Irish–English dictionary

pigmí

(often, _, capitalized) A member of one of various Ancient Equatorial African tribal peoples, notable for their very short stature.

pilibín

Any of several medium-sized wading birds belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae, within family Charadriidae.

pilirín

A sleeveless dress, often similar to an apron, generally worn over other clothes, and most often worn by young girls as an overdress.

piliúr

A soft cushion used to support the head in bed.

pillín

Something acting as a cushion, especially to absorb a shock or impact.

pilséar

Any of various small oily fish related to herrings, family Clupeidae.

pimeantó

A red sweet pepper, a cultivar of Capsicum annuum, used to make relish, stuffed into olives, or used as spice.

pincín

The common minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus), a small freshwater fish of the carp family Cyprinidae which has a green back with black elongated blotches, commonly swimming in large shoals.

pingin

(historical) In the United Kingdom and Ireland and many other countries, a unit of currency worth 1⁄240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: d.

pingineacha

(historical) In the United Kingdom and Ireland and many other countries, a unit of currency worth 1⁄240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: d.

pinginí

(historical) In the United Kingdom and Ireland and many other countries, a unit of currency worth 1⁄240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: d.

pingneacha

(historical) In the United Kingdom and Ireland and many other countries, a unit of currency worth 1⁄240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: d.

pinsean

(finance) An annuity paid regularly as benefit due to a retired employee, serviceman etc. in consideration of past services, originally and chiefly by a government but also by various private pension schemes. [from 16th c.]

pinsinéir

(chiefly, UK, Canada) Someone who lives on a pension, especially the retirement or old age pension.

píobaire

A bird of the species Spinus spinus, common throughout Eurasia.

píobaire an teallaigh

An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs.

píobaire fraoigh

In the strict sense, refers to insects in the suborder Caelifera, particularly those in the family Acrididae.

píobaire gríosaí

An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs.

píobán

Either of two airways, which are primary branches of the trachea, leading directly into the lungs.

píobán garbh

(anatomy) A thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi.

pioca

Any of several small, furry mammals, similar to guinea pigs, but related to rabbits, of the genus Ochotona, from the mountains of North America and Asia.

piocadh sméara dubha

To gather or forage for blackberries.

piocaire póca

One who steals from the pocket of a passerby, usually by sleight of hand.

piochán

A tiny opening in the skin.

piocóid

A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle; one end of the head is pointed, the other has a chisel edge.

pioctha

Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities.

pioctha bearrtha

(idiomatic) Clean, spotless.

pioctha péacach

(idiomatic) Very fancily or formally dressed; wearing very showy or splendid clothing.

piocuaran

(chiefly, in the plural) Hulled grain, chiefly hulled oats.

Píodmant

An administrative region in the north of Italy.

piolóideach

Causing physical or mental agony.

piongain

Any of several flightless sea birds, of the family Spheniscidae within the order Sphenisciformes, found in the Southern Hemisphere, marked by their usual upright stance, walking on short legs, and (generally) their stark black and white plumage. [from 16th c.]

pionna gruaige

A pin or fastener for the hair.

pionna iomartha

(nautical) A usually U-shaped device attached to the gunwale of a rowboat to hold the oars in place while rowing.

pionna rotha

A pin inserted through holes at the end of an axle or shaft, so as to secure a wheel or shaft-mounted device.

pionnliathróid

(games) A game, played on a device with a sloping base (a pinball machine), in which the player operates a spring-loaded plunger to shoot a ball, between obstacles, and attempts to hit targets and score points.

pionós

A penalty for or consequence of a misdemeanor.

pionósaigh

(transitive) To subject to a penalty, especially for the infringement of a rule or regulation.

pionsail

A writing utensil with a graphite (commonly referred to as lead) shaft, usually blended with clay, clad in wood, and sharpened to a taper. [from 16th c.]

pionsúirín

A small pincerlike instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling or picking up small objects (such as postage stamps), plucking out (plucking) hairs, pulling out slivers, etc.

píopa taosctha

A verticle pipe carrying water from the roof gutter down the side of a building; downspout.

píoráid

(crime) A criminal who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillaging port towns.

piorra

A type of fruit tree (Pyrus communis).

piorra abhcóide

The large, usually yellowish-green or black, savory fruit of the avocado tree.

píosa

A work of music, literature or art. [from 17th c.]

píosa croise

A pre-decimal British coin, worth two shillings or ten new pence.

píosa crosach

A pre-decimal British coin, worth two shillings or ten new pence.

piostáis

The nutlike fruit of this tree.

piostal

(broad) A handgun [1570s]

Píotágarás

Pythagoras (c. 570 – c. 495 BC), an Ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher.

píotón

(zoology) A type of large constricting snake.

piotútach

(anatomy) Of or relating to the pituitary gland.

pis talún

A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant Arachis hypogaea, native to South America.

piscín

A young cat, especially before sexual maturity (reached at about seven months).

piseánach

A seed of this plant, often used as a food.

piseog

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

piseogach

Susceptible to superstitions.

pit

(anatomy) The external female genitalia of humans and other placental mammals, which includes the clitoris, labia, and vulval vestibule/vulvar opening.

piteánta

(often, derogatory, of a man or boy) Exhibiting behaviour or mannerisms considered typical of a woman; unmasculine.

piteog

(by extension, usually, pejorative) An effeminate man.

piteogach

(of a, man) Ostentatiously effeminate.

pitseámaí

Clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in, usually consisting of a loose-fitting shirt and pants/trousers.

plá

(now, _, rare) A pestilence, i.e. a deadly epidemic, a deadly plague.

plab

A sudden percussive noise.

plac

(transitive) To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.

placebo

(medicine) A dummy medicine containing no active ingredients; an inert treatment. [from 18th c.]

plaicín suirí

(originally, US, slang) A bruise-like mark made during petting by pressing the mouth to the skin on one’s partner’s body and sucking. [from 1934]

pláinéad

(astronomy, current) A body which is massive enough to be in hydrostatic equilibrium (generally resulting in being an ellipsoid) but not enough to attain nuclear fusion and, in IAU usage, which directly orbits a star (or multiple star) and dominates the region of its orbit; specifically, in the case of the Solar system, the eight major bodies of Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. [from 2006]

pláinéadach

(astronomy) Of, or relating to planets, or the orbital motion of planets.

pláinéadlann

A display museum in which images of stars and other astronomical phenomena are projected onto a domed ceiling.

plaisteach

Capable of being moulded; malleable, flexible, pliant. [from 17th c.]

plait

(somewhat, archaic) The head, particularly the top or crown.

plámás

The act of cajoling or the state of being cajoled.

plána

(countable, carpentry) A tool for smoothing wood by removing thin layers from the surface.

plánach

Of a surface: flat or level.

plánáil

(transitive, carpentry) To smooth (wood) with a plane.

planctón

(uncountable) Organisms, especially small and microscopic ones, that drift in water.

planda

(botany) An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis. Typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather than a tree.

planda súmhar

A succulent plant.

plandúil

Pertaining to vegetables or plants. [from 16th c.]

plantán

The fruit of the plant, usually cooked before eating and used like potatoes.

plapa

(often plural) A strip of material (sometimes hiding zippers or buttons) at the front of a pair of trousers, pants, underpants, bootees, etc.

plasma

(physics) A state of matter consisting of partially ionized gas and electrons.

plasma fola

(hematology) The clear fluid portion of blood in which the blood cells are suspended.

plásóg

Ground (generally in front of or around a house) covered with grass kept closely mown.

plásóg choille

An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a forest.

plásóg fhéir

Ground (generally in front of or around a house) covered with grass kept closely mown.

plástar

(Australia, North America, Philippines) An adhesive bandage, a small piece of fabric or plastic that may be stuck to the skin in order to temporarily cover a small wound.

plástarchlár

A construction material consisting of a rigid panel of several layers of fibreboard or paper bonded to a gypsum core.

plástráil

(transitive) To apply a plaster to.

pláta

A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle.

plátáil

To cover the surface material of an object with a thin coat of another material, usually a metal.

platanam

A whitish grey colour, like that of the metal.

platapas

A semiaquatic monotreme from eastern Australia with a bill resembling that of a duck, that has a mole-like body, a tail resembling that of a beaver, a waterproof pelt, and flat webbed feet (Ornithorhynchus anatinus).

Platón

The Greek philosopher, 427–347 BC, follower of Socrates.

Platónach

Of or relating to the ancient Greek philosopher Plato or his philosophies.

pléacs

Comprising a number of parts, as in duplex.

pléadáil

(ambitransitive, copulative) To present (an argument or a plea), especially in a legal case.

plean

A set of intended actions, usually mutually related, through which one expects to achieve a goal.

pléasc

A sudden percussive noise.

pléascáinín

(military) A small firework that is intended to spew sparks rather than explode.

pléata

(sewing) A fold in the fabric of a garment, usually a skirt, as a part of the design of the garment, with the purpose of adding controlled fullness and freedom of movement, or taking up excess fabric. There are many types of pleats, differing in their construction and appearance.

pléata a chur i

(transitive) To form one or more pleats in a piece of fabric or a garment.

pléatáil

(transitive) To form one or more pleats in a piece of fabric or a garment.

pleidhcíocht

Rough or rowdy play that can often result in unintentional physical harm.

pléigh

(transitive, intransitive) To request (information, or an answer to a question).

Pléimeannach

A native or inhabitant of Flanders in Belgium.

Pléimeannais

Standard Dutch as it is spoken in Flanders.

Pléimeannaise

Of or relating to Flanders, either as the historical county of Flanders (the current provinces of West Flanders and East Flanders in Belgium, Zeelandic Flanders in the Netherlands and French Flanders); or as the Dutch-speaking region of Belgium.

pléineáilte

Ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation; unembellished. [from 14th c.]

pléisiúr

(uncountable) A state of being pleased or contented; gratification.

pleist

The sound of a violent impact; a violent striking together.

plocóid

(electricity) A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one.

plód

A large flock of anything.

plódaigh

(intransitive) To congregate.

plódaithe

Containing a dense pack or mass of something; teeming.

plódú tráchta

An excess of traffic; usually not a complete standstill of traffic, so usually not synonymous with traffic jam.

pluais

A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside.

pluc

(anatomy) The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.

plucaireacht

(uncountable) The fact or character of being out of place; inappropriateness.

plúch

(transitive) To smother or suffocate someone.

plúchadh

An acute lack of oxygen.

pludchlár

(Internet) The personalized feed of a user of a website, consisting of recent updates of pages the user has used or followed.

pluid

A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.

pluideoga

(North America, Philippines, India) An absorbent garment worn around the crotch that retains the wearer's urine and feces, often worn by a baby or young child who is not yet toilet trained, or by an adult who is incontinent or wets the bed, out of convenience, or under extreme working conditions without access to a toilet; a nappy.

pluiméir

One who furnishes, fits, and repairs pipes and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage.

plúirín

The indigo shrub; or the indigo dye obtained from the plant.

pluma

An edible, fleshy stone fruit of Prunus domestica (European plum), often of a dark red or purple colour. [from 8th c.]

plumchorcra

(comparable) Of a dark bluish-red colour.

plúr

Powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains, especially wheat, or other foodstuffs such as soybeans and potatoes, and used to bake bread, cakes, and pastry.

plúraigh

Of a salt: to seep through some material (bricks, concrete, earth, rock, etc.) in a dissolved state, and then crystallize on a surface in a powdery form.

plútacratachas

Government by the wealthy.

plútóiniam

The transuranic chemical element with atomic number 94 and symbol Pu: a silvery-gray fissile radioactive actinide metal that tarnishes when exposed to air.

Plútónach

(chiefly, science fiction) An inhabitant of the dwarf planet Pluto.

pobail

Pertaining to a community or a commune.

pobal

(countable, collective) Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc.

pobalbhreith

(law, politics) A direct popular vote on an issue of public importance, such as an amendment to the constitution, a change in the sovereignty of the nation, or some government policy.

pobalda

Pertaining to a community or a commune.

Poblacht Angóla

Synonym of angora (cat).

Poblacht Éimin

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Yemen. Capital: Sanaa.

Poblacht Ghána

A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Ghana.

Poblacht na Bealarúise

A country in Eastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Belarus. Capital and largest city: Minsk.

Poblacht na Bulgáire

A country in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Bulgaria. Capital and largest city: Sofia.

Poblacht na hEastóine

A country in northeastern Europe, on the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea. Official name: Republic of Estonia.

Poblacht na hIndia

(chiefly, historical, proscribed, _, in modern use) A region of South Asia, traditionally delimited by the Himalayas and the Indus river; the Indian subcontinent.

Poblacht na hIndinéise

A country and archipelago in maritime Southeast Asia. Official name: Republic of Indonesia (since 1950). Capital: Jakarta.

Poblacht na Laitvia

A country in northeastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Latvia.

Poblacht na Maláive

A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Malawi.

Poblacht na Nígire

A country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria. Official name: Republic of the Niger.

Poblacht na Polainne

A country in Central Europe. Official name: Republic of Poland. Capital and largest city: Warsaw.