Irish–English dictionary

tosaigh

(ergative) To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.

toscaire

A representative.

toscaireacht

A group of delegates.

tostach

Implied, but not made explicit, especially through silence.

tóstal oíche

(military) A military display or pageant.

tótam

Any natural object or living creature that serves as an emblem of a tribe, clan or family; the representation of such an object or creature.

trá

A horizontal strip of land, usually sandy, adjoining water.

trach

A long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals.

trácht

(anatomy) The curved part of the bottom of a foot.

trácht ar

To make a short reference to something.

tráchtáil

(business) The exchange or buying and selling of commodities; especially the exchange of merchandise, on a large scale, between different places or communities; extended trade or traffic.

traein faoi thalamh

(North America, Scotland, South Africa) A train that runs on such an underground railway.

traenálaí

(originally, Oxford University, _, slang) A trainer or instructor.

traibhléir

(nautical) A metal ring that moves freely on part of a ship’s rigging.

traicé

(anatomy) A thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi.

tráidire

A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried.

traidisiún

A part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation, possibly differing in detail from family to family, such as the way to celebrate holidays.

Traigéide Mhic Bheatha

A William Shakespeare play, about the Scottish royal family.

tráigh

(intransitive) to fall away or decline

trambhealach

(chiefly, UK, Ireland) The track on which a tram (streetcar) runs.

trampailín

A gymnastic and recreational device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric or rubber stretched over a (usually steel) frame using many coiled springs as anchors.

tranglam tráchta

(road transport) A condition of total, interlocking traffic congestion on the streets or highways of a crowded city, in which no one can move because everyone is in someone else's way.

traoch

(transitive) To tire out; to wear out; to cause to be without any energy.

traoith

To exhaust; to cause or contribute to another's exhaustion, fatigue, or weariness, as by continued strain or exertion.

trap

(historical) A light two-wheeled carriage with springs.

tras-

To or on the other side of, beyond; outside of.

tras-haitseáil

To mark or fill with a crosshatch pattern.

trasbhealach

A place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed.

trasghnéasach

(dated) Of a person, having changed, or being in the process of changing, physical sex by undergoing medical treatment, such as hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and/or optionally sex reassignment surgery (SRS).

trasinscneach

(narrowly) Of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth: being assigned male but having a female gender, or vice versa (that is, not including a non-binary identity).

traslitrigh

(transitive) To represent letters or words in the characters of another writing system.

trasna

A horizontal or transverse beam or similar member that extends across or perpendicular to something.

trasnán

Any transverse bar or piece, such as a bar across a door, or the iron bar or stock which passes through the shank of an anchor.

trasrian

A place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed.

trasrian coisithe

(US) A point designated for pedestrians to cross a street.

trasrian síogach

(US) A point designated for pedestrians to cross a street.

trastomhas

(geometry) The length of such a line.

tráta

A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.

tráth

A particular moment in an event or occurrence; a juncture. [from 13th c.]

tráthchlár

A tabular schedule of events with the times at which they occur, especially times of arrivals and departures.

tráthnóna

The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.

tráthúil

Suitable; appropriate; fit or fitted; suited.

tráthúlacht

Suitability; the quality of being apt or suitable.

treabh

(transitive) To use a plough on soil to prepare for planting.

treabhann

(historical) An elected official in Ancient Rome, a tribune of the plebs.

treabhlaid

Any adversity; a trying period or event.

treabhsar

(chiefly, North America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Philippines) An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers. [from 19th c.]

tréach

(music) An interval consisting of the first and third notes in a scale.

tréad

A number of domestic animals assembled together under the watch or ownership of a keeper. [from 11th c.]

tréadaí

(countable) A person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock.

treáigh

To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce.

treallúsach

Overly assertive, bold, or determined; aggressively ambitious.

tréan

Very strong; possessing might.

tréan-

Of a characteristic: extreme or very high or strong in degree; severe; also, excessive, towering.

treana

One of three equal parts of a whole.

tréas

The crime of betraying one’s own country.

Treasa

A en given name, the Spanish and Italian form of Theresa.

treasach

Hostile and belligerent.

tréatúir

(by extension) One who betrays any confidence or trust.

tréchleas

(by extension, sports) Three achievements in a single game, competition, season, etc., such as three consecutive wins.

trédhearcach

(of a material or object) See-through, clear; having the property that light passes through it almost undisturbed, such that one can see through it clearly.

trédhearcacht

The state of being free from obscurities or opacity; distinctness of light, colour etc. [from 17th c.]

treibh

A socially cohesive group of people within a society.

tréidlia

A medical doctor who treats non-human animals.

tréidliachta

Of or relating to the medical or surgical treatment of non-human animals, especially domestic and farm animals.

tréig

(transitive) To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]

tréig-abhainn

(hydrology) A stream of water (either natural or artificial) that branches off and flows away from a main stream channel.

tréigean

An act or incidence of defecting.

treighid

(pathology) Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems).

tréigthe

No longer maintained by its former owners, residents, or caretakers; forsaken, deserted. [Late 15th century]

treimeatóid

Either of the two lobes of a whale's or similar creature's tail.

tréimhse

(geometry) A set of points, each of which is uniquely specified by a number (the dimensionality) of coordinates.

Tréimhse Iúrasach

(geology, paleontology) The period from 201.3±0.2 to 145 million years ago, after the Triassic and before the Cretaceous; the geologic systems of this period.

Tréimhse Neoiliteach

The period of prehistory from circa 8500 to 4500 BCE.

tréimhseachán

A regularly issued thematic publication that contains the most current information in its field, often the primary means for communication of original scholarship or creative work at the cutting edge of research in its field.

treisigh

(transitive) To strengthen, especially by addition or augmentation.

tréithe pearsanta

(of people) A set of non-physical psychological and social qualities that make one person distinct from another.

tréitheach

Endowed with special, in particular intellectual, abilities.

treo

(geology) The compass direction of the line of intersection between a rock layer and the surface of the Earth or another solid celestial body.

treocht

(figuratively) A course of development, such as that of a war or career.

treoir

An instruction or guideline that indicates how to perform an action or reach a goal.

treoirphointe

Any mapped reference point on a route that can be easily identified.

treoluas

(physics) A vector quantity that denotes the rate of change of position with respect to time, combining speed with a directional component.

treoraí

Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation, or to lead them through dangerous terrain.

treoraigh

(transitive, British spelling) To channel the flow of.

treotháscaire

(UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, automotive ) A turn signal; each of the flashing lights on each side of a vehicle which indicate a turn is being made to left or right, or a lane change etc.

tréscaoilteach

(by extension) Allowing the passage of persons, information, or other things, especially when such passage occurs despite hopes or expectations otherwise.

trí

A numerical value after two and before four. Represented in Arabic digits as 3; this many dots (•••).

trí déag

The cardinal number occurring after twelve and before fourteen: ten and three.

trí huaire

(somewhat, dated, outside, Asia, Canada, Australia, &) Three times.

trí thionóisc

In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.

trí-

Three.

trí-aonta

Three times as great.

triail

To settle; to decide; to determine; specifically, to decide by an appeal to arms.

trian

One of three equal parts of a whole.

triantánacht

(uncountable, surveying) A technique in which distances and directions are estimated from an accurately measured baseline and the principles of trigonometry; (countable) an instance of the use of this technique.

triantánú

(uncountable, surveying) A technique in which distances and directions are estimated from an accurately measured baseline and the principles of trigonometry; (countable) an instance of the use of this technique.

triarach

(countable) Each of a set of three identical objects or copies.

tribil

(music) The highest singing voice (especially as for a boy) or part in musical composition.

triblid

A flower; a small bouquet; a nosegay. [from 1570s]

tríd is tríd

Generally; with everything considered.

tríleach

(music) A rapid alternation between an indicated note and the one above it as an ornament; in musical notation usually indicated with the letters tr written above the staff.

trilseán

A weave of three or more strands of fibers, ribbons, cords or hair often for decoration. [from 16th c.]

trínítreatolúéin

A highly explosive yellow crystalline substance, (CH3C6H2(NO2)3), obtained by reacting nitric acid with toluene.

trioblóid

(uncountable) Harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause.

trioblóideach

Causing trouble, annoyance, inconvenience, irritation, or perplexity.

trioc

(now usually, _, uncountable) Large movable item(s), usually in a room, which enhance(s) the room's characteristics, functionally or decoratively.

tríocha

The cardinal number occurring after twenty-nine and before thirty-one, represented in Arabic numerals as 30.

triomach

A period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell.

triomadóir

(most often) Short for clothes dryer, tumble dryer

triomadóir gruaige

(chiefly, _, UK) A small electrical appliance for drying hair, by generating a stream of hot air.

triomaigh

(ambitransitive) To cause constipation in, render costive.

triomú

(uncountable) The state or process of being desiccated

Tríonóid

(Christianity) In Christian belief, the three persons of the Godhead: the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Tripilí

The capital city of Libya, originally three separate settlements known as Oea, Sabratha, and Leptis Magna.

triptic

(arts) A picture or series of pictures painted on three tablets connected by hinges.

trírothach

A cycle with three wheels, powered by pedals and usually intended for young children.

tríú

The ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second.

tríú ... déag

The ordinal form of the number thirteen.

triúracht

An official group of three people, especially a ruling council of three men and particularly (historical) two such councils in Roman history.

triús

(chiefly, North America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Philippines) An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers. [from 19th c.]

trócaire air

(not comparable, euphemistic) Deceased, dead: used particularly when speaking of the dead person's actions while alive. (Generally must be preceded by a possessive or an article, commonly "the"; see usage notes. Can itself only precede the person's name, never follow it.)

trócaire orthu

(not comparable, euphemistic) Deceased, dead: used particularly when speaking of the dead person's actions while alive. (Generally must be preceded by a possessive or an article, commonly "the"; see usage notes. Can itself only precede the person's name, never follow it.)

trócaire uirthi

(not comparable, euphemistic) Deceased, dead: used particularly when speaking of the dead person's actions while alive. (Generally must be preceded by a possessive or an article, commonly "the"; see usage notes. Can itself only precede the person's name, never follow it.)

trodach

Warlike in nature; aggressive; hostile.

trófaí

An object, usually in the form of a statuette, cup, or shield, awarded for success in a competition or to mark a special achievement.

troid

(transitive) To engage in combat with; to oppose physically, to contest with.

troitheán

A lever operated by one's foot that is used to control or power a machine or mechanism, such as a bicycle or piano.

troitheánaigh

To operate a pedal attached to a wheel in a continuous circular motion.

trom

A small tree, Sambucus nigra, having white flowers in a cluster, and edible purple berries.

tromán lúith

A weight training implement consisting of a short bar with weight counterpoised on each end.

tromán páipéir

A small, decorative, somewhat weighty object placed on one or more pieces of paper to keep them from fluttering away.

trombóis

(pathology) The formation of thrombi in the blood vessels of a living organism, causing obstruction of the circulation.

trombón

A musical instrument in the brass family, having a cylindrical bore, and usually a sliding tube (but sometimes piston valves, and rarely both). Most often refers to the tenor trombone, which is the most common type of trombone and has a fundamental tone of B♭ˌ (contra B♭).

tromchúiseach

(of a topic) Serious, somber.

tromlach

In a parliament or legislature, the difference in seats between the ruling party and the opposition; (UK) in an election, the difference in votes between the winning candidate and the second-place candidate, or between the winning candidate and all of the other candidates combined.

trópacht

(uncountable, biology) The turning of an organism (chiefly a plant) or part of an organism either towards or away from a stimulus; (countable) an instance of this.

trópaic

(geography) Either of the two parallels of latitude 23°26′ north and south of the equator; the farthest points at which the sun can be directly overhead; the boundaries of the torrid zone or tropics.

trópaicí

(geography) The region of the Earth centred on the equator and lying between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn and characterized by a hot climate.

trost

The sound of a dull impact.

trua

(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.

truacánta

Provoking pity, compassion, or sympathy.

truaill

The sheath of a sword.

truailligh

(transitive) To corrupt, to debase (someone or something).

truaillíocht

A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

truaillmheasc

(transitive) To corrupt, to debase (someone or something).

truán

(colloquial, derogatory) A limp, ineffectual, or uninteresting person.

trumpa

A musical instrument consisting of a flexible metal or bamboo “tongue” attached to a frame. This tongue is placed in the performer's mouth and plucked with the finger to produce a note of constant pitch. Melodies can be created by changing the shape of the mouth and causing different overtones.

trumpa sliogáin

Synonym of concher (“machine used to refine the flavour and texture of chocolate”).

trumpadóir

(slang, derogatory) One who talks too much or too loudly, especially in a boastful or self-important manner.