Irish–English dictionary

suiríoch

One who pursues someone, especially a woman, for a romantic relationship or marriage; a wooer; one who falls in love with or courts someone.

suirplís

A liturgical vestment of the Christian Church in the form of a tunic of white linen or cotton material, with wide or moderately wide sleeves, reaching to the hips or knees, usually featuring lace decoration and embroidered bordures.

súisí

(proscribed) Raw fish, especially as a Japanese dish.

suite

(dated) Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable. [from 9th c.]

súiteoir

An animal such as the octopus and remora, which adhere to other bodies with such organs.

Súl

The capital city of South Korea, also the historical capital of Korea from 1394 until the country was divided in 1945.

sula

In advance of the time when.

sula fada

Within a short time; quickly.

súlach

(Southern US) A pale sauce prepared from a roux with meat fat; a type of béchamel sauce.

sulfar

(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.

súmaire

(colloquial) One who does not contribute or pay appropriately; one who gets a free ride, etc. without paying a fair share.

súmaire (fola)

An animal that drinks the blood of others, especially by sucking blood through a puncture wound; a hemovore.

súmaire fola

A mythological creature (usually humanoid and undead) said to feed on the blood or life energy of the living. [from 1732]

súmhar

Having lots of juice.

súmharán

A succulent plant.

súnámaí

(proscribed) A large, sudden, and disastrous wave of water caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean; a tsunami. (See Usage notes below.)

súnás

A rush of sexual excitement; now specifically, the climax or peak of sexual pleasure, which occurs during sexual activity and which in males may include ejaculation and in females vaginal contractions. [from 18th c.]

sunda

(geography) A long narrow inlet, or a strait between the mainland and an island; also, a strait connecting two seas, or connecting a sea or lake with the ocean.

suntasach

Large in size, quantity, or value; ample; significant.

Súsanna

(biblical character) A follower of Jesus (Luke 8:3)

sutha

One who eats voraciously, obsessively, or to excess; a gormandizer.

svaeid

(now, North America) The edible root of this plant

Svahaílis

An agglutinative language of the Bantu branch widely spoken in East Africa. Born in its modern form from the hybridization of the Arabic and Bantu cultures, it was the language of the traders in East Africa, and spread along the routes of trade.

svaistice

(countable) A cross with arms of equal length all bent halfway along at a 90° angle to the right or to the left, used as a religious symbol by various ancient and modern civilizations, but now mainly seen and used in the West (with arms angled to the right) as a symbol of Nazism and fascism.

Syracuse

Syracuse University (in New York)

tá brón orm

Indicates the speaker's apology.

tá eagla orm

Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear.

tá fáilte romhaibh

Greeting given upon someone's arrival.

tá fáilte romhat

Greeting given upon someone's arrival.

tá faoi

(ambitransitive, usually followed by particle "to" + verb, or "on"/"upon" + noun) To fix the mind upon (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon

tábhacht

(uncountable) The tendency to work persistently.

tábhachtach

Having relevant and crucial value; having import.

tabhair

(transitive) To acknowledge, accept the truth of; to concede; to accede to an opinion.

tabhair }} do

(transitive, catenative) To permit, to give permission to.

tabhair aird

(transitive) To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.

tabhair aire do

(chiefly, in the imperative) To pay attention or heed to so as to obey; hence to obey; to make sure, to take care (that). [from 17th c.]

tabhair ar

To state, or estimate, approximately or loosely; to characterize without strict regard to fact.

tabhair beathú cíche do

(transitive) To breastfeed: to feed (a baby) at the breast; to suckle.

tabhair brollach do

(transitive) To breastfeed: to feed (a baby) at the breast; to suckle.

tabhair dúshlán

(transitive) To encounter with courage and fortitude, to defy, to provoke.

tabhair faoi deara

(transitive) To see, find; to pick out, notice, locate, distinguish or identify.

tabhair instealladh do

(slang, UK) To give someone an injection.

tabhair isteach

(intransitive) To yield or give way to another.

tabhair náire do

(transitive) To cause to feel shame.

tabhair onóir do

(transitive) To think of highly, to respect highly; to show respect for; to recognise the importance or spiritual value of.

tabhair priocadh do

To poke or thrust abruptly, or to make such a motion.

tabhair smitín

To deliver a quick punch.

tabhair sonc do

To poke or thrust abruptly, or to make such a motion.

tabhair suas

(transitive) To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]

tábhairneoir

(chiefly, British) The owner or manager of a public house.

tabhairt suas

The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder. [First attested in the early 17th century.]

tabhartas

Something given to another voluntarily, without charge.

tabhartha

Born to unmarried parents.

Tábla

(constellation) A summer constellation of the southern sky, originally named after Table Mountain in South Africa. It lies between the constellations of Hydrus and Volans.

táblaí

An item of furniture with a flat top surface raised above the ground, usually on one or more legs.

taca

That into which something is anchored or fastened.

tacaigh le

(transitive) To support.

tacar

Man-made; made by humans; of artifice.

tachrach

Hostile and belligerent.

tachrán

A person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died.

tacht

(intransitive) To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air that cause the throat to constrict).

tachtadh

(sports) In wrestling, karate (etc.), a type of hold that can result in strangulation.

tachtaire

A control on a carburetor to adjust the air/fuel mixture when the engine is cold.

tachtóir

A control on a carburetor to adjust the air/fuel mixture when the engine is cold.

tacsaí

A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, particularly one with an automated meter to calculate the fare.

Tadhg

A en given name of biblical origin, also borne by early Christian saints.

taechupán

A small cup, usually with a handle, commonly used for drinking tea; normally sits in a saucer as part of a tea set.

taen

(historical) A rank of nobility in pre-Norman England, roughly equivalent to baron.

taephota

A vessel for brewing and serving tea, typically with a handle and spout.

taespúnóg

A unit of capacity equal to the amount a teaspoon can hold which is taken approximately as 5 ml.

tafann

The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog, a fox, and some other animals.

tagair

(intransitive) To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to invoke it by implication rather than mention.

taghd

A thrust; a push; a sudden force that impels.

taghdach

Showing or having the impulse to be combative.

tagra

(legal) In civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution.

tagrach

that contains or makes use of allusions (indirect references or hints)

taibhreamh

(countable) Imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping.

taibhrigh

(intransitive) To see imaginary events in one's mind while sleeping.

taibhriúil

Existing only in the imagination.

taibhse

A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.

taibhseach

Showy, bold or audacious in behaviour, appearance, style, etc.; ostentatious.

taibhsigh

(intransitive, copulative) To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look.

taibhsiúil

Of, or pertaining to, spectres; ghostly.

taicéacairde

(medicine, cardiology) A rapid resting heart rate, especially one above 100 beats per minute; palpitations. [from 19th c.]

taicín

A goat-antelope, of species Budorcas taxicolor.

taidhleoir

A person, such as an ambassador, who is accredited to represent a government officially in its relations with other governments or international organisations

taidhleoireacht

The art and practice of conducting international relations by negotiating alliances, treaties, agreements etc., bilaterally or multilaterally, between states and sometimes international organizations, or even between polities with varying status, such as those of monarchs and their princely vassals.

taifead

A chronological record of actions, performances, computer/network usage, etc.

taifeadadh

A reproduction of sound, video, etc., stored in a permanent medium.

taifeadadh bradach

An illegally produced, transported or sold product; contraband.

taifeadadh mídhleathach

An illegally produced, transported or sold product; contraband.

taifeadán

An apparatus for recording; a device which records.

taifí

(uncountable) A type of confectionery made by boiling sugar (or treacle, etc) with butter or milk, then cooling the mixture so that it becomes hard.

taighde

(uncountable, countable, _, in some dialects) Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, etc. (that are currently available, or that are familiar to one's self).

taighdeoir

One who researches.

taighdeora

One who researches.

táille

The amount of money levied for a service.

táille árachais

A means of indemnity against a future occurrence of an uncertain event.

táillefón

A public telephone that requires prepayment to operate, generally via the insertion of coins or a credit card.

tailliam

A metallic chemical element (symbol Tl) with atomic number 81: a gray post-transition metal that discolors when exposed to air.

táilliúir

A voracious fish (Pomatomus saltatrix) found in waters of the Atlantic and Indian Ocean.

táimhe

(figuratively) In a person, unwillingness to take action.

taipióca

A starchy food made from the cassava plant, used in puddings.

táirg

(transitive) To bring forth, to yield, make, manufacture, or otherwise generate.

táirgeacht

(economics) Production; quantity produced, created, or completed.

táirgeoir

(economics) An individual or organization that creates goods and services.

táirgiúlacht

The state of being productive.

tairne

A spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials. The nail is generally driven through two or more layers of material by means of impacts from a hammer or other device. It is then held in place by friction.

tairne aisil

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

tairngeartach

Of, or relating to a prophecy or a prophet.

tairngir

(ambitransitive) To predict; to tell (the future) before it occurs; to prophesy.

tairngreacht

A statement of what will happen in the future.

tairseach

(Internet) A website or page that acts as an entrance to other websites or pages on the Internet.

tairseach fuinneoige

(architectural element) The horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame.

taisc

(transitive) To put money or funds into an account.

taisce

(literally, countable, and, uncountable) A collection of valuable things; accumulated wealth; a stock of money, jewels, etc.

taise

(by extension, psychology) Deep awareness of the individual experiences of suffering of others or themselves that people have to the point of them being motivated to relieve such experiences, as reflected by the psychological term self-compassion.

taiséadach

Especially, the dress for the dead; a winding sheet.

taiseagán

(religion) A container to hold or display religious relics.

taisíoch

Containing perceptible moisture (usually describing air or atmosphere); damp; moist; somewhat wet or watery.

taisleach

Moisture; humidity; dampness.

taisléine

Especially, the dress for the dead; a winding sheet.

taisme

An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences, and (in the strict sense) not directly caused by humans.

taismeach

Unintentional.

Taispeáint

(biblical) The final book of the New Testament of the Bible.

taispeántas

A show or spectacle.

taistealaí

(Ireland) A member of an indigenous nomadic ethnic minority in Ireland, the Pavee.

taistealaí tráchtála

Any of various fish of the family Kyphosidae, which make a drumming sound.

taistil

(intransitive) To be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place to another.

taistil le mála droma

(intransitive) To hike and camp overnight in backcountry with one's gear carried in a backpack.

taithí

(usually, uncountable) A collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge, opinions, and skills.

taitin

(intransitive, copulative) To emit or reflect light so as to glow.

taitneamh na gréine

The direct rays, light or warmth of the sun.

taitneamhach

Having appeal; attractive.

tál

A cutting tool that has a curved blade set at a right angle to the handle and is used in shaping wood.

talamas

(neuroanatomy) Either of two large, ovoid structures of grey matter within the forebrain that relay sensory impulses to the cerebral cortex.

talamh

Country or territory.

Talamh an Éisc

A large island off the coast of eastern Canada, which, along with Labrador, has composed the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador since 1949, and the Dominion of Newfoundland, before it.

talamh ard

The area in the interior of a country with a generally higher elevation.

talamh féaraigh

An area dominated by grass or grasslike vegetation.

talamh feirme

Land that is suitable for farming and agricultural production.

talamh shíorshioctha

Permanently frozen ground, or a specific layer thereof.

talamh síorshioctha

Permanently frozen ground, or a specific layer thereof.

tallann

A talent or natural ability.

Tallinn

The capital city of Estonia.

talmhaí

One who practices agriculture, a farmer, a gardener.

talmhaigh

(UK, transitive) To connect electrically to the earth.

talmhaíoch

Of or pertaining to agriculture.

talmhaíocht

The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock.

talmhaíochtaí

A farmer; one involved with agrarian business.