Grimoire Vocabulary — Common Adjectives
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| Irish | Ogham | How to say it | English | Source | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mór | ᚛ᚋᚑᚏ᚜ | MOHR | big | Grimoire XI.4 | Big. Comparative níos mó, bigger. The single most-used adjective in the language. |
| beag | ᚛ᚁᚓᚐᚌ᚜ | BAG | small | Foclóir | Small. Comparative níos lú, smaller, irregular. |
| maith | ᚛ᚋᚐᚔᚈᚆ᚜ | MAH | good | Grimoire XI.4 | Good. Comparative níos fearr, better, irregular. Also a noun: an mhaith, the good. |
| olc | ᚛ᚑᚂᚉ᚜ | ULK | bad | Grimoire XI.4 | Bad. Comparative níos measa, worse, irregular. |
| sean | ᚛ᚄᚓᚐᚅ᚜ | SHAN | old | Foclóir | Old. As a prefix sean- it lenites: sean-fhocal, old word, meaning a proverb. |
| óg | ᚛ᚑᚌ᚜ | OHG | young | Grimoire XI.4 | Young. Tír na nÓg is the country of the young. |
| nua | ᚛ᚅᚒᚐ᚜ | NOO-uh | new | Foclóir | New. The same root as English novelty. |
| ard | ᚛ᚐᚏᚇ᚜ | AWR-d | tall/high | Foclóir | Tall or high. Ard-Rí is the High King. |
| fada | ᚛ᚃᚐᚇᚐ᚜ | FAD-uh | long | Foclóir | Long. The síneadh fada, the long mark, names the accent that lengthens vowels. |
| gearr | ᚛ᚌᚓᚐᚏᚏ᚜ | GYAR | short | FoclóirTeanglann | Short. Same word also means cut, as a verb. |
| te | ᚛ᚈᚓ᚜ | CHEH | hot | Grimoire XI.4 | Hot. |
| fuar | ᚛ᚃᚒᚐᚏ᚜ | FOO-ur | cold | FoclóirTeanglann | Cold. Tá sé fuar, it is cold. |
| dorcha | ᚛ᚇᚑᚏᚉᚆᚐ᚜ | DUR-uh-khuh | dark | Grimoire XI.4 | Dark. |
| geal | ᚛ᚌᚓᚐᚂ᚜ | GAL | bright/white | Grimoire XI.4 | Bright or shining. Bán is white, geal is bright. Snow is bán, the moon is geal. |
| deas | ᚛ᚇᚓᚐᚄ᚜ | JASS | nice/right | Grimoire XI.4 | Nice. The most everyday compliment. |
| álainn | ᚛ᚐᚂᚐᚔᚅᚅ᚜ | AW-lin | beautiful | Foclóir | Beautiful. The word a poem reaches for. |
| láidir | ᚛ᚂᚐᚔᚇᚔᚏ᚜ | LAW-jir | strong | Foclóir | Strong. |
| lag | ᚛ᚂᚐᚌ᚜ | LOG | weak | Foclóir | Weak. |
| trom | ᚛ᚈᚏᚑᚋ᚜ | TRUM | heavy | Foclóir | Heavy. |
| éasca | ᚛ᚓᚐᚄᚉᚐ᚜ | AYS-kuh | easy | Grimoire XI.4 | Easy. |
| deacair | ᚛ᚇᚓᚐᚉᚐᚔᚏ᚜ | JAK-ur | difficult | Foclóir | Difficult. |
| sásta | ᚛ᚄᚐᚄᚈᚐ᚜ | SAW-stuh | satisfied/happy | Foclóir | Satisfied or happy. Tá mé sásta, I am content. |