
Grimoire Vocabulary — Music & Instruments
The words for music and its instruments, from fidil (fiddle) and bodhrán (the Irish frame drum) to feadóg (whistle) and cláirseach (harp, the emblem of Ireland). Each has its pronunciation and source.
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| Irish | Ogham | How to say it | English | Source | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| abhrán siúil | ᚛ᚐᚁᚆᚏᚐᚅ ᚄᚔᚒᚔᚂ᚜ | OW-rawn SHOO-il | walking song | Foclóir | Walking song — work-song sung while traveling. |
| acordán | ᚛ᚐᚉᚑᚏᚇᚐᚅ᚜ | AH-kuh-rdawn | accordion | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Borrowed from , assimilated to the suffix . |
| adagio | ᚛ᚐᚇᚐᚌᚔᚑ᚜ | AH-duh-guh-uh | adagio | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| aerghiotár | ᚛ᚐᚓᚏᚌᚆᚔᚑᚈᚐᚏ᚜ | AY-ryuh-uh-tawr | air guitar | WiktionaryFoclóir | , from . |
| Aifreann na marbh | ᚛ᚐᚔᚃᚏᚓᚐᚅᚅ ᚅᚐ ᚋᚐᚏᚁᚆ᚜ | AH-uh-frann NAH MAHRW | requiem | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| aintiún | ᚛ᚐᚔᚅᚈᚔᚒᚅ᚜ | AH-uh-ntuh-oon | anthem | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| allegro | ᚛ᚐᚂᚂᚓᚌᚏᚑ᚜ | AH-lluh-gruh | allegro | Foclóir | |
| alt | ᚛ᚐᚂᚈ᚜ | AHLT | alto | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| amchomhartha | ᚛ᚐᚋᚉᚆᚑᚋᚆᚐᚏᚈᚆᚐ᚜ | AH-mkhoh-uh-rhuh | time signature | gaelspellFoclóir | |
| amhrán | ᚛ᚐᚋᚆᚏᚐᚅ᚜ | OW-rawn | song | WiktionaryTatoebagaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Song. Sean-nós singing — old-style unaccompanied solo song — is the Irish vocal tradition. |
| amhrán mór | ᚛ᚐᚋᚆᚏᚐᚅ ᚋᚑᚏ᚜ | OW-rawn MOHR | great song | Foclóir | Great song — the major songs of the sean-nós tradition; long, slow, ornamented. |
| amhrán pobail | ᚛ᚐᚋᚆᚏᚐᚅ ᚚᚑᚁᚐᚔᚂ᚜ | OW-rawn PUH-buh-uhl | folk song | Foclóir | |
| amhránaí | ᚛ᚐᚋᚆᚏᚐᚅᚐᚔ᚜ | OW-raw-nee | singer | TatoebagaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| andante | ᚛ᚐᚅᚇᚐᚅᚈᚓ᚜ | AH-nduh-ntuh | andante | Foclóir | |
| aonad ceoil | ᚛ᚐᚑᚅᚐᚇ ᚉᚓᚑᚔᚂ᚜ | EE-nuhd KOH-uhl | music centre | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| aonréad | ᚛ᚐᚑᚅᚏᚓᚐᚇ᚜ | EE-nray-uhd | solo | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| aonréadaí | ᚛ᚐᚑᚅᚏᚓᚐᚇᚐᚔ᚜ | EE-nray-uh-dee | soloist | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| arpeggio | ᚛ᚐᚏᚚᚓᚌᚌᚔᚑ᚜ | AH-rpuh-gguh-uh | arpeggio | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| atá ag titim as a chéile | ᚛ᚐᚈᚐ ᚐᚌ ᚈᚔᚈᚔᚋ ᚐᚄ ᚐ ᚉᚆᚓᚔᚂᚓ᚜ | AH-taw AHG TIH-tuhm AHS AH HAY-uh-luh | beat-up | Foclóir | |
| bailéad | ᚛ᚁᚐᚔᚂᚓᚐᚇ᚜ | BAH-uh-lay-uhd | ballad | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| bainseó | ᚛ᚁᚐᚔᚅᚄᚓᚑ᚜ | BAH-uh-nshuh-oh | banjo | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| balbh | ᚛ᚁᚐᚂᚁᚆ᚜ | BAHLW | mute | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| ballade | ᚛ᚁᚐᚂᚂᚐᚇᚓ᚜ | BAH-lluh-duh | ballade | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| banchuire | ᚛ᚁᚐᚅᚉᚆᚒᚔᚏᚓ᚜ | BAH-nkhih-ruh | band | WiktionaryFoclóirTeanglann | |
| banna | ᚛ᚁᚐᚅᚅᚐ᚜ | BAH-nnuh | band | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| baratón | ᚛ᚁᚐᚏᚐᚈᚑᚅ᚜ | BAH-ruh-tohn | baritone | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| bheith ag damhsa | ᚛ᚁᚆᚓᚔᚈᚆ ᚐᚌ ᚇᚐᚋᚆᚄᚐ᚜ | VEH-uhh AHG DOW-suh | dance | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| bileog cheoil | ᚛ᚁᚔᚂᚓᚑᚌ ᚉᚆᚓᚑᚔᚂ᚜ | BIH-lohg HOH-uhl | sheet music | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| binsín ceoil | ᚛ᚁᚔᚅᚄᚔᚅ ᚉᚓᚑᚔᚂ᚜ | bih-NSHEEN KOH-uhl | snatch of song | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| bodhrán | ᚛ᚁᚑᚇᚆᚏᚐᚅ᚜ | BOW-rawn | bodhrán | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | Bodhrán. The Irish frame drum, played with a small two-headed beater. |
| bogha | ᚛ᚁᚑᚌᚆᚐ᚜ | BUH-ghuh | bow | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | From , from . |
| boghdóir | ᚛ᚁᚑᚌᚆᚇᚑᚔᚏ᚜ | BUH-ghdoh-uhr | bow-woman | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| bonnán | ᚛ᚁᚑᚅᚅᚐᚅ᚜ | BUH-nnawn | horn | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| bosca ceoil | ᚛ᚁᚑᚄᚉᚐ ᚉᚓᚑᚔᚂ᚜ | BUSK-uh KYOHL | accordion | FoclóirTeanglann | Accordion — literally ‘music-box.’ Centre of Irish traditional music alongside the fiddle. |
| breacadh nótaí | ᚛ᚁᚏᚓᚐᚉᚐᚇᚆ ᚅᚑᚈᚐᚔ᚜ | BRA-keye NOH-tee | note-taking | Foclóir | |
| bua | ᚛ᚁᚒᚐ᚜ | BOO-UH | forte | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| buscálaí | ᚛ᚁᚒᚄᚉᚐᚂᚐᚔ᚜ | BUH-skaw-lee | busker | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| báireoir | ᚛ᚁᚐᚔᚏᚓᚑᚔᚏ᚜ | BAW-uh-roh-uhr | player; hurler; goalie | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| béalóg | ᚛ᚁᚓᚐᚂᚑᚌ᚜ | BAY-uh-lohg | mouthpiece | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| bídeog | ᚛ᚁᚔᚇᚓᚑᚌ᚜ | BEE-dohg | g-string | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| bóiricín | ᚛ᚁᚑᚔᚏᚔᚉᚔᚅ᚜ | boh-uh-ruh-KEEN | bow-leggedness | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | Compare . |
| bórach | ᚛ᚁᚑᚏᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | BOH-ruhkh | bow-legged | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| caimiléir | ᚛ᚉᚐᚔᚋᚔᚂᚓᚔᚏ᚜ | KAH-uh-muh-lay-uhr | crook | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| cairdín | ᚛ᚉᚐᚔᚏᚇᚔᚅ᚜ | kah-uh-RDEEN | accordion | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Borrowed from , modified to contain the suffix . |
| cairdín pianó | ᚛ᚉᚐᚔᚏᚇᚔᚅ ᚚᚔᚐᚅᚑ᚜ | kah-uh-RDEEN PEE-UH-noh | piano accordion | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| cantaireacht Ghréagórach | ᚛ᚉᚐᚅᚈᚐᚔᚏᚓᚐᚉᚆᚈ ᚌᚆᚏᚓᚐᚌᚑᚏᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | KAH-ntuh-uh-rakht YRAY-uh-goh-ruhkh | gregorian chant | Foclóir | |
| cantáid | ᚛ᚉᚐᚅᚈᚐᚔᚇ᚜ | KAH-ntaw-uhd | cantata | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| caoineadh | ᚛ᚉᚐᚑᚔᚅᚓᚐᚇᚆ᚜ | KEEN-uh | keeningOld Irish | eDILgaelspelleDIL | Caoineadh — lament, keening. Traditional Irish funeral lament; gives English ‘keen’ (to wail in grief). |
| ceadal | ᚛ᚉᚓᚐᚇᚐᚂ᚜ | KA-duhl | recital | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| ceathairéad | ᚛ᚉᚓᚐᚈᚆᚐᚔᚏᚓᚐᚇ᚜ | KA-huh-uh-ray-uhd | quartet | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| ceiliúr | ᚛ᚉᚓᚔᚂᚔᚒᚏ᚜ | KEL-yoor | song | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Birdsong; sometimes by extension, music more generally. |
| ceiliúr ceoil a chur ar dhuine | ᚛ᚉᚓᚔᚂᚔᚒᚏ ᚉᚓᚑᚔᚂ ᚐ ᚉᚆᚒᚏ ᚐᚏ ᚇᚆᚒᚔᚅᚓ᚜ | KEH-uh-luh-oor KOH-uhl AH KHUHR AHR GHIH-nuh | serenade | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| ceol | ᚛ᚉᚓᚑᚂ᚜ | kyohl | music | WiktionaryTatoebagaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Music. Ceolfhoireann is an orchestra — a ‘music-band.’ |
| ceolbhosca | ᚛ᚉᚓᚑᚂᚁᚆᚑᚄᚉᚐ᚜ | KOH-lwuh-skuh | music box | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| ceolchoirm | ᚛ᚉᚓᚑᚂᚉᚆᚑᚔᚏᚋ᚜ | KYOHL-khurim | concert | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Concert. Built from ceol (music) + cuirm (feast). |
| ceoldráma | ᚛ᚉᚓᚑᚂᚇᚏᚐᚋᚐ᚜ | KOH-ldraw-muh | opera | WiktionaryTatoebagaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| ceolfhoireann | ᚛ᚉᚓᚑᚂᚃᚆᚑᚔᚏᚓᚐᚅᚅ᚜ | KOH-lih-rann | orchestra | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| ceolfhoireann fhiolarmónach | ᚛ᚉᚓᚑᚂᚃᚆᚑᚔᚏᚓᚐᚅᚅ ᚃᚆᚔᚑᚂᚐᚏᚋᚑᚅᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | KOH-lih-rann IH-uh-luh-rmoh-nuhkh | philharmonic | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| ceolscoil | ᚛ᚉᚓᚑᚂᚄᚉᚑᚔᚂ᚜ | KOH-lskihl | music school | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| ceoltóir | ᚛ᚉᚓᚑᚂᚈᚑᚔᚏ᚜ | KYOHL-tor | musician | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Musician. |
| ceoltóireacht | ᚛ᚉᚓᚑᚂᚈᚑᚔᚏᚓᚐᚉᚆᚈ᚜ | KYOHL-tor-ukht | music-making | gaelspellFoclóir | Music-making, the practice of music. |
| ciombal | ᚛ᚉᚔᚑᚋᚁᚐᚂ᚜ | KIH-uh-mbuhl | cymbal | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| clairinéad | ᚛ᚉᚂᚐᚔᚏᚔᚅᚓᚐᚇ᚜ | KLAH-uh-ruh-nay-uhd | clarinet | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| cliaraí | ᚛ᚉᚂᚔᚐᚏᚐᚔ᚜ | KLEE-UH-ree | minstrel | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| clog | ᚛ᚉᚂᚑᚌ᚜ | KLUHG | bell | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| cláirseach | ᚛ᚉᚂᚐᚔᚏᚄᚓᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | KLAWR-shukh | harp | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Harp. Ireland’s national instrument. Carolan was the great 18th-century harper. |
| cláirseoir | ᚛ᚉᚂᚐᚔᚏᚄᚓᚑᚔᚏ᚜ | KLAW-uh-rshoh-uhr | harpist | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| clár stiallóg | ᚛ᚉᚂᚐᚏ ᚄᚈᚔᚐᚂᚂᚑᚌ᚜ | KLAWR SHTEE-UH-llohg | fretboard | Foclóir | |
| cnagcheoltóir | ᚛ᚉᚅᚐᚌᚉᚆᚓᚑᚂᚈᚑᚔᚏ᚜ | KNAH-ghoh-ltoh-uhr | percussionist | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| cnaguirlisí | ᚛ᚉᚅᚐᚌᚒᚔᚏᚂᚔᚄᚔ᚜ | KNAH-gih-rluh-shee | percussion | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| coinséartó | ᚛ᚉᚑᚔᚅᚄᚓᚐᚏᚈᚑ᚜ | KIH-nshay-uh-rtoh | concerto | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| comhla | ᚛ᚉᚑᚋᚆᚂᚐ᚜ | KOH-luh | valve | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| consairtín | ᚛ᚉᚑᚅᚄᚐᚔᚏᚈᚔᚅ᚜ | kuh-nsuh-uh-RTEEN | concertina | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| contralt | ᚛ᚉᚑᚅᚈᚏᚐᚂᚈ᚜ | KUH-ntruhlt | contralto | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| cor | ᚛ᚉᚑᚏ᚜ | kur | reel | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | A reel (the dance/tune). 4/4 time, fast. |
| corda | ᚛ᚉᚑᚏᚇᚐ᚜ | KUH-rduh | chord | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| cornphíopa | ᚛ᚉᚑᚏᚅᚚᚆᚔᚑᚚᚐ᚜ | KUH-rnfee-uh-puh | hornpipe | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| crescendo | ᚛ᚉᚏᚓᚄᚉᚓᚅᚇᚑ᚜ | KREH-shkuh-nduh | crescendo | Foclóir | |
| cró píopa | ᚛ᚉᚏᚑ ᚚᚔᚑᚚᚐ᚜ | KROH PEE-uh-puh | bore of a pipe | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| crónánaí | ᚛ᚉᚏᚑᚅᚐᚅᚐᚔ᚜ | KROH-naw-nee | crooner | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| cumadóir | ᚛ᚉᚒᚋᚐᚇᚑᚔᚏ᚜ | KUH-muh-doh-uhr | composer | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| cuntraphointe | ᚛ᚉᚒᚅᚈᚏᚐᚚᚆᚑᚔᚅᚈᚓ᚜ | KUH-ntruh-fih-ntuh | counterpoint | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| curfá | ᚛ᚉᚒᚏᚃᚐ᚜ | KUH-rfaw | chorus | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| cás | ᚛ᚉᚐᚄ᚜ | KAWS | case | WiktionaryTatoebagaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| céilí | ᚛ᚉᚓᚔᚂᚔ᚜ | KAY-lee | céilí | gaelspellFoclóir | A céilí — a social gathering with music and dance. Originally just a visit; the dance-and-music sense came later. |
| céim | ᚛ᚉᚓᚔᚋ᚜ | KAY-uhm | stage | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| códa | ᚛ᚉᚑᚇᚐ᚜ | KOH-duh | coda | gaelspellFoclóir | |
| cór | ᚛ᚉᚑᚏ᚜ | KOHR | choir | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| cór aireagail | ᚛ᚉᚑᚏ ᚐᚔᚏᚓᚐᚌᚐᚔᚂ᚜ | KOHR AH-uh-ra-guh-uhl | chamber choir | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| córlann | ᚛ᚉᚑᚏᚂᚐᚅᚅ᚜ | KOH-rluhnn | chancel | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| cúigréad | ᚛ᚉᚒᚔᚌᚏᚓᚐᚇ᚜ | KOO-uh-gray-uhd | quintet | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| damhsóir | ᚛ᚇᚐᚋᚆᚄᚑᚔᚏ᚜ | DOW-soh-uhr | dancer | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| diva | ᚛ᚇᚔᚐ᚜ | DIH-vuh | diva | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| doingean | ᚛ᚇᚑᚔᚅᚌᚓᚐᚅ᚜ | DIH-ngan | bass | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| dord figiúrtha | ᚛ᚇᚑᚏᚇ ᚃᚔᚌᚔᚒᚏᚈᚆᚐ᚜ | DUHRD FIH-guh-oo-rhuh | figured bass | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| dord-druma | ᚛ᚇᚑᚏᚇᚇᚏᚒᚋᚐ᚜ | DUH-rddruh-muh | bass drum | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| dordeochair | ᚛ᚇᚑᚏᚇᚓᚑᚉᚆᚐᚔᚏ᚜ | DUH-rdoh-khuh-uhr | bass clef | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| dordveidhil | ᚛ᚇᚑᚏᚇᚓᚔᚇᚆᚔᚂ᚜ | DUH-rdvuh-uh-yuhl | cello | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| dordveidhleadóir | ᚛ᚇᚑᚏᚇᚓᚔᚇᚆᚂᚓᚐᚇᚑᚔᚏ᚜ | DUH-rdvuh-uh-yla-doh-uhr | cellist | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| dordveidhlín | ᚛ᚇᚑᚏᚇᚓᚔᚇᚆᚂᚔᚅ᚜ | duh-rdvuh-uh-YLEEN | bass fiddle | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| druma | ᚛ᚇᚏᚒᚋᚐ᚜ | DRUH-muh | drum | WiktionaryTatoebagaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| druma mór | ᚛ᚇᚏᚒᚋᚐ ᚋᚑᚏ᚜ | DRUH-muh MOHR | bass drum | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| drumadóir | ᚛ᚇᚏᚒᚋᚐᚇᚑᚔᚏ᚜ | DRUH-muh-doh-uhr | drummer | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| duine óg sárthréitheach | ᚛ᚇᚒᚔᚅᚓ ᚑᚌ ᚄᚐᚏᚈᚆᚏᚓᚔᚈᚆᚓᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | DIH-nuh OHG SAW-rhray-uh-hakh | prodigy | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| dísréad | ᚛ᚇᚔᚄᚏᚓᚐᚇ᚜ | DEE-shray-uhd | duet | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| ensemble | ᚛ᚓᚅᚄᚓᚋᚁᚂᚓ᚜ | EH-nshuh-mbluh | ensemble | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| fead | ᚛ᚃᚓᚐᚇ᚜ | FAD | whistle | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | From , from , from . |
| feadaíl | ᚛ᚃᚓᚐᚇᚐᚔᚂ᚜ | FA-deel | whistle | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| feadóg | ᚛ᚃᚓᚐᚇᚑᚌ᚜ | FAD-ohg | tin whistle | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | Tin whistle. The first instrument Irish children typically learn. |
| feadóg airde | ᚛ᚃᚓᚐᚇᚑᚌ ᚐᚔᚏᚇᚓ᚜ | FA-dohg AH-uh-rduh | pitch pipe | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| feadóg mhór | ᚛ᚃᚓᚐᚇᚑᚌ ᚋᚆᚑᚏ᚜ | FA-dohg WOHR | flute | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| feadóg stáin | ᚛ᚃᚓᚐᚇᚑᚌ ᚄᚈᚐᚔᚅ᚜ | FA-dohg STAW-uhn | pennywhistle | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| feadógaí | ᚛ᚃᚓᚐᚇᚑᚌᚐᚔ᚜ | FA-doh-gee | tin whistle player | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| feadógaí stáin | ᚛ᚃᚓᚐᚇᚑᚌᚐᚔ ᚄᚈᚐᚔᚅ᚜ | FA-doh-gee STAW-uhn | tin whistle player | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| feirgín | ᚛ᚃᚓᚔᚏᚌᚔᚅ᚜ | FAR-geen | small bagpipes | Foclóir | Small bagpipes — older Irish form. |
| ficheallaí | ᚛ᚃᚔᚉᚆᚓᚐᚂᚂᚐᚔ᚜ | FIH-ha-llee | chess player | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| fidil | ᚛ᚃᚔᚇᚔᚂ᚜ | FID-il | fiddle | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Fiddle (violin). Centre of Irish traditional music. |
| fidléir | ᚛ᚃᚔᚇᚂᚓᚔᚏ᚜ | FIH-dlay-uhr | fiddler | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| finale | ᚛ᚃᚔᚅᚐᚂᚓ᚜ | FIH-nuh-luh | finale | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| fleadh | ᚛ᚃᚂᚓᚐᚇᚆ᚜ | flah | fleadh | gaelspellFoclóir | Fleadh — a festival or feast, particularly of traditional music. Fleadh Cheoil — music festival. |
| fliúit | ᚛ᚃᚂᚔᚒᚔᚈ᚜ | FLIH-oo-uht | flute | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Borrowed from , from , from . |
| fliúiteadóir | ᚛ᚃᚂᚔᚒᚔᚈᚓᚐᚇᚑᚔᚏ᚜ | FLIH-oo-uh-ta-doh-uhr | flautist | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| fo-ghasra | ᚛ᚃᚑᚌᚆᚐᚄᚏᚐ᚜ | FUH-ghuh-sruh | small band | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| fo-rann | ᚛ᚃᚑᚏᚐᚅᚅ᚜ | FUH-ruhnn | occasional verse | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| foireann drumaí | ᚛ᚃᚑᚔᚏᚓᚐᚅᚅ ᚇᚏᚒᚋᚐᚔ᚜ | FIH-rann DRUH-mee | drum kit | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| fonn | ᚛ᚃᚑᚅᚅ᚜ | fun | melody | TatoebagaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Tune, melody. Also means ‘desire, mood’ — fonn ceoil, mood for music. |
| fonn ceolmhar | ᚛ᚃᚑᚅᚅ ᚉᚓᚑᚂᚋᚆᚐᚏ᚜ | fun KYOHL-vur | melodic | FoclóirTeanglann | Melodious. From fonn (mood, tune). |
| forshéis | ᚛ᚃᚑᚏᚄᚆᚓᚔᚄ᚜ | FUH-rhay-uhsh | descant | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| fuaimchlár | ᚛ᚃᚒᚐᚔᚋᚉᚆᚂᚐᚏ᚜ | FOO-UH-uh-mhlawr | soundboard | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| féis | ᚛ᚃᚓᚔᚄ᚜ | faysh | dance | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Féis — festival, especially of music or dance. Originally a great periodic assembly (Féis of Tara). |
| fíf | ᚛ᚃᚔᚃ᚜ | FEEF | fife | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| gallach | ᚛ᚌᚐᚂᚂᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | GAH-lluhkh | string | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| gang | ᚛ᚌᚐᚅᚌ᚜ | GAHNG | gong | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| gaothuirlisí adhmaid | ᚛ᚌᚐᚑᚈᚆᚒᚔᚏᚂᚔᚄᚔ ᚐᚇᚆᚋᚐᚔᚇ᚜ | GEE-hih-rluh-shee EYE-muh-uhd | woodwind | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| giotár | ᚛ᚌᚔᚑᚈᚐᚏ᚜ | GIH-uh-tawr | guitar | WiktionaryTatoebagaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| giotár acústach | ᚛ᚌᚔᚑᚈᚐᚏ ᚐᚉᚒᚄᚈᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | GIH-uh-tawr AH-koo-stuhkh | acoustic guitar | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| giotár clasaiceach | ᚛ᚌᚔᚑᚈᚐᚏ ᚉᚂᚐᚄᚐᚔᚉᚓᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | GIH-uh-tawr KLAH-suh-uh-kakh | classical guitar | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| giotár cruach | ᚛ᚌᚔᚑᚈᚐᚏ ᚉᚏᚒᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | GIH-uh-tawr KROO-UHKH | steel guitar | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| giotár fuaimiúil | ᚛ᚌᚔᚑᚈᚐᚏ ᚃᚒᚐᚔᚋᚔᚒᚔᚂ᚜ | GIH-uh-tawr FOO-UH-uh-muh-oo-uhl | acoustic guitar | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| giotár rithime | ᚛ᚌᚔᚑᚈᚐᚏ ᚏᚔᚈᚆᚔᚋᚓ᚜ | GIH-uh-tawr RIH-huh-muh | rhythm guitar | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| giotáraí | ᚛ᚌᚔᚑᚈᚐᚏᚐᚔ᚜ | GIH-uh-taw-ree | guitarist | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| gléaschomhartha | ᚛ᚌᚂᚓᚐᚄᚉᚆᚑᚋᚆᚐᚏᚈᚆᚐ᚜ | GLAY-uh-skhoh-uh-rhuh | key signature | gaelspellFoclóir | |
| goltraí | ᚛ᚌᚑᚂᚈᚏᚐᚔ᚜ | GUH-ltree | sorrowful music | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | From . . |
| guth | ᚛ᚌᚒᚈᚆ᚜ | guh | voice | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Voice. |
| gásphíopa | ᚛ᚌᚐᚄᚚᚆᚔᚑᚚᚐ᚜ | GAW-shfee-uh-puh | gas pipe | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| iarnród déraonach | ᚛ᚔᚐᚏᚅᚏᚑᚇ ᚇᚓᚏᚐᚑᚅᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | EE-UH-rnrohd DAY-ree-nuhkh | double track | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| iarnród dúbailte | ᚛ᚔᚐᚏᚅᚏᚑᚇ ᚇᚒᚁᚐᚔᚂᚈᚓ᚜ | EE-UH-rnrohd DOO-buh-uh-ltuh | double track | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| idirlinn | ᚛ᚔᚇᚔᚏᚂᚔᚅᚅ᚜ | IH-duh-rluhnn | interlude | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| imreoir fichille | ᚛ᚔᚋᚏᚓᚑᚔᚏ ᚃᚔᚉᚆᚔᚂᚂᚓ᚜ | IH-mroh-uhr FIH-huh-lluh | chess player | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| iomann | ᚛ᚔᚑᚋᚐᚅᚅ᚜ | IH-uh-muhnn | hymn | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| ionstraimí | ᚛ᚔᚑᚅᚄᚈᚏᚐᚔᚋᚔ᚜ | IH-uh-nstruh-uh-mee | instrumentalist | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| iódal | ᚛ᚔᚑᚇᚐᚂ᚜ | IH-oh-duhl | yodel | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| jeighbh | ᚛ᚓᚔᚌᚆᚁᚆ᚜ | JEH-uhyv | jive | gaelspellFoclóir | |
| laghdaithe | ᚛ᚂᚐᚌᚆᚇᚐᚔᚈᚆᚓ᚜ | LEYE-duh-uh-huh | diminished | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| largo | ᚛ᚂᚐᚏᚌᚑ᚜ | LAH-rguh | largo | gaelspellFoclóir | |
| loinneog | ᚛ᚂᚑᚔᚅᚅᚓᚑᚌ᚜ | LIH-nnohg | refrain | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| lucht féachana | ᚛ᚂᚒᚉᚆᚈ ᚃᚓᚐᚉᚆᚐᚅᚐ᚜ | LUHKHT FAY-uh-khuh-nuh | audience | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| lucht rithime | ᚛ᚂᚒᚉᚆᚈ ᚏᚔᚈᚆᚔᚋᚓ᚜ | LUHKHT RIH-huh-muh | rhythm section | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| lán-nóta dúbailte | ᚛ᚂᚐᚅᚅᚑᚈᚐ ᚇᚒᚁᚐᚔᚂᚈᚓ᚜ | LAW-nnoh-tuh DOO-buh-uh-ltuh | breve | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| léiriú | ᚛ᚂᚓᚔᚏᚔᚒ᚜ | LAY-uh-ruh-oo | performance | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| maestro | ᚛ᚋᚐᚓᚄᚈᚏᚑ᚜ | MAY-shtruh | maestro | Foclóir | |
| maindilín | ᚛ᚋᚐᚔᚅᚇᚔᚂᚔᚅ᚜ | mah-uh-nduh-LEEN | mandolin | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| maor druma | ᚛ᚋᚐᚑᚏ ᚇᚏᚒᚋᚐ᚜ | MEER DRUH-muh | drum major | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| maraca | ᚛ᚋᚐᚏᚐᚉᚐ᚜ | MAH-ruh-kuh | maraca | gaelspellFoclóir | |
| masúrca | ᚛ᚋᚐᚄᚒᚏᚉᚐ᚜ | MAH-soo-rkuh | mazurka | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| mear | ᚛ᚋᚓᚐᚏ᚜ | MAR | fast-track | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| mearchéim | ᚛ᚋᚓᚐᚏᚉᚆᚓᚔᚋ᚜ | MA-rhay-uhm | quickstep | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| mezzo | ᚛ᚋᚓᚑ᚜ | MEH-zzuh | mezzo | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| mion- | ᚛ᚋᚔᚑᚅ᚜ | MIH-uhn | minor | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| mionalbam | ᚛ᚋᚔᚑᚅᚐᚂᚁᚐᚋ᚜ | MIH-uh-nuh-lbuhm | mini-album | Foclóir | |
| mionchoigeartaigh | ᚛ᚋᚔᚑᚅᚉᚆᚑᚔᚌᚓᚐᚏᚈᚐᚔᚌᚆ᚜ | MIH-uh-nkhih-ga-rtuh-uhy | fine-tune | gaelspellFoclóir | |
| modh | ᚛ᚋᚑᚇᚆ᚜ | MUHGH | mode | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| méadaithe | ᚛ᚋᚓᚐᚇᚐᚔᚈᚆᚓ᚜ | MAY-uh-duh-uh-huh | augmented | gaelspellFoclóir | |
| méadar | ᚛ᚋᚓᚐᚇᚐᚏ᚜ | MAY-uh-duhr | metre | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| méadranóm | ᚛ᚋᚓᚐᚇᚏᚐᚅᚑᚋ᚜ | MAY-uh-druh-nohm | metronome | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| mór | ᚛ᚋᚑᚏ᚜ | MOHR | major | TatoebagaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Big. Comparative níos mó, bigger. The single most-used adjective in the language. |
| mórphianó | ᚛ᚋᚑᚏᚚᚆᚔᚐᚅᚑ᚜ | MOH-rfee-uh-noh | grand piano | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| nochtraí | ᚛ᚅᚑᚉᚆᚈᚏᚐᚔ᚜ | NUH-khtree | nocturne | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| nádúrtha | ᚛ᚅᚐᚇᚒᚏᚈᚆᚐ᚜ | NAW-doo-rhuh | natural | WiktionaryTatoebagaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| nóta árachais | ᚛ᚅᚑᚈᚐ ᚐᚏᚐᚉᚆᚐᚔᚄ᚜ | NOH-tuh AW-ruh-khuh-uhsh | cover note | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| ochtach | ᚛ᚑᚉᚆᚈᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | UH-khtuhkh | octave | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| ochtréad | ᚛ᚑᚉᚆᚈᚏᚓᚐᚇ᚜ | UH-htray-uhd | octet | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| oirfide | ᚛ᚑᚔᚏᚃᚔᚇᚓ᚜ | IH-rfuh-duh | minstrelsy | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | From , from . |
| olldord | ᚛ᚑᚂᚂᚇᚑᚏᚇ᚜ | UH-llduhrd | double bass | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| operetta | ᚛ᚑᚚᚓᚏᚓᚈᚈᚐ᚜ | UH-puh-ruh-ttuh | operetta | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| orgán | ᚛ᚑᚏᚌᚐᚅ᚜ | UH-rgawn | organ | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| paráid | ᚛ᚚᚐᚏᚐᚔᚇ᚜ | PAH-raw-uhd | parade | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| pianissimo | ᚛ᚚᚔᚐᚅᚔᚄᚄᚔᚋᚑ᚜ | PEE-UH-nuh-shshuh-muh | pianissimo | Foclóir | |
| pianó | ᚛ᚚᚔᚐᚅᚑ᚜ | PEE-UH-noh | piano | WiktionaryTatoebagaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| pianóchairdín | ᚛ᚚᚔᚐᚅᚑᚉᚆᚐᚔᚏᚇᚔᚅ᚜ | pee-uh-noh-khuh-uh-RDEEN | piano accordion | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | From , a . |
| pianódóir | ᚛ᚚᚔᚐᚅᚑᚇᚑᚔᚏ᚜ | PEE-UH-noh-doh-uhr | pianist | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| pionna | ᚛ᚚᚔᚑᚅᚅᚐ᚜ | PIH-uh-nnuh | peg | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| polca | ᚛ᚚᚑᚂᚉᚐ᚜ | PUH-lkuh | polka | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| port | ᚛ᚚᚑᚏᚈ᚜ | purt | jig | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Jig (the dance/tune). 6/8 time. |
| port béil | ᚛ᚚᚑᚏᚈ ᚁᚓᚔᚂ᚜ | purt BAYL | lilting | FoclóirTeanglann | Lilting, mouth music — singing dance tunes with nonsense syllables (‘diddly-dee’). Substituted for instruments when none were available. |
| port luascach | ᚛ᚚᚑᚏᚈ ᚂᚒᚐᚄᚉᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | PUHRT LOO-UH-skuhkh | slip jig | Foclóir | |
| presto | ᚛ᚚᚏᚓᚄᚈᚑ᚜ | PREH-shtuh | presto | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| píb | ᚛ᚚᚔᚁ᚜ | peep | pipe | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Pipe (musical). Píob mhór — the great pipes (war pipes); píoba uilleann — uilleann pipes. |
| píb mhála | ᚛ᚚᚔᚁ ᚋᚆᚐᚂᚐ᚜ | PEEB WAW-luh | bagpipes | Foclóir | |
| píobaire | ᚛ᚚᚔᚑᚁᚐᚔᚏᚓ᚜ | PEE-uh-buh-uh-ruh | piper | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| píopa | ᚛ᚚᚔᚑᚚᚐ᚜ | PEE-uh-puh | pipe | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | From , borrowed from , from . . |
| rabhcán muirí | ᚛ᚏᚐᚁᚆᚉᚐᚅ ᚋᚒᚔᚏᚔ᚜ | ROW-kawn MIH-ree | sea shanty | Foclóir | |
| rannaíocht | ᚛ᚏᚐᚅᚅᚐᚔᚑᚉᚆᚈ᚜ | RAH-nnee-uhkht | versification; form of verse | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | From . . |
| raonrothaíocht | ᚛ᚏᚐᚑᚅᚏᚑᚈᚆᚐᚔᚑᚉᚆᚈ᚜ | REE-nruh-hee-uhkht | track cycling | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| rian | ᚛ᚏᚔᚐᚅ᚜ | REE-UHN | mark | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| rince | ᚛ᚏᚔᚅᚉᚓ᚜ | RINK-uh | dance | TatoebagaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | A dance. Rince céilí — set dancing. |
| rince ar an sean-nós | ᚛ᚏᚔᚅᚉᚓ ᚐᚏ ᚐᚅ ᚄᚓᚐᚅᚅᚑᚄ᚜ | RINK-uh er un shan NOHSS | old-style dancing | Rosmerta editorial | Old-style dancing — sean-nós step dancing. Loose, low to the ground; predates the formalised styles. |
| rince céilí | ᚛ᚏᚔᚅᚉᚓ ᚉᚓᚔᚂᚔ᚜ | RINK-uh KAY-lee | céilí dancing | Foclóir | Céilí dancing — set dancing. Group dances; the Irish-language equivalent of square dance. |
| rince seit | ᚛ᚏᚔᚅᚉᚓ ᚄᚓᚔᚈ᚜ | RINK-uh shet | set dancing | Foclóir | Set dancing — couples-of-four dancing in figures. |
| rithim | ᚛ᚏᚔᚈᚆᚔᚋ᚜ | RIH-huhm | rhythm | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| rithim dhríodraithe | ᚛ᚏᚔᚈᚆᚔᚋ ᚇᚆᚏᚔᚑᚇᚏᚐᚔᚈᚆᚓ᚜ | RIH-huhm YREE-uh-druh-uh-huh | rhythm | WiktionaryFoclóirTeanglann | |
| rosc | ᚛ᚏᚑᚄᚉ᚜ | RUHSK | chant | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| ruta | ᚛ᚏᚒᚈᚐ᚜ | RUH-tuh | beaten track | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| réamhcheol | ᚛ᚏᚓᚐᚋᚆᚉᚆᚓᚑᚂ᚜ | RAY-ow-hohl | overture | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| ríl | ᚛ᚏᚔᚂ᚜ | reel | reel | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Reel. Modern English-loan form, used alongside cor. |
| rón Graonlannach | ᚛ᚏᚑᚅ ᚌᚏᚐᚑᚅᚂᚐᚅᚅᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | ROHN GREE-nluh-nnuhkh | harp seal | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| sacsafón | ᚛ᚄᚐᚉᚄᚐᚃᚑᚅ᚜ | SAH-ksuh-fohn | saxophone | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| sacsafónaí | ᚛ᚄᚐᚉᚄᚐᚃᚑᚅᚐᚔ᚜ | SAH-ksuh-foh-nee | saxophonist | WiktionaryFoclóirTeanglann | |
| salsa | ᚛ᚄᚐᚂᚄᚐ᚜ | SAH-lsuh | salsa | gaelspellFoclóir | |
| samba | ᚛ᚄᚐᚋᚁᚐ᚜ | SAH-mbuh | samba | gaelspellFoclóir | |
| scrolla | ᚛ᚄᚉᚏᚑᚂᚂᚐ᚜ | SKRUH-lluh | scroll | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| seinnteoir | ᚛ᚄᚓᚔᚅᚅᚈᚓᚑᚔᚏ᚜ | SHEH-uh-nntoh-uhr | performer | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| seisiún | ᚛ᚄᚓᚔᚄᚔᚒᚅ᚜ | SHEH-uh-shuh-oon | session | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| siansa | ᚛ᚄᚔᚐᚅᚄᚐ᚜ | SHEE-UH-nsuh | symphony | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| sleamhnú giotáir | ᚛ᚄᚂᚓᚐᚋᚆᚅᚒ ᚌᚔᚑᚈᚐᚔᚏ᚜ | SHLA-wnoo GIH-uh-taw-uhr | slide guitar | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| smólach ceoil | ᚛ᚄᚋᚑᚂᚐᚉᚆ ᚉᚓᚑᚔᚂ᚜ | SMOH-luhkh KOH-uhl | song thrush | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| sonáid | ᚛ᚄᚑᚅᚐᚔᚇ᚜ | SUH-naw-uhd | sonata | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| soprán | ᚛ᚄᚑᚚᚏᚐᚅ᚜ | SUH-prawn | soprano | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| spól | ᚛ᚄᚚᚑᚂ᚜ | SPOHL | reel | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| sreangdhruma | ᚛ᚄᚏᚓᚐᚅᚌᚇᚆᚏᚒᚋᚐ᚜ | SHRA-ngghruh-muh | snare drum | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| stiúrthóir | ᚛ᚄᚈᚔᚒᚏᚈᚆᚑᚔᚏ᚜ | SHTIH-oo-rhoh-uhr | conductor | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| suantraí | ᚛ᚄᚒᚐᚅᚈᚏᚐᚔ᚜ | SOO-UH-ntree | lullaby | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| svuít | ᚛ᚄᚒᚔᚈ᚜ | SVUH-eet | suite | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| séis | ᚛ᚄᚓᚔᚄ᚜ | SHAY-uhsh | melody | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| taibheoir | ᚛ᚈᚐᚔᚁᚆᚓᚑᚔᚏ᚜ | TAH-uh-voh-uhr | performer | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| tambóirín | ᚛ᚈᚐᚋᚁᚑᚔᚏᚔᚅ᚜ | tah-mboh-uh-REEN | tambourine | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| tangó | ᚛ᚈᚐᚅᚌᚑ᚜ | TAH-ngoh | tango | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| teanór | ᚛ᚈᚓᚐᚅᚑᚏ᚜ | TA-nohr | tenor | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| tempo | ᚛ᚈᚓᚋᚚᚑ᚜ | TEH-mpuh | tempo | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| teoiric an cheoil | ᚛ᚈᚓᚑᚔᚏᚔᚉ ᚐᚅ ᚉᚆᚓᚑᚔᚂ᚜ | TOH-uh-ruhk AHN HOH-uhl | music theory | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| teoiric na dteaghrán | ᚛ᚈᚓᚑᚔᚏᚔᚉ ᚅᚐ ᚇᚈᚓᚐᚌᚆᚏᚐᚅ᚜ | TOH-uh-ruhk NAH DTA-ghrawn | string theory | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| tinné | ᚛ᚈᚔᚅᚅᚓ᚜ | CHIN-yay | step | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Step — a dance step. |
| tiompán | ᚛ᚈᚔᚑᚋᚚᚐᚅ᚜ | TIH-uh-mpawn | drum | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| tiúba | ᚛ᚈᚔᚒᚁᚐ᚜ | TIH-oo-buh | tuba | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| tiúin | ᚛ᚈᚔᚒᚔᚅ᚜ | TIH-oo-uhn | tune | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Borrowed from . |
| tiúnóir | ᚛ᚈᚔᚒᚅᚑᚔᚏ᚜ | TIH-oo-noh-uhr | tuner | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| triantán | ᚛ᚈᚏᚔᚐᚅᚈᚐᚅ᚜ | TREE-UH-ntawn | triangle | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| troitheán | ᚛ᚈᚏᚑᚔᚈᚆᚓᚐᚅ᚜ | TRIH-hawn | pedal | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| trombón | ᚛ᚈᚏᚑᚋᚁᚑᚅ᚜ | TRUH-mbohn | trombone | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| trumpa | ᚛ᚈᚏᚒᚋᚚᚐ᚜ | TRUH-mpuh | trumpet | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| tríréad | ᚛ᚈᚏᚔᚏᚓᚐᚇ᚜ | TREE-ray-uhd | trio | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| trúbadóir | ᚛ᚈᚏᚒᚁᚐᚇᚑᚔᚏ᚜ | TROO-buh-doh-uhr | troubadour | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| téaduirlisí | ᚛ᚈᚓᚐᚇᚒᚔᚏᚂᚔᚄᚔ᚜ | TAY-uh-dih-rluh-shee | strings | gaelspellFoclóir | |
| ucailéile | ᚛ᚒᚉᚐᚔᚂᚓᚔᚂᚓ᚜ | UH-kuh-uh-lay-uh-luh | ukulele | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| veidheal | ᚛ᚓᚔᚇᚆᚓᚐᚂ᚜ | VEH-uh-yal | viol; violin | WiktionaryFoclóir | Borrowed from . |
| veidhlín | ᚛ᚓᚔᚇᚆᚂᚔᚅ᚜ | veh-uh-YLEEN | violin | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| virtuoso | ᚛ᚔᚏᚈᚒᚑᚄᚑ᚜ | VIH-rtuh-uh-suh | virtuoso | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| válsa | ᚛ᚐᚂᚄᚐ᚜ | VAW-lsuh | waltz | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| véarsa | ᚛ᚓᚐᚏᚄᚐ᚜ | VAY-uh-rsuh | verse | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| xileafón | ᚛ᚔᚂᚓᚐᚃᚑᚅ᚜ | XIH-la-fohn | xylophone | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| ábhann | ᚛ᚐᚁᚆᚐᚅᚅ᚜ | AW-wuhnn | strain; tune | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| áiria | ᚛ᚐᚔᚏᚔᚐ᚜ | AW-uh-ree-uh | aria | gaelspellFoclóir | |
| óbó | ᚛ᚑᚁᚑ᚜ | OH-boh | oboe | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann |
