Irish–English dictionary

scoláire

A senior member of an academy, college, or university; a person who attends an academy; a person engaged in scholarly pursuits; one who is academic in practice. [First attested in the late 16th century.]

scolb

One of a series of curves, forming an edge similar to a scallop shell, especially in knitting and crochet.

scológ

(dated, _, except in, _, UK) A learner at a school under the supervision of a teacher.

sconsa

(figuratively) A barrier, for example an emotional barrier.

scóp

Used to make terms denoting an instrument used for viewing or examination.

scór

The result of a tally that reveals the number of items in a set; a quantity counted.

scorach

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

scóráil

To earn points in a game.

scórchlár

A large board that displays the score in a game or contest.

scornach

The part of a chimney between the gathering, or portion of the funnel which contracts in ascending, and the flue.

Scot

A person born in or native to Scotland.

Scotach

A person born in or native to Scotland.

scoth

A high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff.

scothaosta

old; having lived for relatively many years.

scothbhán

Somewhat white, pale or almost white.

scothbhuí

Somewhat yellow in colour.

scothdhearg

Somewhat red.

scothghorm

Having a tint or hue similar to the colour blue.

scraiste

An idle person.

scrathach

Affected with scabs; full of scabs.

scréach

(countable) A high-pitched strident or piercing sound, such as that between a moving object and any surface.

scréachóg

Any of various other birds of similar appearance and behaviour.

scréachóg thrá

Any of various seabirds of the subfamily Sterninae (of the family Laridae) that are similar to gulls but are smaller and have a forked tail.

scread

(intransitive) To speak emotionally or suddenly

screamhuisce

Water that exists beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers.

screathan

(uncountable) Loose stony debris on a slope. [from early 18th c.]

scríbhneoir

A person who writes, or produces literary work; an author can refer to themselves as "the writer".

scríbhneoir aistí

One who composes essays; a writer of short compositions.

scríbhneoireacht

(uncountable) The process of representing a language with symbols or letters.

scríbhneoireacht bhraille

A system of writing in which letters and some combinations of letters are represented by raised dots arranged in three or four rows of two dots each and are read by the blind and partially sighted using the fingertips.

scríbín

The dealer in a casino, or one who keeps the bank in a banking game.

scríob

To rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc.

scríobchaitheamh

(geology) The effect of mechanical erosion of rock, especially a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]

scríobh chuig

To impress durably; to imprint; to engrave.

scríobhaí

Someone who writes; a draughtsperson; a writer for another; especially, an official or public writer; an amanuensis, secretary, notary, or copyist.

scríofa

Of, relating, or characteristic of writing (i.e., of that which has been written).

scrios

(transitive) To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer or other device. [from 1600s]

scriosán

(North America, Philippines) An object used to erase or remove something written or drawn by a pen or a pencil.

scriostóir

One who plunders or pillages.

script Araibise

A major Semitic language originating from the Arabian peninsula, and now spoken natively (in various spoken dialects, all sharing a single highly conservative standardized literary form) throughout large sections of the Middle East and North Africa.

scriúire

A hand tool or power tool which engages with the head of a screw and allows torque to be applied to turn the screw, thus driving it in or loosening it.

scriúta

(nautical) One of a set of ropes or cables (rigging) attaching a mast to the sides of a vessel or to another anchor point, serving to support the mast sideways; such rigging collectively.

scrobh

(transitive, military, also by extension) To quickly deploy (vehicles, usually aircraft) to a destination in response to an alert, usually to intercept an attacking enemy.

scrogall

The narrow portion that forms the pouring spout of a bottle; the neck of a bottle.

scrogall buidéil

The narrow portion that forms the pouring spout of a bottle; the neck of a bottle.

scrogall tráchta

(figurative) In traffic, any narrowing of the road, especially resulting in a delay.

scrogallach

(informal, pejorative) Tall, slim, and rather ungraceful or awkward.

scroid

Discussion, light meal.

scrúdaitheoir

A person who marks an examination.

scrúdú

(education) A formal test involving answering written or oral questions under a time constraint and usually without access to textbooks; typically, a large, written test administered to high school and college students covering course material studied in a semester.

scuab

(countable) A domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long handle, used for sweeping.

scuab caillí

A broom imbued with magic, enabling one to fly astride the handle.

scuab fiacla

A brush, used with toothpaste, for cleaning the teeth.

scuab ghruaige

A brush used in hair care for brushing, tidying, and detangling hair

scuab phéinteála

A thin brush for applying paint.

scuaid

An uneven shape or mess created by something dispersing on impact.

scuaine

A waiting list or other means of organizing people or objects into a first-come-first-served order.

scuais

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

scúnar

(watercraft) A sailing ship with two or more masts, all with fore-and-aft sails; if two masted, having a foremast and a mainmast.

scúnc

Any of various small mammals, of most genera of the family Mephitidae, native to North and Central America, having a glossy black with a white coat and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure.

scútar

A motorscooter; a small motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame.

sé

(personal, sometimes, _, proscribed, see usage notes) They; he or she (a person whose gender is unknown or irrelevant).

sé déag

The cardinal number occurring after fifteen and before seventeen, represented in Arabic numerals as 16 and in Roman numerals as XVI.

seá

A king of Persia or Iran.

seabhac

A diurnal predatory bird of the family Accipitridae, smaller than an eagle.

Seacaibíteach

(historical) A supporter of the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England and Scotland in the late 17th century. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

seacál

Any of certain wild canids of the genera Lupulella and Canis, native to the tropical Old World and smaller than a wolf.

seach-chonair

(medicine) An alternative passage created to divert a bodily fluid around a damaged organ; the surgical procedure to construct such a bypass.

seachadadh

The cost of sending an item or package using postal or carrier services.

seachain

(transitive) To keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from.

seachaint

(obsolete) The act of becoming vacant, or the state of being vacant, specifically used for the state of a benefice becoming void by the death, deprivation, or resignation of the incumbent.

seachas

in contrast to, rather than, instead of; particularly used in defining a concept by providing an example that does not fall inside the concept.

seachbhealach

A replacement road for obsolete road that is no longer in use because devastating natural disasters (earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides).

seachbhóthar

A replacement road for obsolete road that is no longer in use because devastating natural disasters (earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides).

seachmall

(countable) Anything that seems to be something that it is not.

seachmhall

The process of being distracted.

seachrán

That which is falsely or delusively believed or propagated; false belief; error in belief.

seachránach

Inattentive to surrounding objects; absent in mind; meditative. [First attested in the early 17th century.]

seachród

A replacement road for obsolete road that is no longer in use because devastating natural disasters (earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides).

seacht

A numerical value equal to 7; the number following six and preceding eight. This many dots: (•••••••). Describing a group or set with seven elements.

seacht déag

The cardinal number occurring after sixteen and before eighteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVII and in Arabic numerals as 17.

seachtainiúil

Happening once a week, or every week.

seachtanán

A publication that is published once a week.

seachtó

The ordinal form of the number seventy.

seachtrach

Relating to the outside parts or surface of something.

seachtú

The ordinal form of the number seven.

séacla

(uncountable) The flesh of such crustaceans.

Sead

A country in Central Africa. Official name: Republic of Chad.

séad fine

A valued possession that has been passed down through the generations.

seadadh

(specifically) A reflex in human beings and other mammals in response to sexual stimulation involving the forcible ejection from the urethra of, in males, semen; and, in females, vaginal fluid.

seadán

(biology) An organism that lives on or in another organism of a different species, deriving benefit from living on or in that other organism, while not contributing towards that other organism sufficiently to cover the cost to that other organism.

séadchomhartha

A structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons, or as a memorial; a commemoration.

seadóg

The large spherical tart fruit produced by this tree.

seafaid

A young female cow, (particularly) one over one year old but which has not calved.

seafóid

A folktale or literary story featuring fairies or similar fantasy characters.

seafóideach

Of unsound mind; insane; demented. [from 17th c.]

seaga

Any of several species of sea birds in the family Phalacrocoracidae (cormorant family), especially a common shag or European shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis), found on European and African coasts.

seagal

The grass Secale cereale from which the grain is obtained. [from 14th c.]

séaghainn

Exceeding others in quality or rank; of outstanding excellence, extremely notable or important. [from 15th c.]

seaghsach

Feeling or causing joy.

seaicéad

A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.

seaicéad ceangail

A jacket-like garment with very long sleeves which can be secured in place, thus preventing the wearer from moving his or her arms. Often used in psychiatric hospitals to prevent patients from injuring themselves or others.

seaicéad dinnéir

A typically black formal jacket worn by men.

seaimpéin

(countable, uncountable) A sparkling white wine made from a blend of grapes, especially Chardonnay and pinot, produced in Champagne, France, by the méthode champenoise.

seaimpín

Someone who is chosen to represent a group of people in a contest.

Seáinín

A en given name.

seál

A square or rectangular piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders, typically by women. [from 1662]

sealadach

(chiefly, UK) Temporary, on a short term basis.

Séalainn

The largest island of Denmark.

sealaíocht

The reciprocal succession of (normally two) things in time or place; the act of following and being followed by turns; alternate succession, performance, or occurrence

sealbhach

(grammar) Indicating ownership, possession, origin, etc.

sealbhóir árachais

(insurance) The party to an insurance contract who transfers a risk to an insurer.

sealcóva

A kind of tree in the elm family (genus Zelkova). [from 19th c.]

sealgaire

One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman.

sealgaireacht

The act of finding and killing a wild animal, either for sport or with the intention of using its parts to make food, clothes, etc.

sealgaireacht rónta

Hunting of seals (the animals).

seall

(anatomy) The contractile membrane perforated by the pupil, which adjusts to control the amount of light reaching the retina, and which forms the colored portion of the eye (See w:Iris (anatomy) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia).

sealúchas

Something that is owned.

seam

A cylindrical mechanical fastener that attaches multiple parts together by fitting through a hole and deforming the head(s) at either end.

seamair

A plant of the genus Trifolium with leaves usually divided into three (rarely four) leaflets and with white or red flowers.

seamair chré

A plant of the genus Veronica

Séamaisín

A en given name.

Séamas

A en given name derived from a pet form of the name John. Occasionally a diminutive of other given names such as Jackson, Jacob, Jacqueline or Jonathan.

seamhan

A sticky, milky fluid produced in male reproductive organs that contains the reproductive cells.

seamlas

A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc. [Early 19th century.]

seampú

An instance of washing the hair or other fibres with shampoo.

seamróg

The trefoil leaf of any small clover, especially Trifolium repens, or such a leaf from a clover-like plant, commonly used as a symbol of Ireland.

Séamus

A en given name derived from a pet form of the name John. Occasionally a diminutive of other given names such as Jackson, Jacob, Jacqueline or Jonathan.

Seán

A en given name; very popular since the Middle Ages.

séan ar

To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, etc.; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow.

Seán Ó Néill

(folklore) A figure that brings sleep and dreams by sprinkling magical sand into people's eyes. [from early 19th c.]

sean-

Not current.

seanad

In some bicameral legislative systems, the upper house or chamber.

seanaimsearthacht

The condition of being precocious

seanaoise

Of, or relating to old age.

séanas

(teratology) A congenital malformation of the upper lip, reminiscent of the mouth of a hare.

seanbhean

(colloquial) Any elderly woman, regardless of if she has grandchildren.

seanchaí

A person who relates stories through one medium or another to an audience.

seanchailleach

An ugly, evil-looking, or frightening old woman; a hag.

seanchaint

Verbal impudence or argumentative discourse, given in response.

seanchaite

old-fashioned, out of date

seanchríonna

Possessing knowledge or understanding; knowledgeable, intelligent. [from 14th c.]

seanchríonnacht

(uncountable) The knowledge thus gathered.

seanda

Pertaining to antiquaries, or to antiquity.

seandálaí

Someone who studies or practises archaeology.

seandálaíocht

The study of the past by excavation and analysis of its material remains.

seandaoine

(with, definite article, collective) Older people as a whole.

Seanfhocail

A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh, being a collection of moral maxims.

seang

Slender; thin.

seangán

Any of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically living in large colonies composed almost entirely of flightless females.