Irish Gaelic for Foresters

last added to : Oct 11, 2001
pronunciation in brackets where available

Hopping Bunny


Geography

Land
cleft : scealp (skalp)
cliff : alt (alt), faill (foyle)
forest, wood : coill (kil)
glen : gleann (glan)
Earth, the : an Tlact
ford : ath (ah)
hedge : cla� (klie-uh)
high place : ard (ard)
hill : cnoc (knock), l�gh (law), bri (bree), ad�rn
hill, bare : f�rnocht (fornot)
hill, little : tullach (tulla)
hill, gentle : leathard (lahard)
hill, flat on top : ceide (keady)
hill, pointed : beann (benn)
hill, round : cor (cor)
hill, round small : cnap (knap)
hill, shoulder : guala (goola)
hill side : taebh (tave), leaca
hill, slope : learg (larg)
hill, wet side of a : leitir (letter)
monumental heap of stones : carn (carn)
mound, burial : dumha (dooa)
mountain : sliabh (sleeve)
mountain pass, elevated : madhm (maum)
plain : machaire (mahera)
standing stone : gall�n (gallaun)
ridge, long hill : druim (drum)
sky, air : aer (aeur)
a wilderness : f�sach (fasagh)

Water : Uisce
bog : moin (mone), portac, criatrac
causeway over march : t�char (togher)
fork in river : gabhal (goul), ladhar (lear)
lake that dries up in summer : turlach (toorlagh)
marsh : riasc (reesk), rusg (roosk)
marchy ground near lake : m�liuc (meeluck)
mist : ceo (kyoe)
moat : m�ta (mota)
river : abh (ow)
spongy land : maethail (mwayhil)
stream : sruth (sruh), sruh�n (sruhaun)
streamlet : fead�n (faddaun)
waterfall : eas (ess)
quagmire : seiscenn (sheskin)

Air : Aer
moon : gealac (yallock)
moonlight : solas na gealai
Orion's Belt : slat an Ri, slat a Ceannai
rainbow : Tuar ceata, boga b�ist�
star : r�alta
stars : r�altos
sun : grian
sunbeam : ga gr�me


Trees and Plants

Trees
alder tree : fearn (farn), fearn�g (farnog)
apple tree : abhall (ool)
ash tree : fuinnse (funsha), fuinnseann (finshan), fuinnse�g (funshoge)
birch : beith, beite (beh)
chestnut grove : garr�n cast�n
hickory : hicear�i
elder tree : tromm (trom)
elm tree : leamh (lav), leamhan (lavaun)
evergreen : s�orghlas
hawthorn : crann sceach
hazel tree : crann coll, coll (coll)
holly : cuillion (cullion)
forest (wood) : biatas
leaf, tree : duilleog
oak : dair (dar), crann darac
oak grove : daire (derry), doire (derry)
oak forest : dairbhre (darrery)
quicken tree : caerthainn (kairhan)
rosebush : r�s�g
a shrubbery : muine (money)
thicket : scairt (scart)
willow tree: crann saili
a wood : fidh (fih), coill (kil)
yew tree : iubhear (inver), e� (o)
yew grove : eochaill (oghill)


Plants and Shrubs
bush : tor
blackthorn : draeighean (drohed)
buttercup : caim an ime
daisy : n�m�n
dandelion : caisear bh�n
gorse : aiteann
heather : fraoch
iris : fealeastram
ivy : eidhne�an (inaun)
ivy bearing place : eidnach (inagh)
liac : liatcorcra
lily : lile
mistletoe : drualus
moss : caenach (keenagh)
peat : m�m
poppy : poip�n
star thistle : plibis�n
thistle : feacad�n
thorn : dearg
violet : sailchuach
whitetorn bush : sceach (skagh)
wild garlic : creamh (crav)


Wildlife

Birds of Prey
eagle : iolar (iller)
eaglet : ilr�n (illreen)
goshawk : spior�g mh�r
hawk : searbac (shouk)
kestral : seabac gaoite
peregrine falcon : seabac seilge, seabac gorm (shouk gorrum)
seahawk : seabac cuam

Water Birds
crane : corr (cor)
drake : bardal
duck, female : laca
goose, wild : g� fian
merganser : tumaire
plover : fead�g
seagull : faoile�n
swan : eala

Other Birds
blackbird : fiac dub
crow : preach�n (prehaun)
cuckoo : cuac
dove : colm
jackdaw : c�g
house martin : gabhl�n binne
magpie : snag breac
martlet : gabhl�n gaoithe
pheasant : coileacte�, pias�n
raven : fiac dub, fiach (feeagh)
robin : spreog, bromndearg
rook : pr�ach�n
swallow : f�inleog
thrush : sm�lac
turtledove : fear�m
woodcock : creabhar (crour)a wood : coill (kil)
woodpecker : snagaire darach
wood pigeon : colm coille
wren : dreoil�n

Mammals
badger : broc (bruck)
boar : collac, torc (turk)
cat : cat
deer : fiadh (feea)
dog : madra, gatar
doe : eilit (ellit)
elk : eilc
fawn : os (uss)
ferret : fire�d
hare : giorria
fox : sionnach (shinnagh), madra rua
hedgehog : gramneog
marten : cat crainn
mouse : luc, lucog
rabbit : coin�n (kinsheen)
rat : francac
reindeer : carria
rodent : crei mire
squirrel : iora rua, madra crainn
stag : fia, cairria

Reptiles and Amphibians
grass snake : nathair thal�n
snake : nathair, nimhe
turtle : turtar

Invertebrates
bee : beach
butterfly : f�ileac�n
dragonfly : sn�thaid mh�r
grasshopper : dreoil�n teaspaigh
hawkmoth : seabhacleamhan
ladybird : b��n d�
snail, slug : seilide
spider : damh�n alla
wasp : puch, foiche

woodworm : r�ad�n

Sights and Sounds
badger warren : brocach (bruckagh), brocais
bird's nest : nead (nad)
buzzing of bees : cr�n�n
rabbit warren : coinic�ar
quicksand : gaineamh beo
Northern Lights : na Saighne�in
rabbit warren : coinieer, conic�ar
spiderweb : l�on damh�in alla


BACK