Irish–English dictionary

núíosacht

The property of being new; novelty; recency.

núis

(legal) Anything harmful or offensive to the community or to a member of it, for which a legal remedy exists.

ó

With reference to the location or position of a speaker or other observer or vantage point.

ó am go ham

(idiomatic) Occasionally; sometimes; once in a while.

ó dheas

Toward the south; southward.

ó Mhaenmar

Of or relating to Burma (Myanmar) or its people or language.

ó shin

Before now, before the present time

obair

An economic role for which a person is paid.

obair adhmaid

(uncountable) Working with wood.

obair bhaile

(literally, now, _, rare) Any work that is done at home; housework.

obair chróise

(sewing) A form of needlework that is made by looping thread with a hooked needle.

obair faoi choim

The act of, or a period of, working on the side (at a secondary job), often in the evening or during the night, either openly or secretly.

obair faoi choim a dhéanamh

To work on the side (at a secondary job), often in the evening or during the night.

obair phaistí

A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole.

obair shnáthaide

The art or process of working with a needle especially in embroidery or needlepoint.

óbó

(woodwind instrument) A soprano and melody wind instrument in the modern orchestra and wind ensemble. It is a smaller instrument and generally made of grenadilla wood. It is a member of the double reed family.

obráid

(countable, medicine) A surgical procedure.

obstatraí

(medicine) A physician who specializes in childbirth.

ócáid bhlaiste

The taking of a small amount of food or drink into the mouth in order to taste it.

ócáid shóisialta

A festive gathering to foster introductions.

ócáideach

Occurring or appearing irregularly from time to time, but not often; incidental.

ócair

Having a yellow-orange colour.

ócar

A clay earth pigment containing silica, aluminum and ferric oxide.

ochlán

A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.

ocht

A numerical value equal to 8; the number occurring after seven and before nine.

ocht déag

The cardinal number occurring after seventeen and before nineteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVIII and in Arabic numerals as 18.

ochtach

(music) An interval of twelve semitones spanning eight degrees of the diatonic scale, representing a doubling or halving in pitch frequency.

ochtagán

(geometry, also, attributively) A polygon with eight sides and eight angles.

ochtapas

(countable, strictly) A mollusc from genus Octopus.

ochtó

The cardinal number occurring after seventy-nine and before eighty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LXXX and in Arabic numerals as 80.

ochtú

The ordinal form of the number eight.

ocra

The edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus.

ocrach

(of places) Of poor fertility, infertile; not producing vegetation; desert, waste.

ocras

(by extension) Any strong desire or need.

ocsaíd

(chemistry) A binary chemical compound of oxygen with another chemical element.

ocsaigin

The chemical element (symbol O) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 15.9994. It is a colorless and odorless gas.

ocsaiginigh

(transitive) To treat or infuse with oxygen.

ocsapatach

(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or located within or near the occiput (back of the head) or the occipital bone.

Odaiséas

(Greek mythology) The son of Laertes and Anticlea and father of Telemachus. A Greek leader during the Trojan War, he was responsible for the Trojan horse. He was also king of Ithaca, hero of the Iliad and protagonist of the Odyssey.

ofráil

(transitive) To present (something) to God or gods, as a gesture of worship or as a sacrifice.

oftailmeolaí

A medical doctor specializing in the eye: deficiencies of vision requiring correction, and diseases. Compare optometrist.

óg

small, immature, miniature

ógánach

A prepubescent child.

ógántacht

The transitional period of physical and psychological development between childhood and maturity.

ogastún

Any of three species of large seabird in the genus Morus, of the family Sulidae. They have black and white bodies and long pointed wings, and hunt for fish by plunge diving and pursuing their prey underwater.

ógbhaidh

(countable) A young man; a male adolescent or young adult.

ógbhean

(often disparaging or sarcastic) Used in a mock title to point out some quality, or alleged quality, of a girl or woman.

ógh

Being or resembling a virgin.

óglach

(military) One who enters into military service voluntarily (but who, when in service, is subject to discipline and regulations like other soldiers), as opposed to a conscript.

óglachas

The state of being a vassal; fealty.

oibiacht

(object-oriented programming) An instantiation of a class or structure.

oibiachtúlacht

The state of being objective, just, unbiased, and not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices.

oibilisc

(architecture) A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument. [from mid 16th c.]

oibleagáid

A social, legal, or moral requirement, duty, contract, or promise that compels someone to follow or avoid a particular course of action.

oibrí

One who works: a person who performs labor for a living; traditionally, especially, manual labor.

oibrigh

To handle with skill and ease, especially a weapon or tool.

oibriú

(uncountable) The method by which a device performs its function.

oibriú cloig

A mechanism powered by a coiled spring and regulated by some form of escapement; the power is transmitted through toothed gearwheels and used to drive a mechanical clock, toy, or other device.

oibriúchán

(uncountable) The method by which a device performs its function.

oíche

The day or night before, usually used for holidays, such as Christmas Eve.

oíche cheann féile

The day or night before, usually used for holidays, such as Christmas Eve.

Oíche Fhéile Eoin

Midsummer Day, the English quarter day.

Oíche Fhéile Sin Seáin

Midsummer Day, the English quarter day.

oíche mhaith

A farewell said in the evening or before going to sleep.

Oíche Shamhna

The eve of All Hallows' Day; October 31st; celebrated (mostly in English-speaking countries) by children going door-to-door in costume and soliciting candy with menaces.

oide

A male adult who cares for a child who has been placed in foster care.

oide baistí

(Christianity) A man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a male godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.

oide faoistine

(Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism) A priest who hears confession and then gives absolution.

oideachais

Of, or relating to education.

oideachas

(uncountable) The process of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment.

oideachasúil

Of, or relating to education.

oideas

(medicine, pharmacy, pharmacology) A written order from an authorized medical practitioner for provision of a medicine or other treatment, such as (ophthalmology) the specific lenses needed for a pair of glasses.

oideasach

Of, or relating to education.

oidhre

A claimant to a throne or the office of a ruler; originally in a neutral sense, but now always applied to a claimant who is held to have no just title.

oidhreacht

Hereditary transmission of the physical and genetic qualities of parents to their offspring; the biological law by which living beings tend to repeat their characteristics in their descendants.

Óidin

(Norse mythology, and, paganism) A major Germanic god, often described as chief of the pantheon, in his Norse form a member of the Æsir, married to Frigg and associated with knowledge, poetry and war. Wednesday refers to him by way of interpretatio germanica.

oifig mótarchánach

(US) Initialism of w:department of motor vehicles.

óige

The transitional period of physical and psychological development between childhood and maturity.

óigeantacht

The vitality characteristic of youth.

oigheann

A chamber used for baking or heating.

oighearshruth

(geology) A large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill.

oighreach

Of, or relating to glaciers.

oighreata

Covered with ice, wholly or partially.

oighrigh

(transitive) To change from a liquid to solid state, perhaps due to cold; called to freeze in nontechnical usage.

oil

(transitive) To instruct or train.

oilbhéasach

(archaic) Pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity.

Oileáin Fhilipíneacha

A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Republic of the Philippines. Capital: Manila.

Oileáin Haváí

(specifically) An island of Hawaii archipelago, Pacific Ocean, of Hawaii County, State of Hawaii, United States. The largest of the Hawaiian Islands.

Oileáin Mhaildíve

An archipelago and country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India. Official name: Republic of Maldives. Capital: Malé.

Oileáin Palau

A country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania. Official name: Republic of Palau. Capital: Ngerulmud.

oileáinín

A small island.

Oileán Mhuirís

The main island of the country of Mauritius.

oileánra

(collective, geography) A group of islands.

Oilibhéar

A en given name.

Oilimpeas

The highest mountain in Greece; in Ancient Greek mythology the home of the gods.

Oilimpia

An ancient city in Greece, home of the very first Olympic Games.

Oilimpiad

(by, _, extension, usually, _, preceded, _) A competition aspiring to the importance of the Olympic Games or considered similar to them, especially one occurring at 4-year intervals, representing a national or international range of amateur student rather than professional adult competition, and/or requiring the highest level of ability in the field for success.

oilithreacht

A journey made to a sacred place, or a religious journey.

oiliúint

The act of nourishing or nursing; tender care

oimiocrón

(virology, pathology) Ellipsis of Omicron variant.

oinceolaí

(oncology) A doctor or scientist who specializes in oncology.

oinceolaíocht

The branch of medicine concerned with tumors, including study of their development, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

oineach

(countable) A token of praise or respect; something that represents praiseworthiness or respect, such as a prize or award given by the state to a citizen.

oinisc

(mineral) A banded variety of chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline form of quartz.

óinmhid

One who performs in a silly or ridiculous fashion; a clown or fool.

óinseach

(Ireland, Scotland, Mid-Ulster English, pejorative) An idiot; a fool; an imbecile.

óipiam

(uncountable) A yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine.

óir

By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that.

oirbheart

A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.

oirbheartaíoch

Of or relating to tactics.

oirbheartaíocht

(military) The employment and ordered arrangement of forces in relation to each other.

oirbheartaíochta

Of or relating to tactics.

oirbhire

A prayer or imprecation that harm may befall someone.

oirchill

The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.

oirchiseacht

Something given to the poor as charity, such as money, clothing or food.

oireachas

The state of preceding in importance or priority.

oireacht

A congregation of people in one place for a purpose.

Oirear Gael

(historical) A former county of Scotland, now incorporated into Argyll and Bute.

Oirféas

(Greek mythology) A Thracian musician and poet, who failed to retrieve his wife Eurydice from Hades.

oirfideach pianó

(musician) A person who plays the piano, particularly with skill or as part of an orchestra.

Oiríon

(constellation) A constellation on the celestial equator close to Gemini and Taurus, containing the stars Betelgeuse and Rigel.

oiriseach

A person who writes a chronicle or chronicles.

oiriúint

The quality of being suitable.

oiriúnach

Suitable or fit; proper; felicitous.

oiriúnacht

The quality of being suitable.

oiriúnaigh

(transitive) To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit.

oirmhidin

(uncountable) Recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration (of someone, usually for being morally upright or successful).

oirmhinneach

A form of address for some members of the clergy.

oirmhinnigh

(transitive) To think of highly, to respect highly; to show respect for; to recognise the importance or spiritual value of.

oirnéaladh

The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation.

oirnimint

An element of decoration; that which embellishes or adorns.

oirniú

The act of inaugurating, or inducting into office with solemnity; investiture by appropriate ceremonies.

oirthearachas

(arts, architecture, literature) The tendency to represent eastern subjects, to assume stylistical characteristics original of the East.

oiseoil

The meat of a deer, typically one that had lived in its own natural habitat.

oisín

A young deer.

oistéapóróis

(pathology) A disease, occurring especially in women following menopause, in which the bones become extremely porous and are subject to fracture.

oitir

A ridge of sand caused by the action of waves along a shore.

ól

The action of drinking, especially with the verbs take or have.

ola

Liquid fat.

ola bhí

a mixture of monoterpene alcohols obtained from various species of Pinus, rich in α-terpineol

ola thuirpintín

A volatile essential oil now obtained from such oleoresin of from the wood of pine trees by steam distillation; a complex mixture of monoterpenes; now used as a solvent and paint thinner.

olagón

An expression of grief, suffering, sadness or regret.

olagónach

Inclined to weep; tearful or lachrymose.

olaíoch

Used to form adjectival forms of nouns ending in -logy.

olaíocht

A branch of learning; a study of a particular subject.

olanda

Made of wool.

olann

The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants.

olann alpaca

A garment made of such wool.

olc

(semantic change, amelioration, contranymic) Good, superlative, excellent, cool.

olc a chur ar

(transitive) To work against; to oppose (especially to incite a reaction).