Grimoire Vocabulary — Modifiers & Intensifiers
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| Irish | Ogham | How to say it | English | Source | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a lán | ᚛ᚐ ᚂᚐᚅ᚜ | AH LAWN | many | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| amach is amach | ᚛ᚐᚋᚐᚉᚆ ᚔᚄ ᚐᚋᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | AH-muhkh IHSH AH-muhkh | completely | Foclóir | |
| an dá | ᚛ᚐᚅ ᚇᚐ᚜ | AHN DAW | both | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| an t-aon | ᚛ᚐᚅ ᚈᚐᚑᚅ᚜ | AHN TEEN | only | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| an- | ᚛ᚐᚅ᚜ | AHN | extremely | Foclóir | |
| aon | ᚛ᚐᚑᚅ᚜ | EEN | any | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| aon duine | ᚛ᚐᚑᚅ ᚇᚒᚔᚅᚓ᚜ | EEN DIH-nuh | none | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| ar éigean | ᚛ᚐᚏ ᚓᚔᚌᚓᚐᚅ᚜ | AHR AY-uh-gan | scarcely | Foclóir | |
| beag | ᚛ᚁᚓᚐᚌ᚜ | BAG | little | FoclóirTeanglann | Small. Comparative níos lú, smaller, irregular. |
| beagnach | ᚛ᚁᚓᚐᚌᚅᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | BYUG-nukh | almost | FoclóirTeanglann | Almost, nearly. |
| beagán | ᚛ᚁᚓᚐᚌᚐᚅ᚜ | BYUG-awn | a little | Rosmerta editorial | A little. From beag (small). |
| bhí sé an-fhuar go deo | ᚛ᚁᚆᚔ ᚄᚓ ᚐᚅᚃᚆᚒᚐᚏ ᚌᚑ ᚇᚓᚑ᚜ | VEE SHAY AH-noo-uhr GUH DOH | intensely | Foclóir | |
| chomh maith | ᚛ᚉᚆᚑᚋᚆ ᚋᚐᚔᚈᚆ᚜ | KHOH MAH-uhh | also | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| cinnte | ᚛ᚉᚔᚅᚅᚈᚓ᚜ | KIH-nntuh | surely | Foclóir | |
| cuid mhór | ᚛ᚉᚒᚔᚇ ᚋᚆᚑᚏ᚜ | KIHD WOHR | much | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| cúpla | ᚛ᚉᚒᚚᚂᚐ᚜ | KOO-pluh | few | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| de réir a chéile | ᚛ᚇᚓ ᚏᚓᚔᚏ ᚐ ᚉᚆᚓᚔᚂᚓ᚜ | DEH RAY-uhr AH HAY-uh-luh | gradually | Foclóir | |
| díreach | ᚛ᚇᚔᚏᚓᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | JEE-rukh | exactly | Foclóir | Exactly, just. Same form as ‘straight.’ Tá sé díreach in am — it’s exactly on time. |
| dóthain | ᚛ᚇᚑᚈᚆᚐᚔᚅ᚜ | DOH-huh-uhn | enough | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| dóthanach | ᚛ᚇᚑᚈᚆᚐᚅᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | DOH-huh-nuhkh | sufficient | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| easnamhach | ᚛ᚓᚐᚄᚅᚐᚋᚆᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | A-snow-uhkh | inadequate | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| flúirse | ᚛ᚃᚂᚒᚔᚏᚄᚓ᚜ | FLOO-uh-rshuh | plenty | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| flúirseach | ᚛ᚃᚂᚒᚔᚏᚄᚓᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | FLOO-uh-rshakh | abundant | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| fíor- | ᚛ᚃᚔᚑᚏ᚜ | FEER | genuine | FoclóirTeanglann | Truly, really (prefix). Fíor-laoch — a true hero. Fíor-ghaeilgeoir — a real Irish-speaker. |
| gach | ᚛ᚌᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | GAHKH | all | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| gann | ᚛ᚌᚐᚅᚅ᚜ | GAHNN | sparse | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| go cinnte | ᚛ᚌᚑ ᚉᚔᚅᚅᚈᚓ᚜ | GUH KIH-nntuh | definitely | Foclóir | |
| go díreach | ᚛ᚌᚑ ᚇᚔᚏᚓᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | GUH DEE-rakh | simply | Foclóir | |
| go hiomlán | ᚛ᚌᚑ ᚆᚔᚑᚋᚂᚐᚅ᚜ | GUH HIH-uh-mlawn | absolutely | Foclóir | |
| go leor | ᚛ᚌᚑ ᚂᚓᚑᚏ᚜ | guh LYOHR | enough | FoclóirTeanglann | Enough, plenty. Gives English ‘galore.’ |
| go láidir | ᚛ᚌᚑ ᚂᚐᚔᚇᚔᚏ᚜ | GUH LAW-uh-duhr | deeply | Foclóir | |
| go mór | ᚛ᚌᚑ ᚋᚑᚏ᚜ | GUH MOHR | greatly | Foclóir | |
| go pointe áirithe | ᚛ᚌᚑ ᚚᚑᚔᚅᚈᚓ ᚐᚔᚏᚔᚈᚆᚓ᚜ | GUH PIH-ntuh AW-uh-ruh-huh | partly | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| go tobann | ᚛ᚌᚑ ᚈᚑᚁᚐᚅᚅ᚜ | GUH TUH-buhnn | suddenly | Foclóir | |
| iontach | ᚛ᚔᚑᚅᚈᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | EEN-tukh | very | FoclóirTeanglann | Wonderful — but also used as ‘very’ in Ulster (iontach maith — very good). |
| is cinnte gur thaitin sé leo | ᚛ᚔᚄ ᚉᚔᚅᚅᚈᚓ ᚌᚒᚏ ᚈᚆᚐᚔᚈᚔᚅ ᚄᚓ ᚂᚓᚑ᚜ | IHSH KIH-nntuh GUHR HAH-uh-tuhn SHAY LOH | certainly | Foclóir | |
| is dócha | ᚛ᚔᚄ ᚇᚑᚉᚆᚐ᚜ | IHSH DOH-khuh | probably | Foclóir | |
| is fearr | ᚛ᚔᚄ ᚃᚓᚐᚏᚏ᚜ | iss FAR | best | FoclóirTeanglann | Best. Is fearr liom — I prefer. |
| is measa | ᚛ᚔᚄ ᚋᚓᚐᚄᚐ᚜ | iss MASS-uh | worst | FoclóirTeanglann | Worst. |
| is mó | ᚛ᚔᚄ ᚋᚑ᚜ | IHSH MOH | most | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| mórán | ᚛ᚋᚑᚏᚐᚅ᚜ | MOH-rawn | many | FoclóirTeanglann | Many, much. From mór (big). |
| níl ann ach rud oifigiúil | ᚛ᚅᚔᚂ ᚐᚅᚅ ᚐᚉᚆ ᚏᚒᚇ ᚑᚔᚃᚔᚌᚔᚒᚔᚂ᚜ | NEEL AHNN AHKH RUHD IH-fuh-guh-oo-uhl | merely | Foclóir | |
| níl ceachtar den dá fhreagra ceart | ᚛ᚅᚔᚂ ᚉᚓᚐᚉᚆᚈᚐᚏ ᚇᚓᚅ ᚇᚐ ᚃᚆᚏᚓᚐᚌᚏᚐ ᚉᚓᚐᚏᚈ᚜ | NEEL KA-khtuhr DEHN DAW RA-gruh KART | neither | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| níos lú | ᚛ᚅᚔᚑᚄ ᚂᚒ᚜ | neess LOO | fewer | FoclóirTeanglann | Less, fewer. |
| níos mó | ᚛ᚅᚔᚑᚄ ᚋᚑ᚜ | neess MOH | more | FoclóirTeanglann | More — comparative. |
| roinnt | ᚛ᚏᚑᚔᚅᚅᚈ᚜ | RIHNNT | several | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| rud beag | ᚛ᚏᚒᚇ ᚁᚓᚐᚌ᚜ | RUHD BAG | somewhat | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| ré-uimhir | ᚛ᚏᚓᚒᚔᚋᚆᚔᚏ᚜ | RAY-ih-vuhr | even | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| réasúnta | ᚛ᚏᚓᚐᚄᚒᚅᚈᚐ᚜ | RAY-uh-soo-ntuh | fairly | Foclóir | |
| ró- | ᚛ᚏᚑ᚜ | ROH | too | FoclóirTeanglann | Too (prefix). Lenites: ró-mhór (too big), ró-bheag (too small). |
| sa deireadh | ᚛ᚄᚐ ᚇᚓᚔᚏᚓᚐᚇᚆ᚜ | SAH DEH-uh-ragh | eventually | Foclóir | |
| seans | ᚛ᚄᚓᚐᚅᚄ᚜ | SHANS | possibly | Foclóir | |
| seo drochscéala amach is amach | ᚛ᚄᚓᚑ ᚇᚏᚑᚉᚆᚄᚉᚓᚐᚂᚐ ᚐᚋᚐᚉᚆ ᚔᚄ ᚐᚋᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | SHOH DRUH-hshkay-uh-luh AH-muhkh IHSH AH-muhkh | indeed | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| sách | ᚛ᚄᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | SAWKH | rather | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| sár- | ᚛ᚄᚐᚏ᚜ | SAWR | exceedingly | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| sásúil | ᚛ᚄᚐᚄᚒᚔᚂ᚜ | SAW-soo-uhl | adequate | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| thar a bheith | ᚛ᚈᚆᚐᚏ ᚐ ᚁᚆᚓᚔᚈᚆ᚜ | HAHR AH VEH-uhh | highly | Foclóir | |
| tuilleadh | ᚛ᚈᚒᚔᚂᚂᚓᚐᚇᚆ᚜ | TIH-llagh | more | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| tá an seans is lú ann go dtiocfaidh siad slán | ᚛ᚈᚐ ᚐᚅ ᚄᚓᚐᚅᚄ ᚔᚄ ᚂᚒ ᚐᚅᚅ ᚌᚑ ᚇᚈᚔᚑᚉᚃᚐᚔᚇᚆ ᚄᚔᚐᚇ ᚄᚂᚐᚅ᚜ | TAW AHN SHANS IHSH LOO AHNN GUH DTIH-uh-kfuh-uhy SHEE-UHD SLAWN | least | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| uasmhéid | ᚛ᚒᚐᚄᚋᚆᚓᚔᚇ᚜ | OO-UH-shvay-uhd | maximum | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| éiríonn siad as, sin nó cuardaíonn siad poist eile | ᚛ᚓᚔᚏᚔᚑᚅᚅ ᚄᚔᚐᚇ ᚐᚄ ᚄᚔᚅ ᚅᚑ ᚉᚒᚐᚏᚇᚐᚔᚑᚅᚅ ᚄᚔᚐᚇ ᚚᚑᚔᚄᚈ ᚓᚔᚂᚓ᚜ | AY-uh-ree-uhnn SHEE-UHD AHS SHIHN NOH KOO-UH-rdee-uhnn SHEE-UHD PIHSHT EH-uh-luh | either | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| íos- | ᚛ᚔᚑᚄ᚜ | EE-uhs | minimum | FoclóirTeanglann |