Grimoire Vocabulary — Fish & Sea Life
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| Irish | Ogham | How to say it | English | Source | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ainseabhaí | ᚛ᚐᚔᚅᚄᚓᚐᚁᚆᚐᚔ᚜ | AH-uh-nsha-wee | anchovy | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| algaí | ᚛ᚐᚂᚌᚐᚔ᚜ | AH-lgee | algae | gaelspellFoclóir | |
| baoite | ᚛ᚁᚐᚑᚔᚈᚓ᚜ | BEE-uh-tuh | bait | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| bheith ag trálaeireacht | ᚛ᚁᚆᚓᚔᚈᚆ ᚐᚌ ᚈᚏᚐᚂᚐᚓᚔᚏᚓᚐᚉᚆᚈ᚜ | VEH-uhh AHG TRAW-lay-uh-rakht | trawl | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| bodairlín | ᚛ᚁᚑᚇᚐᚔᚏᚂᚔᚅ᚜ | buh-duh-uh-RLEEN | minnow | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| bradán | ᚛ᚁᚏᚐᚇᚐᚅ᚜ | BRAH-dawn | salmon | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Salmon. The Salmon of Knowledge ate hazelnuts and was caught by Fionn — wisdom flowed to him. |
| bradán fearna | ᚛ᚁᚏᚐᚇᚐᚅ ᚃᚓᚐᚏᚅᚐ᚜ | BRAH-dawn FA-rnuh | sturgeon | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| bran | ᚛ᚁᚏᚐᚅ᚜ | BRAHN | bream | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| breac | ᚛ᚁᚏᚓᚐᚉ᚜ | BRAK | trout | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Speckled or piebald. Also the noun for trout, a speckled fish. |
| breallach | ᚛ᚁᚏᚓᚐᚂᚂᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | BRA-lluhkh | clam | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| bundún leice | ᚛ᚁᚒᚅᚇᚒᚅ ᚂᚓᚔᚉᚓ᚜ | BUH-ndoon LEH-uh-kuh | sea anemone | Foclóir | |
| cadóg | ᚛ᚉᚐᚇᚑᚌ᚜ | KAH-dohg | haddock | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| carbán | ᚛ᚉᚐᚏᚁᚐᚅ᚜ | KAH-rbawn | carp | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| ceap | ᚛ᚉᚓᚐᚚ᚜ | KAP | catch | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| ceilp | ᚛ᚉᚓᚔᚂᚚ᚜ | KEH-uhlp | kelp | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| coiréal | ᚛ᚉᚑᚔᚏᚓᚐᚂ᚜ | KIH-ray-uhl | coral | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| colmóir | ᚛ᚉᚑᚂᚋᚑᚔᚏ᚜ | KUH-lmoh-uhr | hake | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| crosóg mhara | ᚛ᚉᚏᚑᚄᚑᚌ ᚋᚆᚐᚏᚐ᚜ | KRUH-sohg WAH-ruh | starfish | WiktionaryFoclóirTeanglann | |
| cráifisc | ᚛ᚉᚏᚐᚔᚃᚔᚄᚉ᚜ | KRAW-uh-fuhshk | crayfish | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| crúca | ᚛ᚉᚏᚒᚉᚐ᚜ | KROO-kuh | hook | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| cuán mara | ᚛ᚉᚒᚐᚅ ᚋᚐᚏᚐ᚜ | KUH-awn MAH-ruh | sea urchin | Foclóir | |
| deilf | ᚛ᚇᚓᚔᚂᚃ᚜ | delf | dolphin | WiktionaryTatoebagaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Dolphin. Latin loan, ultimately Greek. |
| diúilicín | ᚛ᚇᚔᚒᚔᚂᚔᚉᚔᚅ᚜ | JOO-lik-een | mussel | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Mussel. |
| dordghuth | ᚛ᚇᚑᚏᚇᚌᚆᚒᚈᚆ᚜ | DUH-rdghuhh | bass | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| eangach | ᚛ᚓᚐᚅᚌᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | A-nguhkh | net | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| eascann | ᚛ᚓᚐᚄᚉᚐᚅᚅ᚜ | A-skuhnn | eel | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| eite | ᚛ᚓᚔᚈᚓ᚜ | ETCH-uh | fin | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | A wing. |
| ga | ᚛ᚌᚐ᚜ | GAH | ray | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| geolbhach | ᚛ᚌᚓᚑᚂᚁᚆᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | GOH-lwuhkh | gill | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| gliomach | ᚛ᚌᚂᚔᚑᚋᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | GLUH-mukh | lobster | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Lobster. |
| haileabó | ᚛ᚆᚐᚔᚂᚓᚐᚁᚑ᚜ | HAH-uh-la-boh | halibut | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| leathóg | ᚛ᚂᚓᚐᚈᚆᚑᚌ᚜ | LA-hohg | plaice | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| leith | ᚛ᚂᚓᚔᚈᚆ᚜ | LEH-uhh | flounder | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| liús | ᚛ᚂᚔᚒᚄ᚜ | LIH-oos | pike | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| mangach | ᚛ᚋᚐᚅᚌᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | MAH-nguhkh | pollock | gaelspellFoclóir | |
| míol mór | ᚛ᚋᚔᚑᚂ ᚋᚑᚏ᚜ | MEEL mohr | whale | WiktionaryFoclóirTeanglann | Whale — literally ‘great beast.’ Coastal communities once hunted them. |
| míolt | ᚛ᚋᚔᚑᚂᚈ᚜ | MEELT | small fish | Foclóir | Small fish. |
| ochtapas | ᚛ᚑᚉᚆᚈᚐᚚᚐᚄ᚜ | UH-khtuh-puhs | octopus | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| planctón | ᚛ᚚᚂᚐᚅᚉᚈᚑᚅ᚜ | PLAH-nktohn | plankton | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| portán | ᚛ᚚᚑᚏᚈᚐᚅ᚜ | PUR-tawn | crab | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Crab. |
| ronnach | ᚛ᚏᚑᚅᚅᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | RUN-ukh | mackerel | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Mackerel. |
| róiste | ᚛ᚏᚑᚔᚄᚈᚓ᚜ | ROH-uh-shtuh | roach | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| rón | ᚛ᚏᚑᚅ᚜ | rohn | seal | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Seal. The selkie of folktale — a seal who could shed her skin to walk on land. |
| rónbreac | ᚛ᚏᚑᚅᚁᚏᚓᚐᚉ᚜ | ROHN-brak | common seal | Foclóir | Common seal — ‘speckled seal.’ |
| sairdín | ᚛ᚄᚐᚔᚏᚇᚔᚅ᚜ | sah-uh-RDEEN | sardine | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| salán | ᚛ᚄᚐᚂᚐᚅ᚜ | SAH-lawn | sprat | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| scadán | ᚛ᚄᚉᚐᚇᚐᚅ᚜ | SKAH-dawn | herring | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Herring. Once the staple of the West coast fisheries. |
| scoil | ᚛ᚄᚉᚑᚔᚂ᚜ | SKIHL | shoalLatin loanpossession | WiktionaryTatoebagaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Feminine. A school. Cognate with Latin schola. |
| scuid | ᚛ᚄᚉᚒᚔᚇ᚜ | SKIHD | squid | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| scála | ᚛ᚄᚉᚐᚂᚐ᚜ | SKAW-luh | scale | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| siorc | ᚛ᚄᚔᚑᚏᚉ᚜ | shurk | sharkEnglish loan | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Shark. The basking shark visits Ireland’s west coast in summer. |
| slatiascaire | ᚛ᚄᚂᚐᚈᚔᚐᚄᚉᚐᚔᚏᚓ᚜ | SLAH-tee-uh-skuh-uh-ruh | angler | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| smugairle róin | ᚛ᚄᚋᚒᚌᚐᚔᚏᚂᚓ ᚏᚑᚔᚅ᚜ | SMUH-guh-uh-rluh ROH-uhn | jellyfish | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| trosc | ᚛ᚈᚏᚑᚄᚉ᚜ | trusk | codNorse loan | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Cod. Norse loan. |
| turbard | ᚛ᚈᚒᚏᚁᚐᚏᚇ᚜ | TUH-rbuhrd | turbot | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann |