Irish–English dictionary

angagram

(medicine) An X-ray image of the blood vessels gained after the injection of a radiopaque contrast medium.

angar

A state of pain, suffering, distress or agony.

angarach

Anxious or uneasy.

anghlonnach

Martial, bellicose or militaristic.

anghrá

the state of being erotic, or of being sexually aroused

anghrách

Relating to or tending to arouse sexual desire or excitement.

anghráchas

the state of being erotic, or of being sexually aroused

Angla-

A combining form relating to the English or British people, culture, or livestock.

Anglacánach

Relating to the Church of England, or one of several related churches, such as those in the Anglican Communion.

anglach

A worm that lives in the ground.

anglait

An angel shark, of the genus Squatina.

anglánta

Of or pertaining to bad temper; showing anger easily or customarily.

Angóla

Synonym of angora (cat).

aníos

Towards a (higher) position closer to the sky than the ground.

Ankara

The capital city of Turkey and the capital of Ankara Province.

anlaith

A despot; a ruler who governs unjustly, cruelly, or harshly.

anlann

Something used to enhance the flavor of food, for example, salt or pepper, especially when added by the eater to taste rather than by the cook.

anlann curaí

A spiced sauce or relish, especially one flavored with curry powder.

anlann goinbhlasta

A cooked or pickled sauce, usually made with vegetables or fruits, generally used as a condiment.

anlathach

Chaotic, without law or order.

anlathas

(countable) A chaotic and confusing absence of any form of political authority or government.

anlocht

Bad or immoral behaviour.

anlucht

(countable) An excessive amount of something.

anluchtaigh

(intransitive) To fail due to excessive load.

anmhacnas

The characteristic or state of being lascivious.

anmhailíseach

Causing mischief; injurious.

anmhór

Extremely large; greatly exceeding the common size, extent, etc.

ann

(as complement of 'be') In existence in some place.

Ánna

A en given name.

annaimhe

A measure of the scarcity of an object.

annalach

Pertaining to, or having the form of, a ring; ring-shaped; in the shape of an annulus.

annálaí

A writer of annals; a chronicler; a historian.

annalas

A ring- or donut-shaped area, object, or structure.

annamh

Very uncommon; scarce.

annamhacht

The property of being rare; rarity

anó

Mental or bodily distress.

anocht

During the night following the current day; during the evening of today.

anocsacht

(ecology, pathology) A condition in which a body tissue or an environment is severely or totally deprived of oxygen; severe hypoxia.

anóid

(electricity) An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows inwards (and thus, electrons flow outwards). It can have either a positive or a negative voltage with respect to cathode of the same polarized device (depending on whether the device is a load or a source, respectively).

anois

At the present time.

anois agus

(often, with that) Since, because, in light of the fact.

anois is arís

Stopping and starting, occurring, or presenting at intervals; coming after a particular time span.

anóiteach

In a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor.

anonn

(chiefly, literary, or, law, archaic) To that place.

anord

The unordered state of matter in classical accounts of cosmogony.

anrachán

A strong desire; yearning.

Anraí

A en given name, popular in England since the Middle Ages.

anrathach

Having ill luck.

anróiteach

Causing distress; upsetting; distressful.

anróiteacht

The state of being severe.

ansacht

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

ansclábhaíocht

The state of being a slave; slavery; being forced to work for others or do their bidding without one's consent or against one's will, either in perpetuity or for a period of time over which one has little or no control.

anscoilt

(geology, planetology) A deep, steep-sided rift, gap or fissure; a gorge or abyss.

anscuithe

incapable of being physically moved; fixed

anseo

(location) In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there.

anseo timpeall

Near here.

ánshraith

(countable) A heavy wooden beam, generally a whole log that has been squared off and used to provide heavy support for something such as a roof.

ansin

(temporal location) At that time.

ansiúd

(location) In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).

ansmacht

The exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.

ansmachtaí

A person who is intentionally physically or emotionally cruel to others, especially to those whom they perceive as being vulnerable or of less power or privilege. [from late 17th c.]

ansmachtaigh

(transitive) To intimidate (someone) as a bully.

ansmachtúil

(not comparable) Of, or relating to tyranny or a tyrant.

anstrólaí

One who plays tricks or pranks on others.

anstrólaíocht

Comical quality.

anta-

Against, opposed to.

antaibheathach

(pharmaceutical effect) Of or relating to antibiotics.

Antaine

A en given name, in regular use since the Middle Ages.

antaiseipteach

Of, or relating to antisepsis, or the use of antiseptics.

antaiseipteán

(pharmaceutical drug) Any substance that inhibits the growth and reproduction of microorganisms. Generally includes only those that are used on living objects (as opposed to disinfectants) and aren't transported by the lymphatic system to destroy bacteria in the body (as opposed to antibiotics).

antalóp

Any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by hollow horns, which, unlike deer, they do not shed.

antapódach

On opposite sides of the globe; pertaining to antipodes

Antartach

Of, from, or pertaining to Antarctica and the south polar regions.

Antartaice

The southernmost continent, south of the Southern Ocean, containing the South Pole.

antashubstaint

(immunology) A protein produced by B-lymphocytes that binds to a specific antigen.

antlás

Immoderate desire for the possession of something, especially for wealth.

antlásach

Distastefully keen or desirous, especially for something belonging to someone else; avaricious.

antoil

An attitude or a feeling of distaste or aversion.

Antóin

A en given name, in regular use since the Middle Ages.

antoisceach

(political) A person who holds extreme views, especially one who advocates such views; a radical or fanatic.

antraipeolaí

An expert in anthropology.

antraipeolaíoch

Relating to anthropology.

antrapóideach

An anthropoid animal.

antrasc

(pathology) An acute infectious disease of herbivores, especially sheep and cattle, caused by Bacillus anthracis.

antráthach

At an inopportune time.

antuisceanach

Not considerate of others.

anuaibhreach

Having excessive pride in oneself, often with contempt or disrespect for others.

anuaill

The state of being arrogant; a type of extreme or foolish pride in which someone feels much superior to another.

anuallach

Having excessive pride in oneself, often with contempt or disrespect for others.

anuas

(comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.

anuasal

Not noble; plebeian; common.

anúdarásach

Domineering, arrogant, or overbearing.

anullamh

Not prepared; caught by surprise.

anumhal

Not obedient.

anumhlaíocht

Refusal to obey.

anuraidh

(This entry is a translation hub.)

anurraim

A lack of respect, esteem or courteous behaviour.

Aodh

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

aogall

The state of being glad; joy.

aoibh

A facial expression comprised by flexing the muscles of both ends of one's mouth, often showing the front teeth, without vocalisation, and in humans is a common involuntary or voluntary expression of happiness, pleasure, amusement, goodwill, or anxiety.

aoibheallach

Giving pleasure; pleasing in manner.

aoibhinn

Affording pleasure to any of the senses, especially that of hearing; delightful. [from 1860s]

aoibhiúlacht

(uncountable) The state or quality of being pleasant.

aoidh

(uncountable) Mental focus.

aoileach

(uncountable) Manure; animal excrement.

Aoine

The sixth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the fifth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; the Muslim Sabbath; it follows Thursday and precedes Saturday.

aoir

A written attack or other work ridiculing a person, group, or institution; especially, a satirical one.

aoire

A person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep; especially, the foreman among a group of such farmworkers, usually with more knowledge and experience.

aoire bó

One who herds cattle; a cowboy.

aoirigh

(transitive) To watch over; to guide.

aois

A period of one hundred consecutive years; often specifically a numbered period with conventional start and end dates, e.g., the twentieth century, which stretches from (strictly) 1901 through 2000, or (informally) 1900 through 1999. The first century AD was from 1 to 100.

aol

(chemistry) Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime).

aolchloch

An abundant rock of marine and freshwater sediments; primarily composed of calcite (CaCO3); and occurring in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous.

aoldath

(uncountable) A mixture of a powdered mineral substance (often slaked lime (containing calcium hydroxide), chalk (calcium carbonate), or both) and water which is used for painting surfaces such as fences and walls bright white.

aon

A/an, each or some, no matter its/their identity or nature.

aon cheann

Not any of a given number or group.

aon déag

The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits.

aon duine

Any person; anybody.

aon rud

Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatsoever; a thing of any kind; something or other.

aon-

one, single, only

aonachas

Extreme anger.

aonad maise adamhaí

(physical chemistry) A unit of mass equal to 1/12 the mass of an atom of 12C (carbon-12, an isotope of carbon).

aonair

Something that stands alone or by itself.

aonaireacha

Something that stands alone or by itself.

aonán

That which has a distinct existence as an individual unit, often used for organizations which have no physical form.

aonarach

Placed or standing apart or alone; in isolation.

aonarachas

Aloneness; the state of being alone, solitary, or by oneself.

aonaracht

Aloneness; the state of being alone, solitary, or by oneself.

aonarán

A person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit.

aonaránacht

The state of being alone; solitude, isolation.

aonartha

Placed or standing apart or alone; in isolation.

aonarúil

Placed or standing apart or alone; in isolation.

aonchéileachas

A form of sexual bonding involving a permanent pair bond between two beings.

aoncheol

(music, acoustics) Identical pitch between two notes or sounds; the simultaneous playing of notes of identical pitch (or separated by one or more octaves). [from 15th c.]

aonchiallach

Unambiguous; without equivocation or ambiguity; singularly clear, unmistakable, or unquestionable

aonchineálach

(ring theory, of an element of a graded ring) Belonging to one of the summands of the grading (if the ring is graded over the natural numbers and the element is in the kth summand, it is said to be homogeneous of degree k; if the ring is graded over a commutative monoid I, and the element is an element of the ith summand, it is said to be of grade i)

aondeonach

(usually, of a decision) Based on individual discretion or judgment; not based on any objective distinction, perhaps even made at random.

aondiachas

The belief in a single deity (one god or goddess); especially within an organized religion.

Aonghas

A en given name of mostly Scottish usage.

Aonghus

A en given name of mostly Scottish usage.

aonocsaíd

(chemistry) Any oxide containing a single oxygen atom in each molecule or formula unit.

aonphléacs

(algebraic, _, topology, geometry) A generalization of a triangle or tetrahedron to an arbitrary dimension, the generalization being the simplest possible convex polytope for a given dimension; more accurately, the convex hull of n+1 affinely independent points in n-dimensional space.

aonraic

By oneself, solitary.

aonréad

(music) A piece of music for one performer.

aonseilbh

An economic system in which the means of production and distribution are owned and controlled by the people collectively

aonsiollach

Consisting of one syllable.

aonstádas

(physiology) The ability of a system or living organism to adjust its internal environment to maintain a state of dynamic constancy; such as the ability of warm-blooded animals to maintain a stable temperature.

aontacht

(music, acoustics) Identical pitch between two notes or sounds; the simultaneous playing of notes of identical pitch (or separated by one or more octaves). [from 15th c.]

aontaigh

(intransitive) To be in harmony about an opinion, statement, or action; to have a consistent idea between two or more people.

aontaobhach

Not even or balanced; not the same on one side as on the other.