Irish Gaelic for Musicians
last added to : Oct 11, 2001
pronunciation in brackets where available

General
choir : c�r
chord : corda
lyrics : liric�
melody : fonn
master singer : ardchantaire
music : ceol (kyaul)
musical : ceolmhar
musician (male) : fear ceoil
singer : amhr�na� (awraunee)
song : amhr�n (awraun)

Instruments
musical instrument : gl�as ceoil (gless kyoil)

accordian : bosca ceoil (buska kyoil)
concertina : consart�n (kunsarteen)
drum : bodhr�n (bowran)
guitar : giot�r
fiddle : an fhidil (inijil)
flute : fead�g mh�r (feejog woar)
piano : pian�
piccolo : fli�teog
Scottish bagpipes : p�ob mh�r (peebwoar) tinwhistle : fead�g (feejog)
uillean pipes : an ph�b (in feeb)
violin : veidhl�n


Types Of Music
carol : car�l
Christmas carol : car�l Nollag choral : c�r�il
chorus, refrain : curf�, loinneog
duet : d�s�ad
hornpipe : cornph�opa (kornfeepa)
jigs : poirt (portch)
lullaby : suantra�
reels : r�leanna (reeleanna)

Adjectives
loud : ard (aard)
melodic : s�iseach
sweet sound : binn (bin)


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