Irish–English dictionary

faiteach

Shy; not liking to be noticed; socially timid.

Fáithe

(Greek mythology) Atropos, Clotho, and Lachesis; supernatural beings who controlled the destiny of men and of the gods.

faithne

(pathology) A type of deformed growth occurring on the skin caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).

fáithscéal

A short story with a moral, often involving talking animals or objects; a fable.

fál

A structure that bars passage.

fala

(countable) Deep-seated and/or long-term animosity or ill will about something or someone, especially due to perceived mistreatment.

fálach

Serving or intended to protect.

fálaigh

(transitive) To surround with a wall, fence, etc.

fallaing folctha

A robe usually made of terrycloth intended to be worn when one is still damp from bathing or when there is no immediate need to dress fully.

fallásach

Characterized by fallacy; false or mistaken.

falsa

Spurious, artificial.

fáltas

Revenue; gross revenue.

fámaire

Someone who travels for pleasure rather than for business. [from 1770s]

fan

(intransitive) To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.

fána

An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward.

fánach

Without aim, purpose, or direction.

fánacháin

One who roams without any settled direction.

fánachán

One who roams without any settled direction.

fánachánach

One who roams without any settled direction.

fánachánacha

One who roams without any settled direction.

fanacht

The act of staying or remaining in expectation.

fánaí

(colloquial) An itinerant person or any person, not necessarily Romani; a tinker, a traveller or a carny.

fanaile

(uncountable) The distinctive fragrant flavour/flavor characteristic of vanilla extract.

fánaíocht

The state or quality of being aimless, or without purpose or direction.

fánaithigh

A roving vagabond.

fánas

(Roman mythology) A woodland creature with pointed ears, legs, and short horns of a goat and a fondness for unrestrained revelry.

fanntais

A faint.

fantaisíocht

That which comes from one's imagination.

faobhrach

Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.

faobhraigh

(transitive, sometimes, figurative) To make sharp.

faocha

A mollusk of family Littorinidae.

faoi

Lower in spatial position than.

faoi aois

Below the legal age (usually age 18) for some activity, such as consuming alcohol or engaging in sexual intercourse.

faoi bhláth

(postpositive) In or into bloom; in a blooming state; having flower blooms unfolding. [Mid 19th century.]

faoi bhráid

Under consideration, judgment, authority of (someone).

faoi bhun

Below.

faoi chaille

Covered by a veil.

faoi choinne

Directed at; intended to belong to.

faoi chomhair

For the purpose of attaining (an aim).

faoi chosc

Not allowed; specifically disallowed.

faoi dhéin

In order to obtain or acquire.

faoi dheireadh

(idiomatic) After a long time; eventually.

faoi dhó

Two times.

faoi mhaise

Growing, thriving, prospering.

faoi mhíchumas

Having a disability.

faoi rath

Growing, thriving, prospering.

faoi réir

Prepared for immediate action or use.

faoi seach

In a relative manner; often used when comparing array lists, where the term denotes that the items in the lists correspond to each other in the order they are given.

faoi seo

(abstract) In this context.

faoi thoinn

(not comparable) Beneath the surface of the water; of or pertaining to the region beneath the water surface.

faoi thuairim

(idiomatic) A phrase used before drinking a toast.

faoi uisce

Being, relating to, or made for use underwater, especially beneath the sea.

faoileán

A medium-sized gull, Larus canus.

faoileog

A seabird of the genus Larus or of the subfamily Larinae.

faoin aer

Outdoors.

faoistin

A formula in which the articles of faith are comprised; a creed to be assented to or signed, as a preliminary to admission to membership of a church; a confession of faith.

faoitín

A fish, Merlangius merlangus (family Gadidae), similar to cod, found in the North Atlantic; English whiting (US).

Faolchú

(constellation) A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a wolf. It lies south of the constellation Libra.

fara

A rod, staff, tree branch, ledge, etc., used as a roost by a bird.

faraing

(anatomy) The part of the alimentary canal and respiratory tract that extends from the back of the mouth and nasal cavity to the larynx and esophagus.

fardoras

(architectural element) A horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the uprights of a door or a window, and which supports the wall above.

farraige

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

farraige mhór

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

fás

growth; increase

fás rábach

Something that shoots, or spreads out, beyond the rest, or too far; an exuberant growth.

fásach

A place with no remaining resources; a desert.

fásmhar

Abundant in growth or detail.

fásta

Fully grown.

fásteanga

(linguistics) A language formed from two or more languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language.

fata

A plant of species Solanum tuberosum or its edible starchy tuber.

fáth

An excuse: a thought or a consideration offered in support of a determination or an opinion; that which is offered or accepted as an explanation.

fathach

A mythical human of very great size.

fáthadh an gháire

A facial expression comprised by flexing the muscles of both ends of one's mouth, often showing the front teeth, without vocalisation, and in humans is a common involuntary or voluntary expression of happiness, pleasure, amusement, goodwill, or anxiety.

fáthchiall

(uncountable, rhetoric) The use of symbols which may be interpreted to reveal a hidden, broader message, usually a moral or political one, about real-world issues and occurrences; also, the interpretation of such symbols.

fáthrúnda

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

feá

A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves, and many branches.

Feabhal

A river in Ireland which forms part of the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, before flowing through Derry (Londonderry) and into Lough Foyle and the Atlantic Ocean.

feabhas

The quality of being excellent; brilliance

Feabhra

The short month following January and preceding March in the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian calendars, used in all three calendars for intercalation or addition of leap days.

féach

To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.

feachtas

A series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal.

féad

(Manglish, Singlish, intransitive) To be fine or acceptable; to be possible; (with liao or already) to be enough. Often used in conjunction with a variety of clause-final particles, e.g., lah, meh or one, to express different attitudes towards the subject matter.

feadaíl

An act of whistling.

feadánach

Shaped like a tube.

feadh

By the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to.

feadóg

(informal) A tall, thin person.

feag

(countable, music) Part of an aerophone musical instrument, comprising a thin piece of wood or metal, which vibrates to produce sound when air passes through it.

feall

(legal) An intent to deceive or mislead another to gain some advantage; dishonesty or fraud in a transaction (such as knowingly misrepresenting the quality of something that is being bought or sold).

feallmharfóir

Someone who intentionally kills a person, especially a professional who kills a public or political figure.

fealltach

Exhibiting treachery.

fealltóir

(by extension) One who betrays any confidence or trust.

fealmhac

(dated, _, except in, _, UK) A learner at a school under the supervision of a teacher.

fealsúnacht

(uncountable) An academic discipline that seeks truth through reasoning rather than empiricism, often attempting to provide explanations relating to general concepts such as existence and rationality.

feamainn

(biology) Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, including the seaweeds, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose biochemistry and forms are very diverse, some being eukaryotic.

féan

A small, open, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed by a person or animal, often with two wheels on one axle, more often used for transporting goods than passengers.

feann

To condemn as unfit, harmful, invalid, immoral or illegal.

fear

A man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse.

fear airtléire

(military) A soldier enlisted in an artillery unit or who uses artillery.

fear an tí

The person responsible for governing a group that lives together, such as a family.

fear bainne

A man who delivers milk to households and sometimes businesses early in the morning.

fear breá

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

fear bréige

An effigy, typically made of straw and dressed in old clothes, fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there. [from 1530s]

fear cairte

An itinerant seller of small goods.

fear cathaoireach

A person presiding over a meeting.

fear céile

A man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse.

fear ceirde

One who is highly skilled at one's trade; an artisan or artificer.

fear dóiteáin

(firefighting) Someone (especially one who is male) who is skilled in the work of fighting fire.

fear faire

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

fear falsa

An effigy, typically made of straw and dressed in old clothes, fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there. [from 1530s]

fear feasa

One who attempts to predict the future, using magic, intuition or intelligence; a diviner.

fear gnó

A man in business, one who works at a commercial institution.

fear ionaid

(sports) A player who is available to replace another if the need arises, and who may or may not actually do so.

fear ionaid an rí

One who governs a country, province, or colony as the representative of a monarch.

fear ionaid rí

(Canada, Australia, New Zealand) An official appointed by the reigning British monarch to govern a Commonwealth realm as the monarch's representative.

fear léinn

A senior member of an academy, college, or university; a person who attends an academy; a person engaged in scholarly pursuits; one who is academic in practice. [First attested in the late 16th century.]

fear mire

A man who is insane or mentally disturbed.

fear na gcrúb

A playing card that features a picture of a joker (that is, a jester) and that may be used as a wild card in some card games.

Fear na nIaltóg

A fictional hero and the main protagonist of DC Comics, noted for his intellect and stealth, who uses a bat-themed costume and equipment (including a belt with an array of utilities) and is assisted by his sidekick Robin.

fear rua

A person with red hair.

fear siúil

(North America) A wandering homeless person, especially (historical) one illegally travelling by rail or (pejorative) a penniless, unemployed bum.

fear sneachta

A humanoid figure made with large snowballs stacked on each other. Human traits like a face and arms may be fashioned with sticks (arms), a carrot (nose), and stones or coal (eyes, mouth).

fear tine

(firefighting) Someone (especially one who is male) who is skilled in the work of fighting fire.

fear Wicca

A follower of Wicca.

féarach

Land, specifically, an open field, on which livestock is kept for feeding.

fearán

(countable) A pigeon, especially one smaller in size and white-colored; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae.

fearas

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

fearb

(shoemaking) A strip of leather set into the seam between the outsole of a shoe and the upper, through which these parts are joined by stitching or stapling.

fearbán

Any of many herbs, of the genus Ranunculus, having yellow flowers; the crowfoot.

fearchat

The male of the domesticated cat, especially if not neutered.

fearchonta

Hostile and belligerent.

fearchumhacht

The power exerted by a single person.

Feardorcha

A en given name.

fearg

A strong and unpleasant feeling of displeasure, hostility, or antagonism towards someone or something, usually combined with an urge to yell, say curse words, and/or physically harm or cause damage or destruction to things or attack or assault living beings, often stemming from perceived provocation, hurt, threat, insults, or unfair or unjust treatment, or a situation not going the way one had desired or planned.

fearga

Manly; having characteristics associated with being male, such as strength; exhibiting masculine traits to an exaggerated degree such as strength, forcefulness or vigor.

fearnóg

Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Alnus, belonging to the birch family.

fearolc

(mythology) A person who is transformed or can transform into a wolf or a wolflike human, often said to do so during a full moon.

fearsaid

A transverse bar or shaft connecting the opposite wheels of a car or carriage; an axletree.

fearthainneach

Pouring with rain; wet; showery

fearúil

Of or pertaining to the male sex; biologically male, not female.

fearúlacht

The degree or property of being masculine or manly; manliness.

feasach

in a witting manner, intentionally, on purpose.

féasóg

Facial hair on the chin, cheeks, jaw and neck.

féasóg leicinn

Facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin.

féasógach

Having a beard; involving a beard.

féatas

An unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal.

feathal

An element of decoration; that which embellishes or adorns.

feic

(transitive) To perceive or detect someone or something with the eyes, or as if by sight.

feiceáil

The act or fact of perceiving something with the eyes; eyesight.

feicseanach

Able to be seen.

feidearálach

Pertaining to the national government level in a federal nation, as opposed to state, provincial, county, city, or town.