Irish–English dictionary

gnéchlár

(media) A long, prominent article or item in the media, or the department that creates them; frequently used technically to distinguish content from news.

gníomh uafásach

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

gníomhach

Temporarily assuming the duties or authority of another person when they are unable to do their job.

gníomhas

(legal) A legal instrument that is executed under seal or before a witness; sometimes required for certain legal activities, such as the transfer of certain kinds of property.

gníomhas tíolacais

(legal) An instrument transferring title of an object from one person or group of persons to another.

gnó

(countable) A specific commercial enterprise or establishment.

gnóis

(religion) An immanent form of knowledge or transcendent insight, such as sought by the Gnostics.

gnólacht

(countable) A specific commercial enterprise or establishment.

gnóthach

Crowded with business or activities; having a great deal going on.

gnóthaigh

(transitive) To acquire possession of.

gnúis

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

gnúsacht

A short snorting sound, often to show disapproval, or used as a reply when one is reluctant to speak.

go

Indicating destination or final position: In the direction of, so as to arrive at or reach.

go bráth

(duration) For all time, for all eternity; for a lifetime; for an infinite amount of time.

go ceann

Over (a period of time).

go cliathánach

Sideways; with the side turned to the direction of some object.

go coitianta

In the general case; without further assumption; without qualification; in all respects.

go deimhin

Yes, certainly; expression indicating strong agreement.

go deo

(duration) For all time, for all eternity; for a lifetime; for an infinite amount of time.

go diail

In a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual.

go díreach

(manner) Without approximation; precisely.

go dtí

Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).

go dtí go

Until, until the time that.

go dtí seo

(idiomatic) Until now; previously; yet.

go fírinneach

(informal) Indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information; to express skepticism.

go fóill

For some time; for a short time.

go forleathan

Affecting, or found throughout, a large area (e.g. the entire land or body); broad in extent; widely diffused.

go formhór

Mainly or chiefly; for the most part; usually, generally, on the whole.

go hachomair

(idiomatic) In summary; briefly or simply.

go haibéil

Within a short time; quickly.

go haireach

With care; attentively, circumspectly.

go hiomlán

In an absolute or unconditional manner; utterly, positively, wholly.

go hiondúil

Most of the time; less than always, but more than occasionally.

go huile agus go hiomlán

In an absolute or unconditional manner; utterly, positively, wholly.

go láidir

In a strong or powerful manner.

go léir

(intensifier, sometimes, _, childish) Wholly; entirely; completely; totally.

go leor

Sufficiently.

go luath

Within a short time; quickly.

go mbeannaítear duit

(archaic, or, poetic) An exclamation of respectful or reverent salutation, or, occasionally, of familiar greeting.

go minic

At frequent intervals.

go mór mór

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

go n-éirí an bóthar leat

Used to wish someone a good journey.

go n-éirí an bóthar libh

Used to wish someone a good journey.

go n-éirí an t-ádh leat

Used to wish fortune on someone or as encouragement; a benediction or valediction.

go n-éirí leat

Used to wish fortune on someone or as encouragement; a benediction or valediction.

go ngnóthaigh Dia duit

Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.

go raibh maith agaibh

An expression of gratitude or politeness in response to something done or given. [from c. 1400]

go raibh maith agat

Politely refuses something offered.

go soirbhí Dia dhuit

(literary) Used, especially at a parting, to express the wish that the outcome of a person's actions be positive for them; typically said to someone who is about to start a journey or a daring endeavour.

go speisealta

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

go tobann

Happening quickly and with little or no warning; in a sudden manner.

Goa

A state in western India. Capital: Panaji.

gob

A rigid structure projecting from the front of a bird's face, used for pecking, grooming, foraging, carrying items, eating food, etc.

gobán

A device to restrain speech, such as a rag in the mouth secured with tape or a rubber ball threaded onto a cord or strap.

gobharnóir

(politics) The chief executive officer of a first-level administrative division of a country.

Gobnait

A en given name, popular from the 1940s to the 1970s, first in the USA, then in the UK.

Gofraid

A en given name.

Gofraidh

A en given name.

gogán

A small mug, cup or ladle; the contents of such a container.

Góibí

A large desert in Asia, spanning the countries of Mongolia and China.

goid

The act of stealing property.

goil

A shedding of tears; the act of crying.

goile

The desire for some personal gratification, either of the body or of the mind.

goiligh

(transitive) To eviscerate.

goiliúil

That appeals to, or stimulates the appetite.

goin

(transitive) To hurt or injure (someone) by cutting, piercing, or tearing the skin.

goirín

(dermatology) An inflamed (raised and colored) spot on the surface of the skin that is usually painful and fills with pus.

goirmín

A cultivated flowering plant, derived by hybridization within species Viola tricolor.

goirmín searraigh

A common European wild flower, Viola tricolor; the wild pansy.

goirt

(of water) Salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries.

góislín

A young goose.

gola

(slang) Any bodily orifice, in particular the anus.

gólam

(mythology) A humanoid creature made from clay, animated by magic.

gónad

(anatomy) A sex organ that produces gametes; specifically, a testicle or ovary.

gónairith

A sexually transmitted infection caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a species of bacteria (the gonococcus) that affects the mucous membrane of the genital and urinary tracts.

gonta

(broadly) Both exact and accurate.

gor

(transitive) To keep an egg warm to make it hatch.

goraí

(informal) A person who fidgets, especially habitually.

goraille

The largest of the primates, belonging to the genus Gorilla; an ape native to the forests of central Africa and known for their trait of knuckle-walking.

Gorbaitsov

A transliteration of the Russian surname Горбачёв (Gorbačóv).

gorm

Sky blue; resembling the clear blue colour of the unclouded sky.

gorm ultramhuiríneach

A brilliant dark blue or slightly purplish colour like that of the pigment.

gormach

Having a dark, bluish appearance.

Gormfhiacail

The nickname of Harald Gormsson, a king of Denmark and Norway.

gormóg

Any of various North American birds of the genus Sialia in the thrush family. Their plumage is blue or blue and red.

gort

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

gorta

(countable) A period of extreme shortage of food in a region.

gortaigh

(transitive) To wound or cause physical harm to a living creature.

gortaithe

Wounded, physically injured.

gortú

The violation of a person's reputation, rights, property, or interests.

gorún

(anatomy) The area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and buttocks on one side of a human, primate, or quadruped animal, especially one that can sit on its hindquarters.

Gotach

A member of the East Germanic people known for their invasion of the western Roman Empire and subsequent founding of successor states in Italy and Spain during Late Antiquity.

Gotais

An extinct Germanic language, once spoken by the Goths.

gothaíocht

A noticeable personal habit, a verbal or other (often, but not necessarily unconscious) habitual behavior peculiar to an individual.

grá

(uncountable) Strong affection.

grabhróg

A small piece which breaks off from baked food (such as cake, biscuit or bread).

grád

(countable) A category of seats in an airplane, train or other means of mass transportation.

gradam

A trophy or medal; something that denotes an accomplishment, especially in a competition. A prize or honor based on merit.

grádiaúil

Kind, generous.

graf

A systematic non-narrative presentation of data.

grafaic

The making of architectural or design drawings.

grafaíocht

Something written or otherwise represented in the specified manner, or about a specified subject.

grafóg

(when not otherwise specified) An agricultural and horticultural hand tool consisting of a long handle with a flat blade fixed perpendicular to it at the end, used for digging rows or removing weeds by hand.

grág

The cry of an animal, now chiefly that of animals related to the ass or donkey, or the camel.

graibheatón

(particle) A hypothetical gauge boson that regulates the gravitational force. It would have a spin of 2 and zero rest mass.

graifít

An allotrope of carbon, consisting of planes of carbon atoms arranged in hexagonal arrays with the planes stacked loosely, that is used as a dry lubricant, in "lead" pencils, and as a moderator in some nuclear reactors.

graifítí

(chiefly, uncountable) Drawings or words drawn on a surface in a public place, usually made without authorization.

gráigbhaile

A rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town.

gráin

A strong aversion; an intense dislike.

grainc

A contorted facial expression, often expressing contempt or pain.

gráiniúil

Detestable or repugnant. [Early 19th century.]

gráinne

A small amount of powder or granules, such that the amount could be held between fingertip and thumb tip.

gráinneacht

The condition of being ugly.

gráinnín

(medicine) A parasitic infestation of the voluntary muscles, lungs, central nervous system and other organs, caused by the ingestion of eggs of the tapeworm Taenia solium.

gráinseach

(agriculture) A storage facility for grain or sometimes animal feed.

gram

A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g.

gram-mhóilín

(chemistry, physics) In the International System of Units, the base unit of amount of substance; the amount of substance of a system which contains exactly 6.02214076×1023 elementary entities (atoms, ions, molecules, etc.). Symbol: mol. The number of atoms is known as Avogadro’s number. [from 1897]

gramaisc

(informal, somewhat, derogatory) The rabble; crowds; people of a low, disreputable or undesirable class or position.

grámhar

(of a person) Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond.

gramhas

A contorted facial expression, often expressing contempt or pain.

grán

(uncountable) The harvested seeds of various grass food crops eg: wheat, corn, barley.

grán buí

Corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays.

grán catha

(weaponry) A metal object, usually small, with spikes arranged so that, when thrown onto the ground, one always faces up as a threat to pedestrians, horses, and vehicles (also used as a heraldic charge).

grán rósta

(chiefly, uncountable) A snack food made from corn or maize kernels popped by dry heating.

gránáid

A small explosive device, designed to be thrown by hand or launched using a rifle, grenade launcher, or rocket.

gránghunna

(firearms) A gun which fires loads typically consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge.

gránlann

(engineering) A ring with a groove in which rolling elements (such as balls) ride, forming part of a rolling-element bearing (for example, a ball bearing).

gránna

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

gránúll

The fruit of the Punica granatum, about the size of an orange with a thick, hard, reddish skin enclosing many seeds, each with an edible pink or red pulp tasting both sweet and tart.

graoisín

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

Graonlainn

A large self-governing dependent territory of Denmark, in North America.

graosta

Obscene or offensive.

graostacht

(uncountable) Sexually vulgar material; something that is sexual in a dirty way; pornographic material.

grásta

(uncountable, theology) Free and undeserved favour, especially of God; unmerited divine assistance given to humans for their regeneration or sanctification, or for resisting sin.

grástúlacht

(uncountable) Elegant movement; elegance of movement; balance or poise.

gread

(transitive) To win against; to defeat or overcome; to do or be better than (someone); to excel in a particular, competitive event.

gread leat

(intransitive) To walk or travel fast; to go quickly.

gread na mása ag

(transitive) To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, or for sexual gratification.

greadadh ar na mása

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

greadtóir

A kitchen utensil, now usually made from stiff wire loops fixed to a handle (and formerly of twigs), used for whipping (or a mechanical device with the same function).

Gréagach

Of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture.

gréagáin

Serving as an ornament; having no purpose other than to make more beautiful.

Gréagóir

A en given name.

Greagórach

Of or relating to a person named Gregory, especially any of the popes of that name.

greamachán

a substance, such as glue, that provides or promotes adhesion

greamaigh

(transitive) To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).

greamaitheach

Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.

greamaitheacht

the quality of being, or the degree to which a thing is, adhesive

greamú

A close physical union of two objects.

greamúsach

Clinging to an object or surface; adhesive.