Irish–English dictionary

príosún

A confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, especially as punishment for a crime.

príosúnach

One who has been captured or is otherwise confined.

príosúnacht

A confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, especially as punishment for a crime.

príosúnacht saoil

(countable) A life assured under a life assurance policy (equivalent to the policy itself for a single life contract).

príosúnú

A confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, especially as punishment for a crime.

pritil

(countable) A device, generally slender and round, used for creating holes in thin material, for driving an object through a hole in a containing object, or to stamp or emboss a mark or design on a surface.

próboscas

(anatomy) An elongated tube from the head or connected to the mouth, of an animal.

próca

A stoneware or earthenware jar or storage container.

prócar

The crop of a bird.

profáil

(transitive, and, intransitive) To check a written text for errors in spelling, grammar, syntax, and punctuation.

prognóis

(medicine) A forecast of the future course or outcome of a disease or disorder based on current medical knowledge. [from mid 17th c.]

proibhinse

A region of the earth or of a continent; a district or country. [from 14th c.]

Proiméitéas

(Greek god) The Titan chiefly honored for stealing fire from Zeus in the stalk of a fennel plant and giving it to mortals for their use. The god of fire and craft.

proinn

(countable) Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity (as opposed to a snack).

Proinsiasach

Of or pertaining to (Roman Catholicism) the Order of the Friars Minor, or (Protestantism, Roman Catholicism) to another religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi's original order.

próiseáil

The action of the verb to process.

próistéis

(phonology) The prepending of phonemes at the beginning of a word without changing its morphological structure, as in Spanish esfera from Greek (via Latin) (without prothesis the word would have become *sfera).

próitéin

(biochemistry, countable) Any of numerous large, complex naturally-produced molecules composed of one or more long chains of amino acids, in which the amino acid groups are held together by peptide bonds.

prompa

(slang) The buttocks.

próstatach

The prostate gland. [from 1646]

prótachtainiam

A chemical element (symbol Pa) with atomic number 91. A dense, silvery-gray actinide metal.

Protastúnach

(Christianity) Of or pertaining to several denominations of Christianity that separated from the Roman Catholic Church based on theological or political differences during the Reformation.

prótón

(particle) A positively charged subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and determining the atomic number of an element, composed of two up quarks and a down quark. [from 1920]

Provence

A maritime geographic region and former province of southeastern France bordering Italy; since 2016 included in the administrative region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Prúiseach

Of, from, or pertaining to Prussia.

prúna

The dried, wrinkled fruit of certain species of plum.

puball

A structure, sometimes temporary, erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc.

púbas

The pubic bone; the part of the hipbone forming the front arch of the pelvis.

púbasach

Of, or relating to the area of the body adjacent to the pubis or the pubes.

púca

(fantasy) A malevolent and grotesque diminutive humanoid, often associated with orcs or trolls.

puchán

Either of the two lobes of a whale's or similar creature's tail.

puchóid

(dermatology) A small accumulation of pus in the epidermis or dermis.

púdal

A breed of dog originating in Europe as hunting dogs, and having heavy, curly coat in a solid color; their shoulder height indicates their classification as standard, medium, miniature, or toy.

púdar

The fine particles which are the result of reducing a dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust.

púdar a chur ar

(transitive) To sprinkle with powder, or as if with powder.

púdar a dhéanamh de

(transitive) To reduce to fine particles; to pound, grind, or rub into a powder.

púdar éadain

(cosmetics) A mixture of fine dry, sweet-smelling particles applied to the face or other body parts, to reduce shine or to alleviate chaffing.

púdar gunna

An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulfur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks.

púdrach

Of or pertaining to powder.

púdraigh

(intransitive) To become reduced to powder; to fall to dust.

púdráil

(transitive) To spray or cover (something) with fine powder or liquid, to sprinkle.

púic

A wrinkling of the forehead with the eyebrows brought together, typically indicating displeasure, severity, or concentration.

púiceach

Despondent; moody; sullen.

púiciúil

Despondent; moody; sullen.

puifín

The Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) or (by extension) any of the other various small seabirds of the genera Fratercula and Lunda that are black and white with a brightly-coloured beak. [from 17th c.]

puilín

(engineering, countable) One of the simple machines; a sheave, a wheel with a grooved rim, in which a pulled rope or chain lifts an object (more useful when two or more pulleys are used together, as in a block and tackle arrangement, such that a small force moving through a greater distance can exert a larger force through a smaller distance).

puilpid

(Christianity, countable) A raised platform in a church, sometimes enclosed, where the minister or preacher stands when giving the sermon; also, the lectern on such a platform.

puimcín

(botany, countable) A plant and its fruit of any of a few species of the genus Cucurbita, or gourd kind.

puins

A beverage, generally containing a mixture of fruit juice and some other beverage, often alcoholic.

puinseáil

To employ a punch to create a hole in or stamp or emboss a mark on something.

puint

(nautical) A pontoon; a narrow shallow boat propelled by a pole.

puipéad

Any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods, or in the form of a glove.

púir

A large flock of anything.

púirín coinín

A coop or cage for keeping small animals (rabbits, guinea pigs, dogs, etc).

puisbhean

(sometimes, derogatory) A woman who has never been married, especially one past the typical marrying age according to social traditions.

puisín

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

puisín a chur ort féin

(intransitive) To push out one's lips.

puiteach

Deep mud; moist, spongy earth.

pulc

(intransitive, slang, UK, Irish, Commonwealth) To study with effort or determination.

pulcadh

A group of people crowded or gathered closely together.

pulsár

(astronomy) A rotating neutron star that emits radio pulses periodically.

púma

A wild feline, of species Puma concolor, native to the Americas.

pumpa

A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.

Púnais

The language of Carthage.

punann

A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw.

punta

(nautical) A pontoon; a narrow shallow boat propelled by a pole.

puntánach

(of a person or an animal) Sturdy; solidly built; heavy and compact.

purgadóir

(Christianity) An intermediate state after death in which some of those ultimately destined for Heaven must first undergo purification.

purgóid

Any substance, such as a food or in the form of a medicine which has a laxative effect.

Purt na hInse

A town in the Isle of Man (OS grid ref SC2484).

putóg

(anatomy, often pluralized) The alimentary canal of an animal through which food passes after having passed all stomachs.

quinín

(pharmaceutical drug) An alkaloid with the chemical formula C20H24N2O2, originally derived from cinchona bark (from plants of the genus Cinchona), used to treat malaria and as an ingredient of tonic water, which presents as a bitter colourless powder; also, a drug containing quinine or a chemical compound derived from it. [from early 19th c.]

rábach

Abundant in growth or detail.

rabhán

(countable) Any of various plants of the genus Armeria, particularly Armeria maritima.

rabharta

(figuratively) A large number or quantity of anything appearing more rapidly than can easily be dealt with.

rac-cheol

(music genre) A style of music characterized by basic drum-beat, generally 4/4 riffs, based on (usually electric) guitar, bass guitar, drums, keyboards (often), and vocals.

raca

A cut of meat involving several adjacent ribs.

raca céasta

(historical) A device, incorporating a ratchet, used to torture victims by stretching them beyond their natural limits.

Ráchael

A en given name.

rachmasaíoch

Supporting or endorsing capitalism.

rachmasaíocht

(politics, economic liberalism) A socio-economic system based on private property rights, including the private ownership of resources or capital, with economic decisions made largely through the operation of a market unregulated by the state.

rachta

(architecture) One of a series of sloped beams that extend from the ridge or hip to the downslope perimeter or eave, designed to support the roof deck and its associated loads.

racún

An omnivorous, nocturnal mammal native to the Americas, of the genus Procyon, typically with a mixture of gray, brown, and black fur, a mask-like marking around the eyes and a striped tail.

rad

(transitive) To throw (something) with force.

radaitheoir

(of buildings) A finned metal fixture that carries hot water or steam in order to heat a room.

radamandádaíocht

Vain boasting; a rant; pretentious behaviour.

radharceolaí oftalmach

A person trained and skilled in examining and testing the eyes for defects, in order to prescribe corrective lenses or treatment.

radharceolaíocht

(physics) The physics of light and vision: basic optical science.

radón

The chemical element (symbol Rn, formerly Ro) with atomic number 86. It is an odorless, colorless, chemically inert but radioactive noble gas.

Rafael

(countable) A en given name.

rafar

Growing, thriving, prospering.

rafta

A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on water, used for transport or as a waterborne platform.

Raghnall

A en given name, today more popular in the forms Reginald and Ronald. Modern use is partly transferred from the surname.

ráib

A short race at top speed.

raibí

A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions.

raicéad

(countable, sports) An implement with a handle connected to a round frame strung with wire, sinew, or plastic cords, and used to hit a ball, such as in tennis or a shuttlecock in badminton.

raicíteas

(pathology) A disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D, causing soft or weak bones.

raicleach

(figurative, chiefly, derogatory) An ugly or unpleasant woman.

raideog

A shrub, also called sweet gale or bog myrtle (Myrica gale), that grows on moors and fens.

raideolaí

A person who is skilled in or practices radiology.

raideolaíocht

(medicine) The specialty of medical imaging and its interpretation, originally and especially radiography#Noun but now including all imaging modalities, including ones that use no radiation#Noun (such as ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging).

raidhse

An overflowing fullness or ample sufficiency; profusion; copious supply; superfluity; plentifulness. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

raidhsiúil

Fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

raidis

A plant of the Brassicaceae family, Raphanus sativus or Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, having an edible root.

raidis fhiáin

(uncountable) A pungent condiment made from the root of the plant.

Raiféal

An archangel in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.

ráille

A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.

ráiméis

(by extension, chiefly, Commonwealth) Nonsense.

raisín

A portion of some limited resource, especially food, allocated to a person or group.

ráiteach

Excessively or tiresomely talkative.

ráiteas bainc

A communication from a bank to a person holding an account in that bank, usually issued monthly, detailing the value of the holdings in that account and the effects of all transactions occurring with respect to that account.

ráithe

(historical) A measure of length; originally a fourth part of an ell, now chiefly a fourth part of a yard. [from 14th c.]

raithneach

(uncountable, countable) Any of several coarse ferns, of the genus Pteridium, that form dense thickets; often poisonous to livestock.

rálach

A woman who is rough, loud, and aggressive.

rámh

A type of lever used to propel a boat, having a flat blade at one end and a handle at the other, and pivoted in a rowlock atop the gunwale, whereby a rower seated in the boat and pulling the handle can pass the blade through the water by repeated strokes against the water's resistance, thus moving the boat.

rámhaille

(symptom) A temporary mental state with a sudden onset, usually reversible, including symptoms of confusion, inability to concentrate, disorientation, anxiety, and sometimes hallucinations. Causes can include dehydration, drug intoxication, and severe infection.

rámhaíocht

The action of the verb to row.

ramhar

Carrying more fat than usual on one's body; plump; not lean or thin.

ramhraigh

(transitive) To cause (a person or animal) to be fat or fatter.

rang

A series of lessons covering a single subject.

rang teagaisc

(education) An interactive class taught by a tutor to students at university or college, individually or in small groups.

rangabháil

(grammar) A form of a verb that may function as an adjective, noun or adverb. English has two types of participles: the present participle and the past participle. In other languages, there are others, such as future, perfect, and future perfect participles.

rangaigh

(transitive) To sort or arrange according to characteristic or class.

rannach

Of or pertaining to a department.

ranníocaíocht

An amount of money given toward something.

rannóg

A part, piece, subdivision of anything.

rannóg faisnéise

(countable) A political or military department, agency or unit designed to gather information, usually secret, about the enemy or about hostile activities.

rannpháirtí

One who partakes of something.

rannpháirtigh

(intransitive) To join in, to take part, to involve oneself (in something). [from 16th c.]

raon cluas

A distance from which sound is still audible.

raon rásaí

A course over which any type of races are run.

rásaí

A person who restlessly moves from place to place, seeking amusement or the companionship of others.

rásaíocht

The sport of competing in races.

ráscánta

Careless or heedless; headstrong or rash.

Rastafárach

Of or relating to Rastafarianism or its adherents.

Rastafáraí

An adherent of Rastafarianism.

rath

The condition of being prosperous: having good fortune and a fortune.

ráthaigh

To assume or take responsibility for a debt or other obligation.

ráthaíocht

(specifically) A written declaration that a certain product will be fit for a purpose and work correctly; a warranty.

ré

(music) A syllable used in solfège to represent the second note of a major scale.

réab le dinimít

To blow up with dynamite or other high explosive.

réabadh

The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.

reabh

A relatively rare or difficult accomplishment.

réabhlóidí

A revolutionist; a person who revolts.

reacaireacht

The act of publicly reciting something previously memorized.

reacht

An edict or decree, authoritative order.

reachtach

Making, or having the power to make, a law or laws; lawmaking.

reachtaigh

To command by a decree.

reachtaire

One who audits bookkeeping accounts.

reachtaireacht

The office or rank of a rector.