
Grimoire Vocabulary — Music & Instruments
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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 |
