Irish–English dictionary

riospráide

(relational) Relating to respiration or the organs of respiration; breathing.

rírá

A state of agitation or of turbulent change.

ríshliocht

A series of rulers or dynasts from one family.

Risteard

(rare, _, compared to given name) A surname originating as a patronymic.

riteacht

The characteristic of being bleak.

rith

To cause to be drawn; to mark out; to indicate; to determine.

rith fola

(pathology) A disease characterised by inflammation of the intestines, especially the colon (large intestine), accompanied by pus (white blood cells) in the feces, fever, pain in the abdomen, high-volume diarrhea, and possible blood in the feces.

rith le

(impersonal) To come or be presented to the mind; to suggest itself.

rith tinnis

(colloquial, US) A period of illness, or sudden interval of bad spirits, disease etc. [from 19th c.]

Ríthe

One of the various books called Kings in the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.

rithim

The variation of strong and weak elements (such as duration, accent) of sounds, notably in speech or music, over time; a beat or meter.

ríúil

Very grand or fine.

ró

The seventeenth letter of the Modern Greek and Classical alphabets and the nineteenth letter of Old and Ancient.

ró-

(sometimes, proscribed) To an excessive degree.

róba folctha

A robe usually made of terrycloth intended to be worn when one is still damp from bathing or when there is no immediate need to dress fully.

róbait

(chiefly, science fiction) An intelligent mechanical being designed to look like a human or other creature, and usually made from metal. [from 20th c.]

róbat comhrá

(internet, AI) A computer program that holds conversations through a chat room.

roc

Any of the superorder Batoidea of marine fish with flat bodies, large wing-like fins, and whip-like tails.

roc ga nimhe

Any of various large, venomous rays, of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes, having a barbed, whiplike tail.

rocach

(of a surface) Uneven, with many furrows and prominent points, often in reference to the skin or hide of animals.

róchócaráilte

Made unpalatable or inedible by cooking for too long.

ród

A measure of land area, equal to a quarter of an acre.

ródach

(historical, medicine) The archaic practice of treating illness by removing some blood, believed to be tainted, from the stricken person.

Ródas

A city on the island of Rhodes, Greece, and the capital of the Dodecanese.

rodta

(of a carbonated drink) With all or most of its carbon dioxide having come out of solution so that the drink no longer fizzes or contains any bubbles.

rógaire

A scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person.

rógaireacht

Mischief.

rogha

One selection or preference; that which is chosen or decided; the outcome of a decision.

roghchlár

(computing, gaming) A list from which the user may select an operation to be performed, often done with a keyboard, mouse, or controller under a graphical user interface.

roghnaigh

To pick; to make the choice of; to select.

roillic

(nautical, chiefly, British) A usually U-shaped pivot attached to the gunwale (outrigger in a sport boat) of a boat that supports and guides an oar, and provides a fulcrum for rowing; an oarlock.

Róimh

A major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire.

roimh am

Taking place earlier than anticipated, prepared for, or desired.

roimh i bhfad

Within a short time; quickly.

roimh ré

At an earlier or preceding time.

roimhe sin

At an earlier time.

Roimis

The Indo-Aryan lect of the Roma people, or one of its sublects (such as Roma, Sinti, Romanichal, etc), closely related to Hindi and Rajasthani.

roinn

(transitive) To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.

roinnt

(stressed) A nonzero, unspecified proportion of (a bounded set of countable things): at least two.

Róis

A en given name.

roiseadh

A tear or rip in some surface.

roiseálaí

One who rends.

roisín

(organic chemistry) A solid form of resin, obtained from liquid resin by vaporizing its volatile components.

roisíneach

Of or relating to resin.

róiste

A common roach (Rutilus rutilus)

roithleán

A kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound.

roithleán eiteáin

A flywheel, a weight attached to a spindle. [from c. 1460]

roll

(ergative) To revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on a horizontal axis; to impel forward with a revolving motion on a supporting surface.

rollchóstóir

An amusement ride consisting of a train on a track that rises, falls, twists and turns.

Romaigh

A variety of the Romani language (or occasionally) the Romani macrolanguage.

Rómáin

A country in Southeast Europe. Capital and largest city: Bucharest.

Romainis

The Indo-Aryan lect of the Roma people, or one of its sublects (such as Roma, Sinti, Romanichal, etc), closely related to Hindi and Rajasthani.

rómánsaíocht

(arts, music) An artistic, literary, musical, and intellectual movement that originated in Europe towards the end of the 18th century, peaking from 1800 to 1850, characterized by its emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of all the past and nature, preferring the medieval rather than the classical.

rómhair

To turn or stir soil in preparation for planting or as a method of weed control between growing crop plants.

Rómhánaigh

(biblical) The sixth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle of St Paul to the Christians in Rome.

rómhilis

Excessively sweet.

rómhuiníneach

Too confident.

rón

A pinniped (Pinnipedia), particularly an earless seal (true seal) or eared seal.

Rónán

A en given name.

rondó

(music, countable) A musical composition, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each of the other strains.

ronnach

Certain smaller edible fish, principally true mackerel and Spanish mackerel in family Scombridae, often speckled,

ronnach Spáinneach

(especially, UK, Ireland) Any fish of the needlefish family Belonidae, with a long narrow body and needle-shaped jaws, especially the European species Belone belone.

rop

An act of stabbing or thrusting with an object.

rópa

(computer science) A data structure resembling a string, using a concatenation tree in which each leaf represents a character.

ropaire

A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honor or virtue.

ropaire mná

A woman who is rough, loud, and aggressive.

ropaireacht

The action of theft.

ros

The seed of the flax plant; a source of linseed oil.

rosán

Any thicket of small trees or shrubs, coppiced or not.

rosc ceoil

(Ancient Greece, poetry, historical) An epic poem, or part of one, suitable for uninterrupted recitation.

rósta

A piece of meat suited to roasting; meat that has been roasted.

rostram

A dais, pulpit, or similar platform for a speaker, conductor, or other performer.

rosualt

A large Arctic marine mammal related to seals and having long tusks, tough, wrinkled skin, and four flippers, Odobenus rosmarus.

roth

A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines.

rothadóir

A person who builds and repairs wheels, especially wooden spoked ones.

rothaí

A person who rides a cycle, especially a bicycle, or who habitually engages in cycling.

rothaíocht

(uncountable) The sport of riding and racing cycles, especially bicycles.

rothlach

that proceeds in sequence or in turns

róthrom

(transportation, legal, of a vehicle) Weighing more than what is allowed for safety or legal commerce.

rótvaidhléir

A very large muscular breed of dog of German origin with black fur and tanned markings.

rua

(disease) An acute, sometimes recurrent febrile disease caused by infection of a hemolytic streptococcus, associated with intense edematous local inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tissues, and marked by large raised red patches on the skin.

rua-úll

A variety of apple with rough, russet-colored skin.

ruacan

Any of various edible European bivalve mollusks, of the family Cardiidae, having heart-shaped shells.

ruacán caillí

(obsolete) An old man, especially one who talks and acts like an old woman.

ruachán

A yellowish-flowered Mediterranean herb of the mustard family with flavoured leaves, often eaten in salads, that has a distinct, peppery flavor, of three species:

ruafholtach

(of a person) Having red hair.

ruagaire reatha

(colloquial) An itinerant person or any person, not necessarily Romani; a tinker, a traveller or a carny.

ruaig

(medicine) The sudden onset of a disease or condition.

ruaimneoir

One who dyes, especially one who dyes cloth etc. as an occupation.

ruainne

A small amount of something.

ruainnín

Chiefly in the form a smidgen of: a very small amount or quantity; a bit, a trace.

Ruairí

A en given name.

ruán

An Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum esculentum. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

ruán alla

Any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey.

ruaphoc

A male roe deer.

rúbal

The monetary unit of Russia, Belarus and Transnistria equal to 100 kopeks (Russian: копе́йка, Belarusian: капе́йка). The Russian ruble's symbol is ₽.

rubar

(uncountable, countable) Pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree; a hydrocarbon biopolymer of isoprene.

rúcach

A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family.

rud

A material object (vaguely designated).

rud beag

To a small extent or degree.

rud éigin

An uncertain or unspecified thing; one thing.

rud eile de

(conjunctive) Used to emphasize an additional point, especially an important or stronger reason; moreover; furthermore.

rud nua

A new product; an innovation.

rudaí milse

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

rufachán

Philomachus pugnax (syn. Calidris pugnax), a gregarious, medium-sized wading bird of Eurasia; specifically, a male of the species which develops a distinctive ruff of feathers and ear tufts during mating season (the female is called a reeve).

rugbaí

A form of football in which players can hold or kick an ovoid ball; rugby football. The ball cannot be handled forwards and points are scored by touching the ball to the ground in the area past the opponent's territory or by kicking the ball between goalposts and over a crossbar.

ruibh

(uncountable) A chemical element (symbol S) with an atomic number of 16, having a bright yellow color and characteristic smell, used commercially in a variety of products such as insecticides, black powder, and matchsticks.

ruibheach

(American spelling, chemistry) Of, or relating to sulfur, especially in its higher oxidation state

rúibín

(uncountable, printing, UK, dated) The size of type between pearl and nonpareil, standardized as 5½-point.

rúibric

The title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or of a section thereof.

rúid

A short race at top speed.

rúidbhealach

(aviation) A section of land, usually paved, for airplanes to land on or take off from.

ruifíneach

A scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person.

Rúis

A transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. Official name: Russian Federation. Capital and largest city: Moscow. It borders the Pacific and Arctic Oceans and the Baltic, Black, and Caspian Seas. Part of the Soviet Union from 1917 through 1991.

rúisc

(transitive, ergative) To peel or remove the bark, husk, or outer layer from something.

Rúiseach

Of or pertaining to Russia or Russians.

Rúisis

Of or pertaining to Russia or Russians.

rúitín

The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint.

rum

(uncountable) A distilled spirit derived from fermented cane sugar and molasses.

rumaí

A card game with many rule variants, conceptually similar to mahjong.

rún

(countable) A person who is the object of romantic feelings; a darling, a sweetheart, a beloved.

rúnaí

A person in whom one can confide or share one's secrets: a friend.

rúnaíocht

The office or department of a government secretary.

rúnaireacht

The office or department of a government secretary.

rúnchara

A person in whom one can confide or share one's secrets: a friend.

rúnda

Kept, or meant to be kept, secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly

rúndacht

(uncountable) The property of being confidential.

rúndiamhair

Of unknown origin.

runga

One of the vertical supports of a handrail; a baluster.

ruóg

A strong thread composed of two or three smaller threads or strands twisted together, and used for various purposes, as for binding small parcels, making nets, and the like; a small cord or string.

rúsc

(countable, uncountable) The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree.

Rút

(book of the bible) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.

rúta

The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.

ruthag

A short race at top speed.

sá

An act of stabbing or thrusting with an object.

sa bhaile

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see at,‎ home. In one's place of residence.

sa chaoi go

So that; used to indicate purpose

sa deireadh

(nautical) At, near, or towards the stern of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).

sa diallait

Having the power of command or control.

sa lár

Of, pertaining to, or advocating centrism.

Saba

An island, dependent territory, and special municipality of the Netherlands in the Caribbean, in the southern part off the west coast of Venezuela.

sabaitéireacht

A deliberate action aimed at weakening someone (or something, a nation, etc) or preventing them from being successful, through subversion, obstruction, disruption, and/or destruction.

sábh

A tool with a toothed blade used for cutting hard substances, in particular wood or metal.

sábhadóir

One who saws timber, especially in a sawpit.

sábháil

(agriculture) The gathering of a mature crop; a harvest.

sábháilteacht

The property of being safe.

sabhaircín

A flowering plant of the genus Primula.

sabhdán

A hereditary ruler in various Muslim states (sultanate), varying from petty principalities (as in Yemen), often vassal of a greater ruler, to independent realms, such as Oman, Brunei, Morocco (until 1957) or an empire such as the Turkish Ottoman Empire.

sabhdánach

A type of viol, a cither viol.

sabhran

A gold coin of the United Kingdom, with a nominal value of one pound sterling but in practice used as a bullion coin.