Irish–English dictionary

meathán

A narrow strip of wood split or peeled from a larger piece.

meathán íochtair

A shoot of a plant which springs from the root or bottom of the original stalk; a sapling; a sucker.

meathlaigh

(intransitive) To deteriorate, to get worse, to lose strength or health, to decline in quality.

meathlú

A deterioration of condition; loss of status, quality, strength, or fortune.

meatonaime

(rhetoric) The use of a single characteristic or part of an object, concept or phenomenon to identify the entire object, concept, phenomenon or a related object.

meicnic

(physics) The branch of physics that deals with the action of forces on material objects with mass

Meicsiceach

Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Mexico.

méid

The dimensions or magnitude of a thing; how big something is. [from 15th c.]

méid creatha talún

(seismology) A measure of the energy released by an earthquake (e.g. on the Richter scale).

Méidé

(Greek mythology) An enchantress who helped Jason obtain the Golden Fleece.

Méideach

Any of a Western Iranian people who inhabited the ancient region of Media.

meideall

The soft, spongy substance inside plant parts; specifically, the parenchyma in the centre of the roots and stems of many plants and trees.

meidhir

(dated, uncountable) The state of being happy or merry.

Meidíne

A city, the county seat of Medina County, Ohio, named for the city in Saudi Arabia.

Méidis

The northwestern Old Iranian language of the Medes, attested only by numerous loanwords in Old Persian, few borrowings in Old Armenian and some glosses in Ancient Greek; nothing is known of its grammar.

meigeall

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

meigilit

A prehistoric monument made up of one or more large stones.

meil

(intransitive) Of fruit or vegetables, to gain bruises through being handled roughly.

meilleog

That which is rolled up.

méim

(Internet) Media, usually humorous, which is copied and circulated online with slight adaptations, such as basic pictures, video templates, etc. [from 1993]

méin

One's posture, demeanor, or manner.

méiniúil

Of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops; productive.

meirdreach

A person who does, or offers to do, a demeaning or dishonourable activity for money or personal gain; someone who acts in a dishonourable way for personal advantage. [from 17th c.]

meirg

The deteriorated state of iron or steel as a result of moisture and oxidation; it consists mostly of iron(III) oxide (ferric oxide) and iron(II) oxide (ferrous oxide).

Meiriceá

A supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole.

méirscreach

Characterized by rugged, sharp, or coarse features.

meirse

The state of being a slave; slavery; being forced to work for others or do their bidding without one's consent or against one's will, either in perpetuity or for a period of time over which one has little or no control.

meisce

A state of being drunk.

meisceoir

A habitual drinker, especially one who is frequently intoxicated.

meisceoireacht

The state or characteristic of drunkenness.

Meisias

(Christianity) Jesus Christ.

meitéar

A fast-moving streak of light in the night sky caused by the entry of extraterrestrial matter into the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or falling star. [from 16th c.]

meitéareolaíocht

The science that deals with the study of the atmosphere and its phenomena, especially with weather and weather forecasting.

méith

Of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops; productive.

meitheal

(military) A quota of troops.

Meitheamh

The sixth month of the Gregorian calendar, following May and preceding July, containing the northern solstice.

meitifisic

branch of philosophy that studies first principles

meonúil

Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim.

mí

(music) A syllable used in sol-fa (solfège) to represent the third note of a major scale.

Mí Aibreáin

The fourth month of the Gregorian calendar, following March and preceding May.

Mí Eanáir

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

Mí na Nollag

The twelfth and last month of the Gregorian calendar, following November and preceding the January of the following year, containing the southern solstice.

Mí na Samhna

The eleventh month of the Gregorian calendar, following October and preceding December.

mí-

Not, the negation of the root word (a quality).

mí-ádh

(uncountable) Bad luck.

mí-aimseartha

Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism; in a wrong time; not applicable to or not appropriate for the time.

mí-áireamh

An incorrect or mistaken calculation.

mí-áirigh

(transitive, intransitive) To calculate incorrectly.

mí-ámharach

Not favored by fortune.

mí-dhíleá

(pathology) A condition of heartburn, nausea, or other stomach-related pain, sometimes caused by eating too quickly.

mí-iomprach

Not in order; marked by disorder or disarray.

mí-ionracas

(uncountable) The characteristic or condition of being dishonest.

mí-ionraic

Not honest; shoddy.

mí-oiriúnach

Not suitable.

mí-ordúil

Not in order; marked by disorder or disarray.

mí-umhal

Without customary restraint or modesty of expression; shameless.

mí-urraim

A lack of respect, esteem or courteous behaviour.

mí-urramach

Lacking respect.

mian

(countable) Someone or something wished for.

mianach

(uncountable) Admirable behavior; elegance.

mianach guail

A mine from which coal (such as lignite or anthracite) is mined.

mianadóir salainn

One who makes, sells, or applies salt.

mianadóireacht

The activity of removing solid valuables from the earth.

miangasach

Feeling desire; eagerly wishing; eager to obtain.

mianra

(geology) Any naturally occurring material that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties; especially, an inorganic one.

mianrach

of, related to, or containing minerals

mianreolaíocht

(petrology) The branch of petrology that studies minerals.

mianúil

Of or relating to love, especially sexual love.

miasniteoir

A machine for washing dishes.

míáú

Used to indicate the cry of a cat.

míbhainistíocht

The process or practice of managing ineptly, incompetently, or dishonestly.

míbhanúil

Not womanly; unfeminine.

míbhéasach

Lacking in refinement or civility; bad-mannered; discourteous.

míbhunreachtúil

Contrary to or violative of the constitution of a state or other sovereign institution. [18th C.]

míchaidreamhach

One who has a negative view of the entire human race.

míchaidreamhacht

A negative view or hatred of the human race.

Mícheál

(Judaism, Christianity, Islam) An archangel associated with defending the faithful in the tribulation.

mícheart

Not correct; erroneous or wrong.

míchothrom

not balanced, without equilibrium

míchruinn

Mistaken or incorrect; not accurate.

míchruthach

Having a bad, ugly or awkward shape; deformed; malformed; ill-shapen.

míchúirtéis

Lack of courtesy; rudeness.

míchúirtéiseach

impolite; lacking consideration for others

míchuma

An abnormal formation.

míchumas

The lack of a capacity; an inability.

míchumtha

Having a bad, ugly or awkward shape; deformed; malformed; ill-shapen.

micreacnamaíocht

(economics) The field of economics that deals with small-scale economic activities such as those of an individual or company.

micreacosma

Human nature or the human body as representative of the wider universe; man considered as a miniature counterpart of divine or universal nature. [from 15th c.]

micreafón

A device (transducer) used to convert sound waves into a varying electric current; normally fed into an amplifier and either recorded or transmitted over radio.

micreascannán

A continuous roll of film containing photographs of documents at a greatly reduced size.

micreascóp

An optical instrument used for observing small objects.

micreathonn

An electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves.

micri-

(diminutive) Very small.

micri-bhitheolaíocht

(biology) The branch of biology that deals with microorganisms, especially their effects on man and other living organisms.

mídhaonnachtúil

Of or pertaining to inhumanity and the indifferently cruel, sadistic or barbaric behavior it brings.

mídhéanamh

An abnormal formation.

mídhílis

Not loyal, without loyalty.

mídhílseacht

Discontent; unrest.

mídhleathach

Illegally produced, transported or sold; pirated.

mídhlisteanach

Not loyal, without loyalty.

mídhlisteanacht

(law) the state of being illegal

mífhearúil

(of a person) Showing characteristics that are not manly, such as being immature, effeminate or cowardly, which might be construed as an indicator of weakness or of baseness of character.

mífheidhmiúil

Functioning incorrectly or abnormally; especially, designating of a business, family or social group with harmful, aberrant, strange or abnormal behavior.

mífhoighneach

Restless, short of temper, and intolerant of delays.

mífhonn

Unwillingness to do something.

mífhortún

(uncountable) Bad luck.

mífhortúnach

Not favored by fortune.

mífhreagracht

The state of being incongruous, or lacking congruence.

mígheanúil

Without customary restraint or modesty of expression; shameless.

míghnaíúil

(chiefly, UK) Ungenerous; stingy; tight-fisted.

mígréin

(pathology) A severe, disabling headache, usually affecting only one side of the head, and often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, photophobia and visual disturbances.

mílaoise

(with definite article) The year in which one period of one thousand years ends and another begins, especially the year 2000.

míle

A numerical value equal to 1,000 = 10 × 100 = 103 (1 E+3 exactly—in scientific E notation.)

míleata

(comparable) Of, relating to, or suggestive of war; warlike.

milis

Of a pleasant sound.

míliú

last in order of a series of a thousand; next after the nine hundred and ninety-ninth.

millín feola

A ball of minced or ground meat, seasoned and cooked.

milliún

(long scale, and, short scale) The cardinal number 1 000 000: 106; a thousand thousand.

milliúnaí

Somebody whose wealth is at least one million (106) currency units.

millteach

That which destroys something.

millteanach

Full of something causing dread, whether

millteanas

Injury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact.

millteoir

That which destroys something.

milseáin

Confectionery, candy.

milseán

(countable, chiefly, North America, Philippines) A piece of confectionery of this kind.

milseog

A food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar, such as a candy, sweetmeat, fruit preserve, pastry, or cake.

milseogra

(uncountable) Foodstuffs that taste very sweet, taken as a group; candies, sweetmeats and confections collectively.

milseoir

Something added to food to sweeten its taste, especially an artificial substitute for sugar.

milsíneoir

A manufacturer of or dealer in confections (sweets, candies, sweet pastries, and other sweet food items).

mímhacánta

Not honest; shoddy.

mímhaitheasach

Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious.

mímhisneach

The act of discouraging.

mímhodhúil

Without customary restraint or modesty of expression; shameless.

mímhorálta

Breaching principles of natural law, rectitude, or justice, and so inconsistent with the demands of virtue, purity, or "good morals"; not right, not moral. (Compare unethical, illegal.)

mímhúinte

impolite; lacking consideration for others

mín

Made of slender or thin filaments.

min chaiscín

Whole-wheat flour.

min choirce

Meal made from rolled or round oats.

min sáibh

The fine particles (dust) created by sawing wood or other material.

mínáireach

Without customary restraint or modesty of expression; shameless.

minc

(plural mink or minks) Any semi-aquatic, carnivorous mammal in the Mustelinae subfamily, similar to weasels, with dark fur, native to Europe and America, of which two species in different genera are extant: the American mink (Neogale vison) and the European mink (Mustela lutreola).

míne

The ratio, in a precious metal, of the primary metal to any additives or impurities.

minic

Done or occurring often; common.

minicigh

(transitive) To visit often.

mínigh

(transitive) To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.

ministreacht

The active practice and education of the minister of a particular religion or faith.

mínithe

The act or process of explaining.

míniú

The act or process of explaining.

mínormálta

Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type. [First attested around the mid 19th century.]

mínormáltacht

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