Irish–English dictionary

aineagna

(uncountable) The state of being foolish.

ainéal

(metallurgy) To subject to great heat and then (often slow) cooling, and sometimes reheating and further cooling, for the purpose of rendering less brittle; to temper; to toughen.

aineascair

Not comfortable; causing discomfort.

aineascaireacht

Mental or bodily distress.

ainéime

(American spelling, uncountable, pathology) A medical condition in which the capacity of the blood to transport oxygen to the tissues is reduced, either because of too few red blood cells, or because of too little hemoglobin, resulting in pallor and fatigue.

ainéistéise

(medicine, American spelling, Canadian spelling) An artificial method of preventing sensation, used to eliminate pain without causing loss of vital functions, by the administration of one or more agents which block pain impulses before transmitted to the brain.

ainéistéiseach

Causing anesthesia; reducing pain sensitivity.

ainéistéisí

(American spelling, Canadian spelling) A physician who specializes in anesthesiology and administers anesthesia.

aineolach

Lacking knowledge or understanding; uninformed; oblivious.

aineolaí

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

aineolaí mara

(nautical, pejorative) Someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship, especially a novice seaman.

aineolas

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

aineoras

(pathology) An abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.

ainfhéichiúnta

Not punctual.

ainfhial

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

ainfhíor

False; not true.

ainfhíréanta

Not fair, just or right.

ainfhírinne

A lie or falsehood.

ainfhreagrach

Not in accord or harmony; conflicting, incompatible.

ainghníomh

(countable) An extremely cruel act; a horrid act of injustice.

aingí

Irritable; bad-tempered; grumpy; peevish.

aingiallta

Not rational; unfounded, nonsensical or wrong-headed.

aingíocht

The state of being peevish.

ainglí

Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel.

ainglice

A tall plant, with hollow stems, genus Angelica, especially garden angelica (Angelica archangelica).

ainglis

(pathology, UK) An enlargement of the front and sides of the neck caused by inflammation of the thyroid gland.

ainic

(ambitransitive) To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.

ainimh

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

ainimhigh

to irreversibly damage the shape or structure of something, negatively affecting its appearance or functionality without completely destroying it.

ainiocht

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

ainiochtach

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

ainionadh

(uncountable) Overly high self-esteem; vain pride; hubris. [from 17th c.]

ainionracas

(uncountable) The characteristic or condition of being dishonest.

ainionraic

Not honest; shoddy.

ainiontach

Having an excessively favourable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc.; egotistical and vain.

ainís

An umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella anisum) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc., for its carminative and aromatic seeds, which are used as a spice. It has a licorice scent.

ainléannta

Having less than an expected standard of familiarity with language and literature, or having little formal education.

ainleog

The act of constricting, the state of being constricted, or something that constricts.

ainligh

To remain stationary or float in the air.

ainm

(grammar, narrowly) A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, word, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea: one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.

ainm bréige

Another name; especially, an assumed name.

ainm cleite

A fictitious name used by an author in place of their actual name; a writer's pseudonym.

ainm úsáideora

(computing) A name or string of characters used as a person's identification on an individual computer system.

ainmfhocal

(grammar, narrowly) A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, word, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea: one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.

ainmfhocal coitianta

A noun that denotes any member, or all members, of a class; an ordinary noun such as dog or city; contrasted with a proper noun, which refers to a single named entity, such as Socrates or Tokyo.

ainmfhoclach

(finance) Of, relating to, or being the amount or face value of a sum of money or a stock certificate, for example, and not the purchasing power or market value.

ainmheasarthacht

(geometry) Spherical excess, the amount by which the sum of the three angles of a spherical triangle exceeds two right angles. The spherical excess is proportional to the area of the triangle.

ainmhí

(archaic) An animal seen as being without human reason; a senseless beast. [from 17th c.]

ainmhí imirceach fánach

A migratory animal found away from its usual range.

ainmhian

A feeling of strong desire, especially such a feeling driven by sexual arousal.

ainmhianach

Wanton; lewd, driven by lust, lustful.

ainmhinic

Not frequent; not happening frequently.

ainmhíoch

Bestial; lacking human sensibility

ainmhithe imirceacha fánacha

A migratory animal found away from its usual range.

ainmneoir

(arithmetic) The number or expression written below the line in a fraction (such as 2 in ½).

ainmní

(grammar) The noun, pronoun or noun phrase about whom the statement is made. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the subject is the actor. In clauses in the passive voice the subject is the target of the action.

ainmníochas

(philosophy) A doctrine that universals do not have an existence except as names for classes of concrete objects.

ainmníocht

(countable) That by which anything is denominated or styled; an epithet; a name, designation, or title; especially, a general name indicating a class of like individuals.

ainmnitheach

A person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, by others for office or for election to office.

ainmniú

(uncountable) The act of naming or designating.

ainmniúchán

A device or means by which a person or thing is nominated.

ainmniúchas

A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution.

ainneoin

In spite of, despite.

ainnir

A girl; a maiden (without sexual experience).

ainnis

Full of something causing dread, whether

ainnise

A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

ainniseoir

An unlucky person; one who has fallen into bad circumstances.

ainriail

(countable) A chaotic and confusing absence of any form of political authority or government.

ainrialaí

One who believes in or advocates the absence of hierarchy and authority in most forms (compare anarchism), especially one who works toward the realization of such.

ainrialta

Relating to, supporting, or likely to cause anarchy.

ainrianta

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

ainriantacht

(urology) The inability of any of the physical organs to restrain discharges of their contents; involuntary discharge or evacuation (of urine or feces).

ainriata

Wild, uncontrolled, especially of animals not domesticated or trained to human contact.

ainriochtach

Having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, especially through neglect.

ainscian

A person possessed by an evil ghost, spirit, or entity.

ainscian mná

A woman who is rough, loud, and aggressive.

ainsciantacht

The state or quality of being wild.

ainseabhaí

Any small saltwater fish of the Engraulidae family, consisting of 160 species in sixteen genera, those of the genus Engraulis being widely sold as food.

Ainseilm

A en given name.

ainsín

Often used as an affectionate term of address: a person who is very dear to one.

ainspiantacht

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

ainteann

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

aintéine

An apparatus to receive or transmit electromagnetic waves and convert respectively to or from an electrical signal.

aintiarna

A despot; a ruler who governs unjustly, cruelly, or harshly.

aintiarnas

Absolute power, or its use.

aintiarnúil

(not comparable) Of, or relating to tyranny or a tyrant.

Aintillíoch

Of, from, or pertaining to the Antilles, the Antillean people or the Antillean language.

aintín

The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.

aintiún

A hymn of praise or loyalty.

aíoch

cordial and generous towards guests

aíocht

(business) The business of providing catering, lodging and entertainment service; the industry which includes the operation of hotels, restaurants, and similar enterprises.

aíochtach

cordial and generous towards guests

aip

(computing, mobile phones) An application (program), especially a small one designed for a mobile device.

aipnia

(pathology) The cessation of breathing, most often in reference to transient instances thereof during sleep.

air

(archaic, dialectal) Used to form the second-person singular present tense and past tense of verbs. (if thou is the subject; not used with you)

airbhe

(figuratively) A barrier, for example an emotional barrier.

airceach

(of a person or their appetite) Wanting or devouring great quantities of food.

aircív

A place for storing earlier, and often historical, material. An archive usually contains documents (letters, records, newspapers, etc.) or other types of media kept for historical interest.

aird

(heraldry) One of the "corners" of the escutcheon: the base (bottom center) unless a qualifier is added (point dexter, point dexter base, point sinister, point sinister base), generally when separately tinctured. (Compare terrace, point champaine, enté en point.) This is sometimes blazoned argent, four points gules; otherwise, it is vêtu.

aird an chompáis

Any of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass. There may be 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, or even 128 compass points on a compass, depending on its size and accuracy.

airde

A distance relative to a given reference elevation.

airdeallach

Attentive; awake; on guard.

airdemhéadar

An apparatus for measuring altitude.

airdiúil

Conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious.

airdiúlacht

The state or property of being haughty; arrogance, snobbery.

aire

Close attention; concern; responsibility.

aireach

Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.

aireachasaigh

(chiefly, in the imperative) To pay attention or heed to so as to obey; hence to obey; to make sure, to take care (that). [from 17th c.]

aireag

The capacity to invent.

aireagal

A private chapel or prayer room. [from 14th c.]

aireagán

Something invented.

aireaghdha

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

aireagóir

One who invents, either as a hobby or as an occupation.

áireamh

The mathematics of numbers (integers, rational numbers, real numbers, or complex numbers) under the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

áireamhán

A mechanical or electronic device that performs mathematical calculations; sometimes, an electronic one specifically.

Airéas

(Greek god) The Greek god of war, considered equivalent to the Roman Mars and usually described as a son of Zeus and Hera, companion of Eris and Enyo, and by Aphrodite father of Deimos and Phobos.

airéic

Any member of the genus Areca of about fifty species of single-stemmed palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests.

Áiréilias

A en given name; of mostly historical use in the Anglo-Saxon world.

Airéis

(Greek god) The Greek god of war, considered equivalent to the Roman Mars and usually described as a son of Zeus and Hera, companion of Eris and Enyo, and by Aphrodite father of Deimos and Phobos.

airéit

(geology) A very thin ridge of rock.

airgead

(tincture) The white or silver tincture on a coat of arms.

airgead beo

(science, historical) One of the elemental principles formerly thought to be present in all metals. [from 15th c.]

airgead croise

A pre-decimal British coin, worth two shillings or ten new pence.

airgead fola

(historical, especially in Germanic, _, legal) Compensation thus determined and paid; a reparative payment.

airgead reatha

Money or other items used to facilitate transactions.

airgeadaí

A person who, as a profession, profits from large financial transactions.

airgeadaíochta

Of, pertaining to, or consisting of money.

airgeadóir

(banking, chiefly, US) A bank clerk who receives and pays out money.

airgeadra

Money or other items used to facilitate transactions.

airgeadúil

Related to finances.

Airgintín

A country in South America. Official name: Argentine Republic. Capital: Buenos Aires.

áirgiúil

Having plenty of space; roomy; capacious.

airgtheach

Possessed of a particular capacity for the design of new mechanisms or processes, creative or skilful at inventing.

airí rialtais

(politics, often, capitalized) In parliamentary and some other systems of government, the group of ministers responsible for creating government policy and for overseeing the departments comprising the executive branch.

áirigh

(transitive) To reckon, calculate.

airigh ó

(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.

airíoch

Someone who takes care of a place or thing; someone looking after a place, or responsible for keeping it in good repair.

áirithe

(focus) Particularly; to a greater extent than is normal.

airitheach

Having or showing keenness or sharpness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition.

airitheoir

(philosophy, psychology) One who perceives something.

áirithint

A reservation for a service, such as travel or hotel accommodation.

airle

(uncountable) An opinion offered to guide behavior in an effort to be helpful.

airleacan

An amount of money or credit, especially given as a loan, or paid before it is due; an advancement.

airleacánacht

The act of one who fools; foolish behaviour.

airleog

A sizeable jump, great leap.

airm

Weapons collectively

Airméanach

Of, from, or pertaining to Armenia, the Armenian people, the Armenian language, or the Armenian alphabet.

Airméin

(historical) Ancient kingdom in the Armenian Highland southeast of Black Sea and southwest of Caspian Sea; area now divided between Turkey, Republic of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Iran.

Airméinis

Of, from, or pertaining to Armenia, the Armenian people, the Armenian language, or the Armenian alphabet.

airmheán

(figuratively, proscribed) The focal point of any activity, especially if dangerous or destructive.