Grimoire Vocabulary — Fish & Sea Life

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Grimoire Vocabulary — Fish & Sea Life

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IrishOghamHow to say itEnglishSourceNote
ainseabhaí᚛ᚐᚔᚅᚄᚓᚐᚁᚆᚐᚔ᚜AH-uh-nsha-weeanchovyFoclóirTeanglann
algaí᚛ᚐᚂᚌᚐᚔ᚜AH-lgeealgaeFoclóir
baoite᚛ᚁᚐᚑᚔᚈᚓ᚜BEE-uh-tuhbaitFoclóirTeanglann
bheith ag trálaeireacht᚛ᚁᚆᚓᚔᚈᚆ ᚐᚌ ᚈᚏᚐᚂᚐᚓᚔᚏᚓᚐᚉᚆᚈ᚜VEH-uhh AHG TRAW-lay-uh-rakhttrawlFoclóirTeanglann
bodairlín᚛ᚁᚑᚇᚐᚔᚏᚂᚔᚅ᚜buh-duh-uh-RLEENminnowFoclóirTeanglann
bradán᚛ᚁᚏᚐᚇᚐᚅ᚜BRAH-dawnsalmonFoclóirTeanglannSalmon. The Salmon of Knowledge ate hazelnuts and was caught by Fionn — wisdom flowed to him.
bradán fearna᚛ᚁᚏᚐᚇᚐᚅ ᚃᚓᚐᚏᚅᚐ᚜BRAH-dawn FA-rnuhsturgeonFoclóirTeanglann
bran᚛ᚁᚏᚐᚅ᚜BRAHNbreamFoclóirTeanglann
breac᚛ᚁᚏᚓᚐᚉ᚜BRAKtroutFoclóirTeanglannSpeckled or piebald. Also the noun for trout, a speckled fish.
breallach᚛ᚁᚏᚓᚐᚂᚂᚐᚉᚆ᚜BRA-lluhkhclamFoclóirTeanglann
bundún leice᚛ᚁᚒᚅᚇᚒᚅ ᚂᚓᚔᚉᚓ᚜BUH-ndoon LEH-uh-kuhsea anemoneFoclóir
cadóg᚛ᚉᚐᚇᚑᚌ᚜KAH-dohghaddockFoclóirTeanglann
carbán᚛ᚉᚐᚏᚁᚐᚅ᚜KAH-rbawncarpFoclóirTeanglann
ceap᚛ᚉᚓᚐᚚ᚜KAPcatchFoclóirTeanglann
ceilp᚛ᚉᚓᚔᚂᚚ᚜KEH-uhlpkelpFoclóirTeanglann
coiréal᚛ᚉᚑᚔᚏᚓᚐᚂ᚜KIH-ray-uhlcoralFoclóirTeanglann
colmóir᚛ᚉᚑᚂᚋᚑᚔᚏ᚜KUH-lmoh-uhrhakeFoclóirTeanglann
crosóg mhara᚛ᚉᚏᚑᚄᚑᚌ ᚋᚆᚐᚏᚐ᚜KRUH-sohg WAH-ruhstarfishFoclóirTeanglann
cráifisc᚛ᚉᚏᚐᚔᚃᚔᚄᚉ᚜KRAW-uh-fuhshkcrayfishFoclóirTeanglann
crúca᚛ᚉᚏᚒᚉᚐ᚜KROO-kuhhookFoclóirTeanglann
cuán mara᚛ᚉᚒᚐᚅ ᚋᚐᚏᚐ᚜KUH-awn MAH-ruhsea urchinFoclóir
deilf᚛ᚇᚓᚔᚂᚃ᚜delfdolphinFoclóirTeanglannDolphin. Latin loan, ultimately Greek.
diúilicín᚛ᚇᚔᚒᚔᚂᚔᚉᚔᚅ᚜JOO-lik-eenmusselFoclóirTeanglannMussel.
dordghuth᚛ᚇᚑᚏᚇᚌᚆᚒᚈᚆ᚜DUH-rdghuhhbassFoclóirTeanglann
eangach᚛ᚓᚐᚅᚌᚐᚉᚆ᚜A-nguhkhnetFoclóirTeanglann
eascann᚛ᚓᚐᚄᚉᚐᚅᚅ᚜A-skuhnneelFoclóirTeanglann
eite᚛ᚓᚔᚈᚓ᚜ETCH-uhfinFoclóirTeanglannA wing.
ga᚛ᚌᚐ᚜GAHrayFoclóirTeanglann
geolbhach᚛ᚌᚓᚑᚂᚁᚆᚐᚉᚆ᚜GOH-lwuhkhgillFoclóirTeanglann
gliomach᚛ᚌᚂᚔᚑᚋᚐᚉᚆ᚜GLUH-mukhlobsterFoclóirTeanglannLobster.
haileabó᚛ᚆᚐᚔᚂᚓᚐᚁᚑ᚜HAH-uh-la-bohhalibutFoclóirTeanglann
leathóg᚛ᚂᚓᚐᚈᚆᚑᚌ᚜LA-hohgplaiceFoclóirTeanglann
leith᚛ᚂᚓᚔᚈᚆ᚜LEH-uhhflounderFoclóirTeanglann
liús᚛ᚂᚔᚒᚄ᚜LIH-oospikeFoclóirTeanglann
mangach᚛ᚋᚐᚅᚌᚐᚉᚆ᚜MAH-nguhkhpollockFoclóir
míol mór᚛ᚋᚔᚑᚂ ᚋᚑᚏ᚜MEEL mohrwhaleFoclóirTeanglannWhale — literally ‘great beast.’ Coastal communities once hunted them.
míolt᚛ᚋᚔᚑᚂᚈ᚜MEELTsmall fishFoclóirSmall fish.
ochtapas᚛ᚑᚉᚆᚈᚐᚚᚐᚄ᚜UH-khtuh-puhsoctopusFoclóirTeanglann
planctón᚛ᚚᚂᚐᚅᚉᚈᚑᚅ᚜PLAH-nktohnplanktonFoclóirTeanglann
portán᚛ᚚᚑᚏᚈᚐᚅ᚜PUR-tawncrabFoclóirTeanglannCrab.
ronnach᚛ᚏᚑᚅᚅᚐᚉᚆ᚜RUN-ukhmackerelFoclóirTeanglannMackerel.
róiste᚛ᚏᚑᚔᚄᚈᚓ᚜ROH-uh-shtuhroachFoclóirTeanglann
rón᚛ᚏᚑᚅ᚜rohnsealFoclóirTeanglannSeal. The selkie of folktale — a seal who could shed her skin to walk on land.
rónbreac᚛ᚏᚑᚅᚁᚏᚓᚐᚉ᚜ROHN-brakcommon sealFoclóirCommon seal — ‘speckled seal.’
sairdín᚛ᚄᚐᚔᚏᚇᚔᚅ᚜sah-uh-RDEENsardineFoclóirTeanglann
salán᚛ᚄᚐᚂᚐᚅ᚜SAH-lawnspratFoclóirTeanglann
scadán᚛ᚄᚉᚐᚇᚐᚅ᚜SKAH-dawnherringFoclóirTeanglannHerring. Once the staple of the West coast fisheries.
scoil᚛ᚄᚉᚑᚔᚂ᚜SKIHLshoalLatin loanpossessionFoclóirTeanglannFeminine. A school. Cognate with Latin schola.
scuid᚛ᚄᚉᚒᚔᚇ᚜SKIHDsquidFoclóirTeanglann
scála᚛ᚄᚉᚐᚂᚐ᚜SKAW-luhscaleFoclóirTeanglann
siorc᚛ᚄᚔᚑᚏᚉ᚜shurksharkEnglish loanFoclóirTeanglannShark. The basking shark visits Ireland’s west coast in summer.
slatiascaire᚛ᚄᚂᚐᚈᚔᚐᚄᚉᚐᚔᚏᚓ᚜SLAH-tee-uh-skuh-uh-ruhanglerFoclóirTeanglann
smugairle róin᚛ᚄᚋᚒᚌᚐᚔᚏᚂᚓ ᚏᚑᚔᚅ᚜SMUH-guh-uh-rluh ROH-uhnjellyfishFoclóirTeanglann
trosc᚛ᚈᚏᚑᚄᚉ᚜truskcodNorse loanFoclóirTeanglannCod. Norse loan.
turbard᚛ᚈᚒᚏᚁᚐᚏᚇ᚜TUH-rbuhrdturbotFoclóirTeanglann
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