined; a birdhouse. [from 16th c.]

éanormalacht

The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]