Irish–English dictionary

gar

A kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone).

garbh

Coarse; crude; unrefined or insensitive; lacking discrimination or taste.

garda

A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.

garda cosanta

A person or group of persons, often armed, responsible for protecting someone.

garda tarrthála

A lifesaver: a rescuer, usually an expert swimmer, employed to save swimmers in trouble or near drowning at a body of water.

Gardaí

(North America, &, _, historical) A department of local (usually municipal) government responsible for general law enforcement.

garg

hoarse-voiced.

gariníon

The daughter of someone's child.

garpháiste

A child of someone's child.

garr

The inherent nature of a thing or idea.

garraí

A wide, open space that is used to grow crops or to hold farm animals, usually enclosed by a fence, hedge or other barrier.

garraí gabhainn

A place for the detention of stray or wandering animals.

garraí scóir

(British) A plot of land rented from the council for growing fruit and vegetables.

garraíodóireacht

(horticulture) The process or action of cultivating the soil, particularly in a garden; the care of a garden; horticulture.

garrfhiach

Any of several carrion-eating birds of the families Accipitridae and Cathartidae.

gart

(uncountable) The trait of being willing to donate money, resources, or time.

gartach

cordial and generous towards guests

garúpach

Any of various large food and game fishes of the subfamily Epinephelinae, especially the genera Epinephelus and Mycteroperca, which inhabit warm seas.

gas

(dated, also, attributive, sometimes, humorous) A young man in the state of adolescence, or just passing from boyhood to manhood; a lad. [from 14th c.].

gas pónaire

The stem of a bean plant, proverbially fast-growing and tall.

gásach

Supplied or infused with air or oxygen.

gasail

An antelope of either of the genera Gazella (mostly native to Africa), Procapra (native to Asia), Eudorcas, or Nanger, capable of running at high speeds for long periods.

gasta

(informal) Rapid and without delay.

gasúr

(informal, sometimes mildly derogatory) A male human of any age, as opposed to a "girl" (female human of any age).

gé

The name of the Latin-script letter G/g.

gé Haváíoch

The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.

geabhróg

Any of various seabirds of the subfamily Sterninae (of the family Laridae) that are similar to gulls but are smaller and have a forked tail.

geac

An ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas, Mongolia, Myanmar, and Tibet with dark, long, and silky hair, a horse-like tail, and a full, bushy mane.

géag

(anatomy) The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.

géagáil

(wrestling, combat sports) The act of one or both fighters holding onto the other to prevent being hit or engage in standup grappling.

geáitseálaí

A person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold.

geal

Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.

geal-

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

gealacán

The white part of an egg; being mostly the protein albumin and water.

gealacán glúine

(anatomy) The flat, roundish bone in the knee.

gealacán súile

(anatomy) The white of the eye; the tough outer coat of the eye that covers the eyeball except for the cornea.

gealacán uibhe

The white part of an egg; being mostly the protein albumin and water.

Gealach

The Earth's moon; the sole natural satellite of the Earth, represented in astronomy and astrology by ☾.

gealadh

The state of being glad; joy.

gealán

An atmospheric phenomenon created by charged particles from the sun striking the upper atmosphere, creating coloured lights in the sky. It is usually named australis or borealis based on whether it is in the Southern or Northern Hemisphere respectively.

gealbhan

A member of the family Passerellidae (or Emberizidae, under classification systems that subsume the New World sparrows under Emberizidae), comprising small New World songbirds.

gealchroíoch

Joyful, glad, taking pleasure in being alive; not depressed or sad.

geall

(archaic) Often of a parent or guardian: to promise that (two people) be married to each other; specifically and chiefly, to promise that (a woman) be given in marriage to a man; to affiance.

geallmhar

Feeling desire; eagerly wishing; eager to obtain.

geallta

past of betroth

gealltanas

(countable) an oath or affirmation; a vow.

gealóg

Any of various songbirds of the genus Emberiza, having short bills and brown or gray plumage.

gealt

(slang, countable) An insane or eccentric person; a crackpot.

gealtach

Crazed, mad, insane, demented.

gealtachas

(of a person or group of people) The state of being mad, insanity

gealtlann

(dated) A place of protection or restraint for one or more classes of the disadvantaged, especially the mentally ill.

geanmnaíocht

Moderation or self-restraint, especially in sexual activity; abstinence.

geansaí

A seaman's knitted woolen sweater, similar to a jersey.

géar

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

géaraigh

(transitive) To make worse (a problem, bad situation, negative feeling, etc.).

gearán

(legal) In a civil action, the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim is based.

gearánaí

(law, UK, _, historic, otherwise, current) A party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accuser.

gearb

An incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed during healing.

gearbach

Afflicted, or looking as if afflicted, with mange.

géarchúiseach

(colloquial) Intelligent.

gearg

Coturnix coturnix, a bird in pheasant family.

geargáil

A carved grotesque figure on a spout which conveys water away from the gutters.

géarghlórach

Loud; shrill, piercing, high-pitched; rough-sounding.

géarleanúint

The act of persecuting, especially a specific group of people; an instance of persecution.

Gearmáin

A country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany. Official name: Federal Republic of Germany. Capital and largest city: Berlin.

gearmáiniam

A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Ge) with an atomic number of 32: a lustrous, hard-brittle, grayish-white metalloid in the carbon group.

Gearmáinis

Of or relating to the natives or inhabitants of Germany; to people of German descent; to their cultures.

Gearmáinise

Of or relating to the natives or inhabitants of Germany; to people of German descent; to their cultures.

Gearmánach

Of or relating to the natives or inhabitants of Germany; to people of German descent; to their cultures.

géaróg

(often, in the plural) A paroxysm of extreme physical pain or anguish; a feeling of sudden and transitory agony; a throe.

Gearóid

A en given name.

Gearóidín

A en given name.

gearr

To perform an incision on, for example with a knife.

gearr-abartha

Using as few words as possible; pithy and concise.

gearr-aighneas

Verbal impudence or argumentative discourse, given in response.

gearr-radharc

The property of being nearsighted, myopia.

gearr-radharcach

Near-sighted; unable to see distant objects unaided.

gearradh na bhfiacla

(physiology) The eruption, through the gums, of the milk teeth; dentition.

gearrbhéalach

Curt in manner. [First attested in the late 16th century.]

gearrbhodach

A young person.

gearrcach

A young bird which has just developed its flight feathers (notably wings).

gearrchaile

A girl; also (by extension) , a young woman.

gearrchaint

Verbal impudence or argumentative discourse, given in response.

gearrchapall

A horse having a stout body and short legs.

gearreireaballach

Somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent.

gearrinsint

A brief summary of a text.

gearrscríbhneoireacht

A rough and rapid method of writing by substituting symbols for letters, words, etc.

gearrscríobh

A rough and rapid method of writing by substituting symbols for letters, words, etc.

gearrscríobhaí

Someone skilled in the writing of shorthand or the use of a stenotype machine, especially for the purpose of rapid transcription of speech. One employed in such a role: a professional transcriptionist who employs shorthand.

gearrshaolach

Lasting for a short period of time.

gearrthaisce

(computing) A buffer in memory where the user can store data temporarily while transferring it from one place within an application to another or between applications.

gearrthán

(countable, journalism) An article clipped from a newspaper (especially) or from a magazine.

gearrthóir

A cutting tool used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal by pushing or pounding the back when the sharp edge is against the material. It consists of a slim, oblong block of metal with a sharp wedge or bevel formed on one end and sometimes a handle at the other end; there are hand tool versions (the original type) and versions as bits for power tools.

gearrthóireacht

(countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to cut.

géaruillinn

(geometry) An angle greater than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees.

géasar

(planetology, geology, volcanology) A boiling natural spring which throws forth jets of water, mud, etc., at frequent intervals, driven upwards by the expansive power of steam.

geata casta

A rotating mechanical device that controls and counts passage between public areas, especially one that only allows passage after a charge has been paid.

geatóir

A person who guards or monitors passage through a gate.

géill

(intransitive) To yield or give way to another.

géill do

(transitive) To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of.

géill slí

(intransitive) To give way under force; to succumb to a force.

géilleadh

A submission hold in wrestling, mixed martial arts, or other combat sports.

geilleagar

The system of production and distribution and consumption. The overall measure of a currency system; as the national economy.

geilleagar talmhaíochta

The science of utilizing plants, animals and soils for food, fuel, feed, and fiber and more. To do this effectively and sustainably, agronomy encompasses work in the areas of plant genetics, plant physiology, meteorology, animal sciences and soil science.

geilleagraí

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

géillsine

The state of being a vassal; fealty.

géim

The deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise.

geimhreadh

Traditionally the fourth of the four seasons, typically regarded as spanning the months of December, January, and February in temperate and polar regions of the Northern Hemisphere or the months of June, July, and August in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the time when the sun is lowest in the sky, resulting in short days, and the time of year with the lowest atmospheric temperatures for the region.

géin

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

Geineasas

(religion, book of the bible) The first book in the Hebrew Bible.

géineolaíocht

(biology) The branch of biology that deals with the transmission and variation of inherited characteristics, in particular chromosomes and DNA.

géiniteach

(genetics) Relating to genetics or genes. [from 1908]

géinitic

(biology) The genetic makeup of a specific individual or species.

geir

The fatty tissue that surrounds and protects the kidneys; that of sheep and cattle is used in cooking and in making tallow.

geiréiniam

(strictly) Any flowering plant of the genus Geranium, of family Geraniaceae.

geirseog

A breed of dairy cattle from Jersey.

Geirsí

An island, a crown dependency of the United Kingdom; the largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel between France and England.

geis

A magical effect or influence induced by an incantation or formula. [from 16th c.]

geit

An instance of reacting to a sudden stimulus by jerking the body.

Genova

A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Genoa and the region of Liguria, Italy.

geo-

Earth

geocán

(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.

geografach

Pertaining to geography (or to geographics).

geografaíocht

The study of the physical properties of the earth, including how humans affect and are affected by them.

geoidil

A song incorporating yodelling.

geoidligh

(transitive, and, intransitive) To sing (a song) in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto.

geoiméadracht

(mathematics, uncountable) The branch of mathematics dealing with spatial relationships.

geoin

A low intermittent sob.

geolaíocht

The science that studies the structure of the earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks.

geolta

A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen stepped abaft the rudder post.

geonaíl

A rumbling sound made by the movement of gas in the intestines.

Georgia

A state in the Southern United States. Capital: Atlanta. It is named for George II of Great Britain (1683–1760).

Ghainséis

A river in India and Bangladesh, sacred within Hinduism.

ghreadadh

(uncountable) A form of physical punishment in which a beating is applied to the buttocks.

ghrian

The star at the center of the Solar System (our solar system), which shines in our sky, represented in astronomy and astrology by ☉.

giall

A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or similar agreement, such as to ensure the status of a vassal.

giallacht

The state of being enslaved or the practice of slavery.

giarsa

A beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or structure.

gibiris

Speech or writing that is unintelligible, incoherent or meaningless.

gild

A group or association mainly of tradespeople made up of merchants, craftspeople, or artisans, particularly in the Middle Ages, established to oversee and protect their specific commercial interests and to provide mutual aid.

gile

The quality of being bright.

gimléad

A small screw-tipped tool for boring holes.

gin

A producer of something, or an agent in the production of something.

gine

(British, historical) A gold coin originally worth twenty shillings; later (from 1717 until the adoption of decimal currency) standardised at a value of twenty-one shillings.

gineach

(genetics) Relating to genetics or genes. [from 1908]

ginealach

(countable) The descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; lineage or pedigree.

ginealas

(uncountable) The study, and formal recording of such descents.

ginideach

Of a grammatical case: in an inflected language (such as Greek or Latin), expressing that a thing denoted by a word is related to a thing denoted by another word as its origin or possessor; and in an uninflected language (such as English), expressing origin or possession; possessive.

Giniúint Chríost

(Christianity) The birth of Jesus as described in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke.

ginmhilleadh

An induced abortion.