Irish–English dictionary

talmhú

(British) A connection electrically to the earth ((US) ground); on equipment: a terminal connected in that manner.

Tamais

(with the) A river in the U.S. State of Connecticut flowing 24 km (15 mi.) past New London to Long Island Sound.

tamall

(colloquial) An indefinite period of time (usually with a qualifier); by extension, a relatively short distance. [from 18th c.]

tamarain

(botany) A tropical tree, Tamarindus indica.

tambóirín

A percussion instrument consisting of a small, usually wooden, hoop closed on one side with a drum frame and featuring jingling metal disks on the tread; it is most often held in the hand and shaken rhythmically; by extension, any frame drum.

támh

Lack of emotion or motivation; lack of interest or enthusiasm towards something; disinterest (in something).

támhnéal

A faint.

tanagair

Any of various species of New-World passerine songbird in the genus Cardinalis, or in the family Cardinalidae more generally, or of similar appearance and once considered to be related to the former; so called because of their red plumage. (See Wikipedia article for taxonomical information.)

tanaí

Slender; thin.

tancard

A large drinking vessel, sometimes of pewter, sometimes with a glass base, with one handle and often a hinged cover.Tankard

tangó

(dance) A standard ballroom dance in 4/4 time; or a social dance, the Argentine tango.

Tansáin

A country in East Africa. Official name: United Republic of Tanzania.

taobh

One set of competitors in a game.

taobh amuigh de

On the outside of, not inside (something, such as a building).

taobh an fhoscaidh

(nautical) The side of the ship away from the wind.

taobh na fothana

(nautical) The side of the ship away from the wind.

taobh thiar de

At or to the back or far side of.

taobh tíre

An area located outside of towns and cities; an area that is not urban or suburban; a rural area.

taobhaigh

(intransitive) To ally oneself, be in an alliance, usually with "with" or rarely "in with"

taobhfort

(military) In trench warfare, a defensive trench built to prevent enfilade.

taobhlíne

(sports) A line defining the side boundary of a playing field. Used in Canadian football, field lacrosse and basketball.

taoide

The daily fluctuation in the level of the sea caused by the gravitational influence of the moon and the sun.

taoidmhear

Relating to tides.

taoisceáil

The act of vomiting.

taoiseach

A leader of a clan or tribe.

taoiseach cogaidh

A military commander or bandit leader wielding civilian power in an area where the government is weak.

taom

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

taos

A thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour with other ingredients such as water, eggs, or butter, that is made into a particular form and then baked.

taos fiacla

A paste, normally used with a toothbrush, for cleaning the teeth.

taos géar

(obsolete) Leaven; an agent that makes dough rise.

taosach

Having the characteristics of dough especially in appearance or consistency: as

taosc

(transitive, nautical) To remove water from a boat by scooping it out.

taoschnó

A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, usually mixed with various sweeteners and flavors, often made in a toroidal or ellipsoidal shape flattened sphere shape filled with jelly/jam, custard, or cream.

taosrán

(uncountable) The food group formed by the various kinds of pastries.

tapa

Quick; acting without delay.

tapaidh go dheis

Enjoy the present, make the most of today, (common mistranslation) seize the day.

tar

(intransitive) Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive.

tar ar

(idiomatic, transitive) To find, usually by accident.

tar éis

Behind; later in time; following.

tar slán

(intransitive) Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive.

tar suas

(idiomatic, transitive) To survive solely by consuming a certain thing.

taraif

A system of government-imposed duties levied on imported or exported goods; a list of such duties, or the duties themselves.

tarbhadóir

One who engages in bullfighting; a toreador or matador.

tarbhchomhraiceoir

One who engages in bullfighting; a toreador or matador.

tarcaisne

Coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; language that unjustly or angrily vilifies. [from mid-16th c.]

tarcaisnigh

(transitive) To be insensitive, insolent, or rude to (somebody); to affront or demean (someone). [from 17th c.]

tarchuradóir

An electronic device that generates and amplifies a carrier wave, modulates it with a meaningful signal derived from speech, music, TV or other sources, and broadcasts the resulting signal from an antenna.

tarlaigh

(intransitive) To happen (occur).

tarmac

(loosely, UK, Ireland, Canada) Any bituminous road surfacing material.

tarra a chur ar

(transitive) To coat with tar.

tarráil

(transitive) To coat with tar.

tarraingt fola

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

tarraingteach

Having appeal; attractive.

tarramhacadam

(loosely, UK, Ireland, Canada) Any bituminous road surfacing material.

tarrtháil

An act or episode of rescuing, saving.

tarsann

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.

tart

A sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids, produced by deprivation of drink, or by some other cause (such as fear, excitement, etc.) which stops the secretion of the pharyngeal mucous membrane.

tasc

An assigned task.

tástáil

A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of something previously untried.

táthach

An unmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse, especially when considered to be of an illicit or illegal nature.

táthaigh

(transitive) To affix with cement.

táthaire

Someone who hangs on, or sticks to, a person, place, or service.

tatú

An image made on a body part, usually the skin with ink and a needle.

tatuálaim

To apply a tattoo to (someone or something).

Tchaikovsky

A transliteration of the Russian surname Чайко́вский (Čajkóvskij), usually applying to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

te

(of an object) Having or giving off a high temperature.

teach beag

A seasonal home of any size or stature, a recreational home or a home in a remote location.

teach coscartha

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

teach cruinn

(archaeology) A prehistoric dwelling typical of northwest Europe in the Iron Age and Bronze Age. [from 19th c.]

teach gill

The business premises of a pawnbroker; where loans are made, with personal property as security

teach lár deice

(rail transport) A circular building in which locomotives are housed, sometimes with a turntable. [from 19th c.]

teach leanna

To imprint or paint with bars, to stripe.

teach mór

A manor house (originally because a magistrate's court was held in the hall of his mansion).

teach na cúirte

A public building housing courts of law.

teach óil

(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A public house where beverages, primarily alcoholic, may be bought and consumed, also providing food and sometimes entertainment such as live music or television.

teach ósta

Any establishment where travellers can procure lodging, food, and drink.

teach pobail

(UK) A place of worship of a denomination not in conformity with the Church of England, usually Protestant.

teach solais

A tower or other structure exhibiting a light or lights to warn or guide sailors.

teach spéire

(architecture) A very tall building with a large number of floors. [from 1880s]

teach tábhairne

To imprint or paint with bars, to stripe.

teach tae

A cafe or restaurant that serves tea, usually with light food.

teachín

A seasonal home of any size or stature, a recreational home or a home in a remote location.

teachín éan

A small house for birds.

téacht

(transitive) To change from a liquid to solid state, perhaps due to cold; called to freeze in nontechnical usage.

teacht aniar

(countable, computing) One of the basic elements making up a text file or string: a code representing a printing character or a control character.

teacht i dtír

An arrival at the shore by a ship, or sighting of the shore from a ship.

teacht isteach

Money one earns by working or by capitalising on the work of others.

teacht na hoíche

(uncountable) Nightfall.

teachta

(Ireland, often, capitalized) A member of Dáil Éireann, or the title of a member of Dáil Éireann.

teachtaire

One who brings messages.

teachtaireacht

A journey undertaken to accomplish some task.

Teachtaireacht an Aingil

(Christianity) The announcement by the archangel Gabriel to Mary that she would give birth to a son, namely Jesus. Celebrated on 25th March.

téacsáil

(intransitive) To send and receive text messages.

Téacsas

A state in the south-central region of the United States. Capital: Austin. Largest city: Houston.

téacsleabhar

(education) A coursebook, a formal manual of instruction in a specific subject, especially one for use in schools or colleges.

téad

(uncountable) Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line.

téad sábhála

A line to which a drowning or falling victim may cling.

téada an phúca

A fine film made up of cobwebs, seen floating in the air or caught on bushes, etc.

téagar

The measure of the size of something, especially its width or breadth; largeness, magnitude.

téagartha

(usually, of a man) Large, well-built, and muscular.

teagasc

(transitive) To teach by giving instructions.

teagasc Críostaí

A book, in question and answer form, summarizing the basic principles of Christianity.

teagascóir

One who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction.

teaghasán

a small house

teaghlach

A nuclear family: a mother and father who are married and cohabiting and their child or children.

teaghlaigh

Of or pertaining to any grouping of things referred to as a family.

teaghrán

(uncountable) Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line.

teaglaim

(mathematics) One or more elements selected from a set without regard to the order of selection.

teaglamaí

One who compiles.

teagmhas

An incident, action, or time period standing out by itself, but more or less connected with a complete series of events.

teagmhasach

(statistics) Involving an outcome which is impossible to predict, but which may be represented by a probability distribution; in the ideal case, involving outcomes which are equally likely.

teaictic

A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.

teaicticí

(military) The employment and ordered arrangement of forces in relation to each other.

teaicticiúil

Of or relating to tactics.

téal

Having a bluish-green colour.

Téalainnis

(uncountable) The main language spoken in Thailand (closely related to Lao).

teallach

An open hearth for holding a fire at the base of a chimney.

téama

A subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.

Teamhair

An Irish place name, associated with the Hill of Tara, seat of ancient Irish kings.

teampall

(countable, Christianity) A Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place. [from 9th c.]

Teampall Mór

The principal church serving as the office (and some as place of residence) of an archdiocese's/a diocese's archbishop/bishop which is symbolized by an episcopal throne known as the cathedra.

teamparálta

(relational) Of or relating to the material world, as opposed to sacred or clerical.

teanga

(countable, uncountable) Such an organ, as taken from animals and used for food (especially from cows).

teanga an phobail

Everyday speech or dialect, including colloquialisms, as opposed to standard, literary, liturgical, or scientific idiom.

teanga chait

(fish) Solea solea, a flatfish of the family Soleidae; a true sole.

teanga choiteann

Everyday speech or dialect, including colloquialisms, as opposed to standard, literary, liturgical, or scientific idiom.

teanga chomharthaíochta

(uncountable) Sign language in general.

teanga cloig

An object so suspended inside a bell that it may hit the bell and cause it to ring; a clanger or tongue.

teanga dhúchais

The language one first learned; the language one grew up with; one's native language.

teanga na coitiantachta

Everyday speech or dialect, including colloquialisms, as opposed to standard, literary, liturgical, or scientific idiom.

teangach

(anatomy, dentistry, relational) Related to, near, or on the side toward the tongue.

teangaire

(music, theater) A performer who presents a piece of art in a distinct style, particularly so as to make older works relevant to their audience.

teangaireacht

(countable) An act of interpreting or explaining something unclear; a translation; a version.

teangeolaí

(usually) One who studies modern-day linguistics, that is, linguistic science.

teangeolaíoch

Of or relating to linguistics.

teangeolaíocht

The systematic and scholarly study of language.

teangúil

(anatomy, dentistry, relational) Related to, near, or on the side toward the tongue.

teannadh

An act, instance of, or state of expansion or increase in size, especially by injection of a gas or liquid.

teannán

(anatomy) A tough band of flexible but inelastic fibrous collagen tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment and transmits the force which the muscle exerts.

teannán ioscaide

(anatomy) One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of the thigh.

teannóg

(botany) A thin, spirally coiling stem that attaches a plant to its support.

teanntáin fiacla

(orthodontics) A device worn on the teeth to straighten them.

teanntásach

Overly assertive, bold, or determined; aggressively ambitious.

téarma comhfhuaimneach

(semantics) A word which is pronounced the same as another word but differs in spelling or meaning or origin.

tearmann

A place of safety or refuge.

Teasaloinicé

A port city, the capital of Central Macedonia, in northern Greece.

teascadh

surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc.

teasmholadh

Speaking highly of someone or something; the act of praising or commending someone or something.

teaspach

(uncountable) The quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness.

teaspúil

Characterized or marked by full, generous, pleasurable sensation.