Grimoire Vocabulary — Insects & Small Creatures
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| Irish | Ogham | How to say it | English | Source | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aifid | ᚛ᚐᚔᚃᚔᚇ᚜ | AH-uh-fuhd | aphid | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| beach | ᚛ᚁᚓᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | byakh | bee | WiktionaryTatoebagaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Bee. Beachaire is a beekeeper. |
| bheith ag dordán | ᚛ᚁᚆᚓᚔᚈᚆ ᚐᚌ ᚇᚑᚏᚇᚐᚅ᚜ | VEH-uhh AHG DUH-rdawn | buzz | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| bheith ag lámhacán | ᚛ᚁᚆᚓᚔᚈᚆ ᚐᚌ ᚂᚐᚋᚆᚐᚉᚐᚅ᚜ | VEH-uhh AHG LAW-wuh-kawn | crawl | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| bolb | ᚛ᚁᚑᚂᚁ᚜ | BUHLB | caterpillar | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| breochruimh | ᚛ᚁᚏᚓᚑᚉᚆᚏᚒᚔᚋᚆ᚜ | BROH-khrihv | glow-worm | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| bumbóg | ᚛ᚁᚒᚋᚁᚑᚌ᚜ | BUH-mbohg | bumblebee | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| bóín Dé | ᚛ᚁᚑᚔᚅ ᚇᚓ᚜ | boh-EEN DAY | ladybug | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| cealg | ᚛ᚉᚓᚐᚂᚌ᚜ | KALG | sting | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| ciaróg | ᚛ᚉᚔᚐᚏᚑᚌ᚜ | KEER-ohg | beetle | WiktionaryTatoebagaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Beetle. Aithníonn ciaróg ciaróg eile — ‘a beetle recognises another beetle’ (idiom: like recognises like). |
| ciaróg dhubh | ᚛ᚉᚔᚐᚏᚑᚌ ᚇᚆᚒᚁᚆ᚜ | KEE-UH-rohg GHOO | cockroach | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| cocún | ᚛ᚉᚑᚉᚒᚅ᚜ | KUH-koon | cocoon | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| coirceog | ᚛ᚉᚑᚔᚏᚉᚓᚑᚌ᚜ | KIH-rkohg | hive | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| cornfhoiche | ᚛ᚉᚑᚏᚅᚃᚆᚑᚔᚉᚆᚓ᚜ | KUH-rnih-huh | hornet | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| corrmhíol | ᚛ᚉᚑᚏᚏᚋᚆᚔᚑᚂ᚜ | KUH-rrvee-uhl | gnat | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| creabhar capaill | ᚛ᚉᚏᚓᚐᚁᚆᚐᚏ ᚉᚐᚚᚐᚔᚂᚂ᚜ | KRA-wuhr KAH-puh-uhll | horsefly | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| crisilid | ᚛ᚉᚏᚔᚄᚔᚂᚔᚇ᚜ | KRIH-shuh-luhd | chrysalis | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| cruicéad | ᚛ᚉᚏᚒᚔᚉᚓᚐᚇ᚜ | KRIH-kay-uhd | cricket | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| cruimh | ᚛ᚉᚏᚒᚔᚋᚆ᚜ | KRIHV | maggot | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| cuil | ᚛ᚉᚒᚔᚂ᚜ | KIHL | fly | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| cuileog | ᚛ᚉᚒᚔᚂᚓᚑᚌ᚜ | KIL-yohg | fly | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Fly (the insect). |
| céadchosach | ᚛ᚉᚓᚐᚇᚉᚆᚑᚄᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | KAY-uh-dkhuh-suhkh | centipede | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| damhán alla | ᚛ᚇᚐᚋᚆᚐᚅ ᚐᚂᚂᚐ᚜ | DOW-awn AL-uh | spider | WiktionaryFoclóirTeanglann | Spider — literally ‘wild calf.’ Folk etymology; the actual root is older. |
| dreoilín teaspaigh | ᚛ᚇᚏᚓᚑᚔᚂᚔᚅ ᚈᚓᚐᚄᚚᚐᚔᚌᚆ᚜ | droh-uh-LEEN TA-spuh-uhy | grasshopper | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| drúchtín | ᚛ᚇᚏᚒᚉᚆᚈᚔᚅ᚜ | droo-HTEEN | slug | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| foiche | ᚛ᚃᚑᚔᚉᚆᚓ᚜ | FUH-huh | wasp | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Wasp. |
| féileacán | ᚛ᚃᚓᚔᚂᚓᚐᚉᚐᚅ᚜ | FAY-luh-kawn | butterfly | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Butterfly. |
| féileacán cnis | ᚛ᚃᚓᚔᚂᚓᚐᚉᚐᚅ ᚉᚅᚔᚄ᚜ | FAY-lukh-awn knish | moth | FoclóirTeanglann | Moth — ‘flesh-butterfly.’ |
| fíneog | ᚛ᚃᚔᚅᚓᚑᚌ᚜ | FEE-nohg | mite | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| gailseach | ᚛ᚌᚐᚔᚂᚄᚓᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | GAH-uh-lshakh | earwig | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| gobachán | ᚛ᚌᚑᚁᚐᚉᚆᚐᚅ᚜ | GUH-buh-khawn | weevil | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| lampróg | ᚛ᚂᚐᚋᚚᚏᚑᚌ᚜ | LAH-mprohg | firefly | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| larbha | ᚛ᚂᚐᚏᚁᚆᚐ᚜ | LAH-rwuh | larva | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| leamhan | ᚛ᚂᚓᚐᚋᚆᚐᚅ᚜ | LA-wuhn | moth | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| lusachán | ᚛ᚂᚒᚄᚐᚉᚆᚐᚅ᚜ | LUSS-uh-khawn | bug | FoclóirTeanglann | A bug, small insect. |
| léitheoir craosach leabhar | ᚛ᚂᚓᚔᚈᚆᚓᚑᚔᚏ ᚉᚏᚐᚑᚄᚐᚉᚆ ᚂᚓᚐᚁᚆᚐᚏ᚜ | LAY-uh-hoh-uhr KREE-suhkh LA-wuhr | bookworm | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| lócaiste | ᚛ᚂᚑᚉᚐᚔᚄᚈᚓ᚜ | LOH-kuh-uh-shtuh | locust | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| maintis | ᚛ᚋᚐᚔᚅᚈᚔᚄ᚜ | MAH-uh-ntuhsh | mantis | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| muiscít | ᚛ᚋᚒᚔᚄᚉᚔᚈ᚜ | MIH-shkeet | mosquito | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| mílechosach | ᚛ᚋᚔᚂᚓᚉᚆᚑᚄᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | MEE-luh-huh-suhkh | millipede | gaelspellFoclóir | |
| míol fada | ᚛ᚋᚔᚑᚂ ᚃᚐᚇᚐ᚜ | MEEL FAD-uh | centipede | FoclóirTeanglann | Centipede — ‘long beast.’ |
| míoltóg | ᚛ᚋᚔᚑᚂᚈᚑᚌ᚜ | MEEL-tohg | midge | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Midge. The bane of summer evenings in the West. |
| nimfeach | ᚛ᚅᚔᚋᚃᚓᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | NIH-mfakh | nymph | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| pupa | ᚛ᚚᚒᚚᚐ᚜ | PUH-puh | pupa | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| péist | ᚛ᚚᚓᚔᚄᚈ᚜ | paysht | worm | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Worm. Also: the Loch Ness-style monster of an Irish lake (péist locha). |
| saithe | ᚛ᚄᚐᚔᚈᚆᚓ᚜ | SAH-uh-huh | swarm | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| sceartán | ᚛ᚄᚉᚓᚐᚏᚈᚐᚅ᚜ | SHKA-rtawn | tick | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| scinn | ᚛ᚄᚉᚔᚅᚅ᚜ | SHKIHNN | scuttle | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| seangán | ᚛ᚄᚓᚐᚅᚌᚐᚅ᚜ | SHANG-awn | ant | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Ant. From seang (slim) — the slender one. |
| seilide | ᚛ᚄᚓᚔᚂᚔᚇᚓ᚜ | SHEH-uh-luh-duh | snail | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| seiriceán | ᚛ᚄᚓᚔᚏᚔᚉᚓᚐᚅ᚜ | SHEH-uh-ruh-kawn | silkworm | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| snáthaid mhór | ᚛ᚄᚅᚐᚈᚆᚐᚔᚇ ᚋᚆᚑᚏ᚜ | SNAW-huh-uhd WOHR | dragonfly | WiktionaryFoclóirTeanglann | |
| teirmít | ᚛ᚈᚓᚔᚏᚋᚔᚈ᚜ | TEH-uh-rmeet | termite | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| tochas | ᚛ᚈᚑᚉᚆᚐᚄ᚜ | TUH-khuhs | itch | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann |