
Grimoire Vocabulary — People & Family
Family words change after the possessive mo (my): máthair (mother) becomes mo mháthair, and athair (father) becomes m’athair before a vowel. The everyday family and people words are below, each with pronunciation and its source.
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| Irish | Ogham | How to say it | English | Source | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a chara | ᚛ᚐ ᚉᚆᚐᚏᚐ᚜ | AH KHAH-ruh | dear | WiktionaryFoclóir | Literally ‘O friend’. |
| a stór | ᚛ᚐ ᚄᚈᚑᚏ᚜ | AH STOHR | sweetheart | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| a Thiarna | ᚛ᚐ ᚈᚆᚔᚐᚏᚅᚐ᚜ | AH HEE-UH-rnuh | good lord! | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| aindílleachta | ᚛ᚐᚔᚅᚇᚔᚂᚂᚓᚐᚉᚆᚈᚐ᚜ | AH-uh-ndee-lla-khtuh | uncared-for orphan | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| aintiarna | ᚛ᚐᚔᚅᚈᚔᚐᚏᚅᚐ᚜ | AH-uh-ntee-uh-rnuh | despotic lord; tyrant | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| aintín | ᚛ᚐᚔᚅᚈᚔᚅ᚜ | AN-cheen | aunt | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Aunt. Diminutive form. The same word for both parents’ sisters. |
| aischéim | ᚛ᚐᚔᚄᚉᚆᚓᚔᚋ᚜ | AH-uh-shhay-uhm | backward step | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| aithnid | ᚛ᚐᚔᚈᚆᚅᚔᚇ᚜ | AH-uh-hnuhd | acquaintance | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| alaisceach | ᚛ᚐᚂᚐᚔᚄᚉᚓᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | AH-luh-uh-shkakh | big strong woman | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| amlóg | ᚛ᚐᚋᚂᚑᚌ᚜ | AH-mlohg | foolish woman | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| amlóir | ᚛ᚐᚋᚂᚑᚔᚏ᚜ | AH-mloh-uhr | foolish man | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| anaostacht | ᚛ᚐᚅᚐᚑᚄᚈᚐᚉᚆᚈ᚜ | AH-nee-stuhkht | youthfulness | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| anúra | ᚛ᚐᚅᚒᚏᚐ᚜ | AH-noo-ruh | anuran | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| aoi | ᚛ᚐᚑᚔ᚜ | EE-uh | guest | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| aoi bainise | ᚛ᚐᚑᚔ ᚁᚐᚔᚅᚔᚄᚓ᚜ | EE-uh BAH-uh-nuh-shuh | wedding guest | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| aonghin | ᚛ᚐᚑᚅᚌᚆᚔᚅ᚜ | EE-nyuhn | only begotten child | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| aonmhac | ᚛ᚐᚑᚅᚋᚆᚐᚉ᚜ | EE-nwuhk | only son | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| aosach | ᚛ᚐᚑᚄᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | EE-suhkh | adult | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| aostach | ᚛ᚐᚑᚄᚈᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | EE-stuhkh | old person | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| aosánach | ᚛ᚐᚑᚄᚐᚅᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | EE-saw-nuhkh | youngster | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| aosántacht | ᚛ᚐᚑᚄᚐᚅᚈᚐᚉᚆᚈ᚜ | EE-saw-ntuhkht | youthfulness | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| ardfhear | ᚛ᚐᚏᚇᚃᚆᚓᚐᚏ᚜ | AH-rdar | excellent man | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| Ardmhéara | ᚛ᚐᚏᚇᚋᚆᚓᚐᚏᚐ᚜ | AH-rdvay-uh-ruh | lord mayor | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| athair | ᚛ᚐᚈᚆᚐᚔᚏ᚜ | AH-hir | father | TatoebagaelspellGrimoire XI.1 | Masculine. Father. Genitive athar. |
| athair altrama | ᚛ᚐᚈᚆᚐᚔᚏ ᚐᚂᚈᚏᚐᚋᚐ᚜ | AH-huh-uhr AH-ltruh-muh | foster-father | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| athair críonna | ᚛ᚐᚈᚆᚐᚔᚏ ᚉᚏᚔᚑᚅᚅᚐ᚜ | AH-huh-uhr KREE-uh-nnuh | grandfather | WiktionaryFoclóirTeanglann | |
| athair céile | ᚛ᚐᚈᚆᚐᚔᚏ ᚉᚓᚔᚂᚓ᚜ | AH-her KAY-luh | father-in-law | WiktionaryFoclóirTeanglann | |
| athair muintire | ᚛ᚐᚈᚆᚐᚔᚏ ᚋᚒᚔᚅᚈᚔᚏᚓ᚜ | AH-huh-uhr MIH-ntuh-ruh | the father of a family | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| athair mór | ᚛ᚐᚈᚆᚐᚔᚏ ᚋᚑᚏ᚜ | AH-huh-uhr MOHR | grandfather | WiktionaryFoclóirTeanglann | |
| bainisteoir | ᚛ᚁᚐᚔᚅᚔᚄᚈᚓᚑᚔᚏ᚜ | BAH-uh-nuh-shtoh-uhr | manager | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| bainistíocht daoine | ᚛ᚁᚐᚔᚅᚔᚄᚈᚔᚑᚉᚆᚈ ᚇᚐᚑᚔᚅᚓ᚜ | BAH-uh-nuh-shtee-uhkht DEE-uh-nuh | man-management | Foclóir | |
| baintreach | ᚛ᚁᚐᚔᚅᚈᚏᚓᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | BAH-uh-ntrakh | widow | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| baintreach fir | ᚛ᚁᚐᚔᚅᚈᚏᚓᚐᚉᚆ ᚃᚔᚏ᚜ | BAH-uh-ntrakh FIHR | widower | WiktionaryFoclóirTeanglann | |
| banabhraiseach | ᚛ᚁᚐᚅᚐᚁᚆᚏᚐᚔᚄᚓᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | BAH-now-ruh-uh-shakh | woman spinner | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| banalmsóir | ᚛ᚁᚐᚅᚐᚂᚋᚄᚑᚔᚏ᚜ | BAH-nuh-lmsoh-uhr | lady almoner | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| banaí | ᚛ᚁᚐᚅᚐᚔ᚜ | BAH-nee | lady-killer | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| banchara | ᚛ᚁᚐᚅᚉᚆᚐᚏᚐ᚜ | BAH-nkhuh-ruh | lady friend | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| banchealgaire | ᚛ᚁᚐᚅᚉᚆᚓᚐᚂᚌᚐᚔᚏᚓ᚜ | BAH-nha-lguh-uh-ruh | seductive woman | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| banchliamhain | ᚛ᚁᚐᚅᚉᚆᚂᚔᚐᚋᚆᚐᚔᚅ᚜ | BAH-nhlee-uh-wuh-uhn | daughter-in-law | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| banchoimeádaí | ᚛ᚁᚐᚅᚉᚆᚑᚔᚋᚓᚐᚇᚐᚔ᚜ | BAH-nkhih-maw-dee | guardian | WiktionaryFoclóirTeanglann | |
| banchéile | ᚛ᚁᚐᚅᚉᚆᚓᚔᚂᚓ᚜ | BAH-nhay-uh-luh | wife | ApertiumgaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| banghasóg | ᚛ᚁᚐᚅᚌᚆᚐᚄᚑᚌ᚜ | BAH-nghuh-sohg | girl guide | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| banoidhre | ᚛ᚁᚐᚅᚑᚔᚇᚆᚏᚓ᚜ | BAH-nih-yruh | heiress | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| banscál | ᚛ᚁᚐᚅᚄᚉᚐᚂ᚜ | BAH-nskawl | woman | WiktionaryFoclóirTeanglann | |
| Bantiarna | ᚛ᚁᚐᚅᚈᚔᚐᚏᚅᚐ᚜ | BAH-ntee-uh-rnuh | dame | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| bantiarna | ᚛ᚁᚐᚅᚈᚔᚐᚏᚅᚐ᚜ | BAH-ntee-uh-rnuh | lady | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| banóglach | ᚛ᚁᚐᚅᚑᚌᚂᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | BAH-noh-gluhkh | girl guide | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| banóstach | ᚛ᚁᚐᚅᚑᚄᚈᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | BAH-noh-stuhkh | hostess | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| bean | ᚛ᚁᚓᚐᚅ᚜ | BAN | woman | TatoebagaelspellGrimoire XI.1 | Feminine. Plural mná, irregular. Lenites the next adjective: bean bhán, white woman. |
| bean an tí | ᚛ᚁᚓᚐᚅ ᚐᚅ ᚈᚔ᚜ | BAN AHN TEE | hostess | WiktionaryFoclóirTeanglann | |
| bean atá ag iompar clainne | ᚛ᚁᚓᚐᚅ ᚐᚈᚐ ᚐᚌ ᚔᚑᚋᚚᚐᚏ ᚉᚂᚐᚔᚅᚅᚓ᚜ | BAN AH-taw AHG IH-uh-mpuhr KLAH-uh-nnuh | mother-to-be | Foclóir | |
| bean chaointe | ᚛ᚁᚓᚐᚅ ᚉᚆᚐᚑᚔᚅᚈᚓ᚜ | BAN KHEE-uh-ntuh | female keener | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| bean choimhdeachta | ᚛ᚁᚓᚐᚅ ᚉᚆᚑᚔᚋᚆᚇᚓᚐᚉᚆᚈᚐ᚜ | BAN KHIH-vda-khtuh | lady-in-waiting | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| bean cholscartha | ᚛ᚁᚓᚐᚅ ᚉᚆᚑᚂᚄᚉᚐᚏᚈᚆᚐ᚜ | BAN KHUH-lskuh-rhuh | divorcee | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| bean chéile | ᚛ᚁᚓᚐᚅ ᚉᚆᚓᚔᚂᚓ᚜ | BAN HAY-uh-luh | wife | WiktionaryFoclóirTeanglann | |
| bean ghaoil | ᚛ᚁᚓᚐᚅ ᚌᚆᚐᚑᚔᚂ᚜ | BAN GHEE-uhl | female relative | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| bean mhuinteartha | ᚛ᚁᚓᚐᚅ ᚋᚆᚒᚔᚅᚈᚓᚐᚏᚈᚆᚐ᚜ | BAN WIH-nta-rhuh | kinswoman | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| bean mic | ᚛ᚁᚓᚐᚅ ᚋᚔᚉ᚜ | BAN MIHK | daughter-in-law | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| bean siúil | ᚛ᚁᚓᚐᚅ ᚄᚔᚒᚔᚂ᚜ | BAN SHIH-oo-uhl | itinerant woman | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| Beirn | ᚛ᚁᚓᚔᚏᚅ᚜ | BEH-uhrn | bern | gaelspellFoclóir | |
| blióg | ᚛ᚁᚂᚔᚑᚌ᚜ | BLIH-ohg | effeminate man | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| breabhsóg | ᚛ᚁᚏᚓᚐᚁᚆᚄᚑᚌ᚜ | BRA-wsohg | sprightly woman | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| bruinneall | ᚛ᚁᚏᚒᚔᚅᚅᚓᚐᚂᚂ᚜ | BRIH-nnall | maiden | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| brusaire | ᚛ᚁᚏᚒᚄᚐᚔᚏᚓ᚜ | BRUH-suh-uh-ruh | downy youth | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| bréagleanbaí | ᚛ᚁᚏᚓᚐᚌᚂᚓᚐᚅᚁᚐᚔ᚜ | BRAY-uh-gla-nbee | little-boy | Foclóir | |
| brídeach | ᚛ᚁᚏᚔᚇᚓᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | BREE-dakh | bride | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| brú óige | ᚛ᚁᚏᚒ ᚑᚔᚌᚓ᚜ | BROO OH-uh-guh | youth hostel | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| buachaill | ᚛ᚁᚒᚐᚉᚆᚐᚔᚂᚂ᚜ | BOO-uh-kull | boy | WiktionaryTatoebagaelspellGrimoire XI.1 | Masculine. A boy. Plural buachaillí. |
| buachaill bán | ᚛ᚁᚒᚐᚉᚆᚐᚔᚂᚂ ᚁᚐᚅ᚜ | BOO-UH-khuh-uhll BAWN | fair-haired boy; favorite son | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| buachaill caorach | ᚛ᚁᚒᚐᚉᚆᚐᚔᚂᚂ ᚉᚐᚑᚏᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | BOO-UH-khuh-uhll KEE-ruhkh | shepherd boy | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| bunóc | ᚛ᚁᚒᚅᚑᚉ᚜ | BUH-nohk | baby | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| báb | ᚛ᚁᚐᚁ᚜ | BAWB | baby | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| báille | ᚛ᚁᚐᚔᚂᚂᚓ᚜ | BAW-uh-lluh | bailiff | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| báirseach | ᚛ᚁᚐᚔᚏᚄᚓᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | BAW-uh-rshakh | scolding woman | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| bás nó beatha | ᚛ᚁᚐᚄ ᚅᚑ ᚁᚓᚐᚈᚆᚐ᚜ | BAWS NOH BA-huh | life-and-death | Foclóir | |
| búrca | ᚛ᚁᚒᚏᚉᚐ᚜ | BOO-rkuh | burqa | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| caile | ᚛ᚉᚐᚔᚂᚓ᚜ | KAH-uh-luh | girl | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| cailín | ᚛ᚉᚐᚔᚂᚔᚅ᚜ | KAL-een | girl | WiktionaryTatoebagaelspellGrimoire XI.1 | Masculine in grammar despite meaning girl. The diminutive ending -ín always carries that gender quirk. |
| cailín bán | ᚛ᚉᚐᚔᚂᚔᚅ ᚁᚐᚅ᚜ | kah-uh-LEEN BAWN | golden girl | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| cailín coimhdeachta | ᚛ᚉᚐᚔᚂᚔᚅ ᚉᚑᚔᚋᚆᚇᚓᚐᚉᚆᚈᚐ᚜ | kah-uh-LEEN KIH-vda-khtuh | bridesmaid | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| cailín óg | ᚛ᚉᚐᚔᚂᚔᚅ ᚑᚌ᚜ | kah-uh-LEEN OHG | maiden | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| cairde | ᚛ᚉᚐᚔᚏᚇᚓ᚜ | KAH-uh-rduh | friend | ApertiumTatoebagaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| canáil na faighne | ᚛ᚉᚐᚅᚐᚔᚂ ᚅᚐ ᚃᚐᚔᚌᚆᚅᚓ᚜ | KAH-naw-uhl NAH FAH-uh-ynuh | birth canal | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| caoifeach | ᚛ᚉᚐᚑᚔᚃᚓᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | KEE-uh-fakh | bedfellow | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| caol ard | ᚛ᚉᚐᚑᚂ ᚐᚏᚇ᚜ | KEEL AHRD | lanky | Foclóir | |
| caomhnóir | ᚛ᚉᚐᚑᚋᚆᚅᚑᚔᚏ᚜ | KEE-wnoh-uhr | guardian | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| cara | ᚛ᚉᚐᚏᚐ᚜ | KAR-uh | friend | WiktionaryTatoebagaelspellGrimoire XI.1 | Masculine. Friend. Plural cairde. |
| cara cnis | ᚛ᚉᚐᚏᚐ ᚉᚅᚔᚄ᚜ | KAH-ruh KNIHSH | bosom friend | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| cara croí | ᚛ᚉᚐᚏᚐ ᚉᚏᚑᚔ᚜ | KAR-uh KREE | heart’s friend | Foclóir | Heart’s friend, a deeper friend than ordinary cara. |
| ceathrairín | ᚛ᚉᚓᚐᚈᚆᚏᚐᚔᚏᚔᚅ᚜ | ka-hruh-uh-REEN | quadruplet | Foclóir | |
| clann | ᚛ᚉᚂᚐᚅᚅ᚜ | KLAHNN | clan | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| cleamhnaí | ᚛ᚉᚂᚓᚐᚋᚆᚅᚐᚔ᚜ | KLA-wnee | in-law | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| cliabhrach | ᚛ᚉᚂᚔᚐᚁᚆᚏᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | KLEE-uv-rukh | chest | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Chest, ribcage. The word ucht is also used for the front of the body. |
| cliamhain | ᚛ᚉᚂᚔᚐᚋᚆᚐᚔᚅ᚜ | KLEE-UH-wuh-uhn | son-in-law | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| cluiche caointe | ᚛ᚉᚂᚒᚔᚉᚆᚓ ᚉᚐᚑᚔᚅᚈᚓ᚜ | KLIH-huh KEE-uh-ntuh | funeral games | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| coibhneasta | ᚛ᚉᚑᚔᚁᚆᚅᚓᚐᚄᚈᚐ᚜ | KIH-vna-stuh | relative | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| coigéile | ᚛ᚉᚑᚔᚌᚓᚔᚂᚓ᚜ | KIH-gay-uh-luh | companion | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| coilín | ᚛ᚉᚑᚔᚂᚔᚅ᚜ | kih-LEEN | choline | gaelspellFoclóir | |
| col ceathrair | ᚛ᚉᚑᚂ ᚉᚓᚐᚈᚆᚏᚐᚔᚏ᚜ | kol KAH-rir | cousin | WiktionaryFoclóirTeanglann | Cousin. Literally fourth-degree relation; col means a degree of kinship that creates a marriage prohibition. |
| comharsa | ᚛ᚉᚑᚋᚆᚐᚏᚄᚐ᚜ | KOH-ur-suh | neighbour | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| comhghleacaí | ᚛ᚉᚑᚋᚆᚌᚆᚂᚓᚐᚉᚐᚔ᚜ | KOH-yla-kee | colleague | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| compánach | ᚛ᚉᚑᚋᚚᚐᚅᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | KUH-mpaw-nuhkh | companion | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| comrádaí seomra | ᚛ᚉᚑᚋᚏᚐᚇᚐᚔ ᚄᚓᚑᚋᚏᚐ᚜ | KUH-mraw-dee SHOH-mruh | roommate | WiktionaryFoclóirTeanglann | |
| cosamar | ᚛ᚉᚑᚄᚐᚋᚐᚏ᚜ | KUSS-uh-mur | neighbour | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Neighbour (older Irish form). Modern: comharsa. |
| crannfhear | ᚛ᚉᚏᚐᚅᚅᚃᚆᚓᚐᚏ᚜ | KRAH-nnar | aging man | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| cuairteoir | ᚛ᚉᚒᚐᚔᚏᚈᚓᚑᚔᚏ᚜ | KOO-UH-uh-rtoh-uhr | visitor | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| cé hí an cailín a bhfuil cuma leanbaí ar a haghaidh? | ᚛ᚉᚓ ᚆᚔ ᚐᚅ ᚉᚐᚔᚂᚔᚅ ᚐ ᚁᚆᚃᚒᚔᚂ ᚉᚒᚋᚐ ᚂᚓᚐᚅᚁᚐᚔ ᚐᚏ ᚐ ᚆᚐᚌᚆᚐᚔᚇᚆ᚜ | KAY HEE AHN kah-uh-LEEN AH WFIHL KUH-muh LA-nbee AHR AH HEYE-UH-uhy | baby-faced | Foclóir | |
| céile | ᚛ᚉᚓᚔᚂᚓ᚜ | KAY-luh | spouse | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Spouse, used for both husband and wife. Appears in céile dilis, faithful spouse. |
| cóisir bhrídeoige | ᚛ᚉᚑᚔᚄᚔᚏ ᚁᚆᚏᚔᚇᚓᚑᚔᚌᚓ᚜ | KOH-uh-shuhr VREE-doh-uh-guh | bridal shower | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| cúpla | ᚛ᚉᚒᚚᚂᚐ᚜ | KOOP-luh | couple | WiktionaryTatoebagaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Twins; also ‘couple’ or ‘few.’ Cúpla focal, a few words. |
| daonuair | ᚛ᚇᚐᚑᚅᚒᚐᚔᚏ᚜ | DEE-noo-uh-uhr | man-hour | gaelspellFoclóir | |
| de dhéantús an duine | ᚛ᚇᚓ ᚇᚆᚓᚐᚅᚈᚒᚄ ᚐᚅ ᚇᚒᚔᚅᚓ᚜ | DEH YAY-uh-ntoos AHN DIH-nuh | man-made | Foclóir | |
| deartháir | ᚛ᚇᚓᚐᚏᚈᚆᚐᚔᚏ᚜ | JRAH-haw-ir | brother | WiktionaryTatoebagaelspellGrimoire XI.1 | Masculine. Brother. The dr- cluster takes a moment to land in the mouth. |
| deartháir céile | ᚛ᚇᚓᚐᚏᚈᚆᚐᚔᚏ ᚉᚓᚔᚂᚓ᚜ | JAR-her KAY-luh | brother-in-law | FoclóirTeanglann | Brother-in-law, literally ‘spouse-brother.’ |
| deartháir/deirfiúr | ᚛ᚇᚓᚐᚏᚈᚆᚐᚔᚏᚇᚓᚔᚏᚃᚔᚒᚏ᚜ | JAR-her / JIR-foor | brother | FoclóirTeanglann | Brother / sister. |
| deirfiúr | ᚛ᚇᚓᚔᚏᚃᚔᚒᚏ᚜ | JER-uh-foor | sister | WiktionaryTatoebagaelspellGrimoire XI.1 | Feminine. Sister. Plural deirfiúracha, properly tongue-twisting. |
| deirfiúr chéile | ᚛ᚇᚓᚔᚏᚃᚔᚒᚏ ᚉᚆᚓᚔᚂᚓ᚜ | JIR-foor KAY-luh | sister-in-law | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| dochtúir | ᚛ᚇᚑᚉᚆᚈᚒᚔᚏ᚜ | DUKH-toor | doctor | WiktionaryTatoebagaelspellGrimoire XI.1 | Masculine. Doctor. A modern loanword that has fully naturalized. |
| doirnín | ᚛ᚇᚑᚔᚏᚅᚔᚅ᚜ | dih-RNEEN | handle | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| donaire | ᚛ᚇᚑᚅᚐᚔᚏᚓ᚜ | DUH-nuh-uh-ruh | wretch | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| donán | ᚛ᚇᚑᚅᚐᚅ᚜ | DUH-nawn | wretch | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| donóg | ᚛ᚇᚑᚅᚑᚌ᚜ | DUH-nohg | wretch | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| drochbhean | ᚛ᚇᚏᚑᚉᚆᚁᚆᚓᚐᚅ᚜ | DRUH-hvan | bad woman | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| dréimire fir | ᚛ᚇᚏᚓᚔᚋᚔᚏᚓ ᚃᚔᚏ᚜ | DRAY-uh-muh-ruh FIHR | tall thin man | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| dréimire taca | ᚛ᚇᚏᚓᚔᚋᚔᚏᚓ ᚈᚐᚉᚐ᚜ | DRAY-uh-muh-ruh TAH-kuh | step ladder | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| dubhaigh | ᚛ᚇᚒᚁᚆᚐᚔᚌᚆ᚜ | DOO-UH-uhy | blacken | gaelspellFoclóir | |
| duine | ᚛ᚇᚒᚔᚅᚓ᚜ | DIN-uh | person | WiktionaryTatoebagaelspellGrimoire XI.1 | Masculine. Plural daoine, irregular. Used for a person in general. |
| duine aitheantais | ᚛ᚇᚒᚔᚅᚓ ᚐᚔᚈᚆᚓᚐᚅᚈᚐᚔᚄ᚜ | DIH-nuh AH-uh-ha-ntuh-uhsh | acquaintance | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| duine atá sa rang céanna leat | ᚛ᚇᚒᚔᚅᚓ ᚐᚈᚐ ᚄᚐ ᚏᚐᚅᚌ ᚉᚓᚐᚅᚅᚐ ᚂᚓᚐᚈ᚜ | DIH-nuh AH-taw SAH RAHNG KAY-uh-nnuh LAT | classmate | Foclóir | |
| duine fásta | ᚛ᚇᚒᚔᚅᚓ ᚃᚐᚄᚈᚐ᚜ | DIN-uh FAW-stuh | adult | FoclóirTeanglann | Adult, literally ‘grown person.’ |
| déagóir | ᚛ᚇᚓᚐᚌᚑᚔᚏ᚜ | JAY-gor | teenager | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Teenager. From déag (teen). |
| déileáil le | ᚛ᚇᚓᚔᚂᚓᚐᚔᚂ ᚂᚓ᚜ | DAY-uh-law-uhl LEH | handle | Foclóir | |
| dílleachta | ᚛ᚇᚔᚂᚂᚓᚐᚉᚆᚈᚐ᚜ | DEE-lla-khtuh | orphan | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| fear | ᚛ᚃᚓᚐᚏ᚜ | FAR | gentleman | WiktionaryTatoebagaelspellFoclóir | Masculine. Plural fir. |
| fear céile | ᚛ᚃᚓᚐᚏ ᚉᚓᚔᚂᚓ᚜ | FAR KAY-uh-luh | husband | WiktionaryFoclóirTeanglann | |
| fear gaoil | ᚛ᚃᚓᚐᚏ ᚌᚐᚑᚔᚂ᚜ | FAR GEE-uhl | male relative | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| fear tionlacain | ᚛ᚃᚓᚐᚏ ᚈᚔᚑᚅᚂᚐᚉᚐᚔᚅ᚜ | FAR TIH-uh-nluh-kuh-uhn | groomsman | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| fiancé | ᚛ᚃᚔᚐᚅᚉᚓ᚜ | FEE-UH-nkay | fiance | gaelspellFoclóir | |
| fiancée | ᚛ᚃᚔᚐᚅᚉᚓᚓ᚜ | FEE-UH-nkay-uh | fiancee | Foclóir | |
| fine | ᚛ᚃᚔᚅᚓ᚜ | FIH-nuh | family group | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| fo- | ᚛ᚃᚑ᚜ | FUH | subordinate | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| foirfeach | ᚛ᚃᚑᚔᚏᚃᚓᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | FIH-rfakh | aged | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| forainm coibhneasta | ᚛ᚃᚑᚏᚐᚔᚅᚋ ᚉᚑᚔᚁᚆᚅᚓᚐᚄᚈᚐ᚜ | FUH-ruh-uhnm KIH-vna-stuh | relative pronoun | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| fostóir | ᚛ᚃᚑᚄᚈᚑᚔᚏ᚜ | FUH-stoh-uhr | employer | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| freastalaí | ᚛ᚃᚏᚓᚐᚄᚈᚐᚂᚐᚔ᚜ | FRA-stuh-lee | attendant | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| fáidhbhean | ᚛ᚃᚐᚔᚇᚆᚁᚆᚓᚐᚅ᚜ | FAW-uh-yvan | prophetess; wise woman | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| fámaire | ᚛ᚃᚐᚋᚐᚔᚏᚓ᚜ | FAW-muh-ruh | tourist | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Tourist, traveler. From fán (wandering). |
| Gaeilgeoir | ᚛ᚌᚐᚓᚔᚂᚌᚓᚑᚔᚏ᚜ | GAYL-gor | irish-speaker | WiktionaryTatoebagaelspellFoclóir | Irish-speaker, especially a fluent or active one. |
| gairbhe | ᚛ᚌᚐᚔᚏᚁᚆᚓ᚜ | GAH-uh-rvuh | coarseness | gaelspellFoclóir | |
| gaol | ᚛ᚌᚐᚑᚂ᚜ | GEEL | kinsman | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| gaol cleamhnais | ᚛ᚌᚐᚑᚂ ᚉᚂᚓᚐᚋᚆᚅᚐᚔᚄ᚜ | GEEL KLA-wnuh-uhsh | in-law | Foclóir | |
| garathair | ᚛ᚌᚐᚏᚐᚈᚆᚐᚔᚏ᚜ | GAH-ruh-huh-uhr | great-grandfather | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| gariníon | ᚛ᚌᚐᚏᚔᚅᚔᚑᚅ᚜ | GAH-ruh-nee-uhn | granddaughter | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| garmhac | ᚛ᚌᚐᚏᚋᚆᚐᚉ᚜ | GAH-rwuhk | grandson | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| garpháiste | ᚛ᚌᚐᚏᚚᚆᚐᚔᚄᚈᚓ᚜ | GAH-rfaw-uh-shtuh | grandchild | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| garsún | ᚛ᚌᚐᚏᚄᚒᚅ᚜ | GAH-rsoon | boy | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| gasúr | ᚛ᚌᚐᚄᚒᚏ᚜ | GAH-soor | boy | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| geallta | ᚛ᚌᚓᚐᚂᚂᚈᚐ᚜ | GA-lltuh | betrothed | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| gearrchaile | ᚛ᚌᚓᚐᚏᚏᚉᚆᚐᚔᚂᚓ᚜ | GA-rrkhuh-uh-luh | lass | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| ginealach | ᚛ᚌᚔᚅᚓᚐᚂᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | GIH-na-luhkh | lineage | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| giniúint | ᚛ᚌᚔᚅᚔᚒᚔᚅᚈ᚜ | GIH-nuh-oo-uhnt | procreation; conception; birth | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| giolla | ᚛ᚌᚔᚑᚂᚂᚐ᚜ | GIH-uh-lluh | caddie | gaelspellFoclóir | |
| glúin | ᚛ᚌᚂᚒᚔᚅ᚜ | GLOON | generation | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Knee, also generation in genealogies. |
| grúm | ᚛ᚌᚏᚒᚋ᚜ | GROOM | groom | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| gíog | ᚛ᚌᚔᚑᚌ᚜ | GEE-uhg | a cheep | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| iarbhean chéile | ᚛ᚔᚐᚏᚁᚆᚓᚐᚅ ᚉᚆᚓᚔᚂᚓ᚜ | EE-UH-rvan HAY-uh-luh | ex-wife | Foclóir | |
| iarfhear céile | ᚛ᚔᚐᚏᚃᚆᚓᚐᚏ ᚉᚓᚔᚂᚓ᚜ | EE-UH-rar KAY-uh-luh | ex-husband | Foclóir | |
| iaró | ᚛ᚔᚐᚏᚑ᚜ | EE-UH-roh | descendant | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| ilcheardaí | ᚛ᚔᚂᚉᚆᚓᚐᚏᚇᚐᚔ᚜ | IH-lha-rdee | factotum | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| iníon | ᚛ᚔᚅᚔᚑᚅ᚜ | ih-NEEN | daughter | WiktionaryTatoebagaelspellGrimoire XI.1 | Feminine. Daughter. Used in Irish legal documents and on grave inscriptions. |
| iníon bhaistí | ᚛ᚔᚅᚔᚑᚅ ᚁᚆᚐᚔᚄᚈᚔ᚜ | IH-nee-uhn WAH-uh-shtee | goddaughter | Foclóir | |
| laoi | ᚛ᚂᚐᚑᚔ᚜ | LEE-uh | poem | FreeDictgaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| leaid | ᚛ᚂᚓᚐᚔᚇ᚜ | LA-uhd | lad | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| leanbh | ᚛ᚂᚓᚐᚅᚁᚆ᚜ | LAN-uv | baby | WiktionaryTatoebagaelspellGrimoire XI.1 | Masculine. A baby or very young child. More literary than páiste, the word a poet would choose. |
| leanbhlárnach | ᚛ᚂᚓᚐᚅᚁᚆᚂᚐᚏᚅᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | LA-nwlaw-rnuhkh | child-centred | gaelspellFoclóir | |
| leanbhín | ᚛ᚂᚓᚐᚅᚁᚆᚔᚅ᚜ | la-NVEEN | little baby | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| leanbán | ᚛ᚂᚓᚐᚅᚁᚐᚅ᚜ | LA-nbawn | baby; darling | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| leannáin | ᚛ᚂᚓᚐᚅᚅᚐᚔᚅ᚜ | LA-nnaw-uhn | lovebirds | gaelspellFoclóir | |
| leannán | ᚛ᚂᚓᚐᚅᚅᚐᚅ᚜ | LAN-awn | lover | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Lover, sweetheart. Leannán sídhe, fairy lover, a being who takes a mortal as paramour but at deadly cost. |
| leasathair | ᚛ᚂᚓᚐᚄᚐᚈᚆᚐᚔᚏ᚜ | LA-suh-huh-uhr | stepfather | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| leasdeartháir | ᚛ᚂᚓᚐᚄᚇᚓᚐᚏᚈᚆᚐᚔᚏ᚜ | LA-shda-rhaw-uhr | stepbrother | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| leasdeirfiúr | ᚛ᚂᚓᚐᚄᚇᚓᚔᚏᚃᚔᚒᚏ᚜ | LA-shduh-uh-rfuh-oor | stepsister | TatoebagaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| leasiníon | ᚛ᚂᚓᚐᚄᚔᚅᚔᚑᚅ᚜ | LA-shuh-nee-uhn | stepdaughter | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| leasmhac | ᚛ᚂᚓᚐᚄᚋᚆᚐᚉ᚜ | LA-swuhk | stepson | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| leasmháthair | ᚛ᚂᚓᚐᚄᚋᚆᚐᚈᚆᚐᚔᚏ᚜ | LA-swaw-huh-uhr | stepmother | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| leathchúpla leath-chomhionann | ᚛ᚂᚓᚐᚈᚆᚉᚆᚒᚚᚂᚐ ᚂᚓᚐᚈᚆᚉᚆᚑᚋᚆᚔᚑᚅᚐᚅᚅ᚜ | LA-hkhoo-pluh LA-hkhoh-uh-uh-nuhnn | half-twin | Foclóir | |
| leathdheartháir | ᚛ᚂᚓᚐᚈᚆᚇᚆᚓᚐᚏᚈᚆᚐᚔᚏ᚜ | LA-hya-rhaw-uhr | half-brother | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| leathdheirfiúr | ᚛ᚂᚓᚐᚈᚆᚇᚆᚓᚔᚏᚃᚔᚒᚏ᚜ | LA-hyuh-uh-rfuh-oor | half-sister | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| liúdramán | ᚛ᚂᚔᚒᚇᚏᚐᚋᚐᚅ᚜ | LIH-oo-druh-mawn | lanky | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| luain | ᚛ᚂᚒᚐᚔᚅ᚜ | LOO-UH-uhn | loins | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| líon tí | ᚛ᚂᚔᚑᚅ ᚈᚔ᚜ | LEE-uhn TEE | household | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| mac | ᚛ᚋᚐᚉ᚜ | MOCK | son | WiktionaryTatoebagaelspellGrimoire XI.1 | Masculine. Son. Plural mic. The word that begins half of Ireland’s surnames. |
| mac baistí | ᚛ᚋᚐᚉ ᚁᚐᚔᚄᚈᚔ᚜ | MAHK BAH-uh-shtee | godson | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| mac dearthair | ᚛ᚋᚐᚉ ᚇᚓᚐᚏᚈᚆᚐᚔᚏ᚜ | MAHK DA-rhuh-uhr | nephew | FreeDictFoclóirTeanglann | |
| mac deirféar | ᚛ᚋᚐᚉ ᚇᚓᚔᚏᚃᚓᚐᚏ᚜ | MAHK DEH-uh-rfay-uhr | nephew | FreeDictFoclóirTeanglann | |
| macaomh | ᚛ᚋᚐᚉᚐᚑᚋᚆ᚜ | MAH-keew | lad | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| macaomhacht | ᚛ᚋᚐᚉᚐᚑᚋᚆᚐᚉᚆᚈ᚜ | MAH-kee-wuhkht | youth | WiktionaryFoclóirTeanglann | |
| maighdean | ᚛ᚋᚐᚔᚌᚆᚇᚓᚐᚅ᚜ | MAH-uh-ydan | maiden | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| malrach | ᚛ᚋᚐᚂᚏᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | MAH-lruhkh | boy | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| maoirseoir | ᚛ᚋᚐᚑᚔᚏᚄᚓᚑᚔᚏ᚜ | MEE-uh-rshoh-uhr | supervisor | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| meantóir | ᚛ᚋᚓᚐᚅᚈᚑᚔᚏ᚜ | MA-ntoh-uhr | mentor | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| meántiarna | ᚛ᚋᚓᚐᚅᚈᚔᚐᚏᚅᚐ᚜ | MAW-ntee-uh-rnuh | mesne lord | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| mion-mhórphianó | ᚛ᚋᚔᚑᚅᚋᚆᚑᚏᚚᚆᚔᚐᚅᚑ᚜ | MIH-uh-nwoh-rfee-uh-noh | baby grand | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| mionta | ᚛ᚋᚔᚑᚅᚈᚐ᚜ | MIH-uh-ntuh | mint | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| muintir | ᚛ᚋᚒᚔᚅᚈᚔᚏ᚜ | MWIN-cher | community | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | People, community, family, broad sense. Muintir na hÉireann, the people of Ireland. |
| muirnín | ᚛ᚋᚒᚔᚏᚅᚔᚅ᚜ | mih-RNEEN | sweetheart | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| muirí | ᚛ᚋᚒᚔᚏᚔ᚜ | MIH-ree | marine | gaelspellFoclóir | |
| máta | ᚛ᚋᚐᚈᚐ᚜ | MAW-tuh | mate | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| máthair | ᚛ᚋᚐᚈᚆᚐᚔᚏ᚜ | MAW-hir | mother | WiktionaryTatoebagaelspellGrimoire XI.1 | Feminine. Mother. Genitive máthar. |
| máthair chríonna | ᚛ᚋᚐᚈᚆᚐᚔᚏ ᚉᚆᚏᚔᚑᚅᚅᚐ᚜ | MAW-her KREEN-uh | wise mother | Foclóir | Wise mother, affectionate term for grandmother. |
| máthair chéile | ᚛ᚋᚐᚈᚆᚐᚔᚏ ᚉᚆᚓᚔᚂᚓ᚜ | MAW-her KAY-luh | mother-in-law | WiktionaryFoclóirTeanglann | |
| máthair mhor | ᚛ᚋᚐᚈᚆᚐᚔᚏ ᚋᚆᚑᚏ᚜ | MAW-huh-uhr WUHR | grandmother | FreeDictFoclóirTeanglann | |
| máthairtheanga | ᚛ᚋᚐᚈᚆᚐᚔᚏᚈᚆᚓᚐᚅᚌᚐ᚜ | MAW-huh-uh-rha-nguh | mother tongue | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| múinteoir | ᚛ᚋᚒᚔᚅᚈᚓᚑᚔᚏ᚜ | MOON-tyor | teacher | WiktionaryTatoebagaelspellGrimoire XI.1 | Masculine. Teacher. From múin, to teach. |
| namhaid | ᚛ᚅᚐᚋᚆᚐᚔᚇ᚜ | NOW-ij | enemy | WiktionaryTatoebagaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| naí | ᚛ᚅᚐᚔ᚜ | NEE | babe | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| naíon | ᚛ᚅᚐᚔᚑᚅ᚜ | NEE-uhn | infant | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| naíonacht | ᚛ᚅᚐᚔᚑᚅᚐᚉᚆᚈ᚜ | NEE-uh-nuhkht | infancy | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| naíonán | ᚛ᚅᚐᚔᚑᚅᚐᚅ᚜ | NEE-uh-nawn | baby | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| neacht | ᚛ᚅᚓᚐᚉᚆᚈ᚜ | nyokht | niece | WiktionaryTatoebagaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Niece. From the same root as Latin neptis. |
| neaschara | ᚛ᚅᚓᚐᚄᚉᚆᚐᚏᚐ᚜ | NA-skhuh-ruh | next friend | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| neasghaol | ᚛ᚅᚓᚐᚄᚌᚆᚐᚑᚂ᚜ | NA-sgheel | next of kin | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| nia | ᚛ᚅᚔᚐ᚜ | NEE-uh | nephew | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Nephew. Compare Welsh nai. Same Indo-European root as Latin nepos. |
| noidhenas | ᚛ᚅᚑᚔᚇᚆᚓᚅᚐᚄ᚜ | NIH-yuh-nuhs | early childhood | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| néamhann | ᚛ᚅᚓᚐᚋᚆᚐᚅᚅ᚜ | NAY-ow-uhnn | mother-of-pearl | gaelspellFoclóir | |
| ní cheapfá go deo go bhfeilfidís | ᚛ᚅᚔ ᚉᚆᚓᚐᚚᚃᚐ ᚌᚑ ᚇᚓᚑ ᚌᚑ ᚁᚆᚃᚓᚔᚂᚃᚔᚇᚔᚄ᚜ | NEE HA-pfaw GUH DOH GUH VFEH-uh-lfuh-deesh | bedfellow | Foclóir | |
| oide faoistine | ᚛ᚑᚔᚇᚓ ᚃᚐᚑᚔᚄᚈᚔᚅᚓ᚜ | IH-duh FEE-uh-shtuh-nuh | father confessor | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| oidhre | ᚛ᚑᚔᚇᚆᚏᚓ᚜ | IH-yruh | heir | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| oidhreacht | ᚛ᚑᚔᚇᚆᚏᚓᚐᚉᚆᚈ᚜ | IH-yrakht | inheritance | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| paor | ᚛ᚚᚐᚑᚏ᚜ | PEER | butt | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| pataire | ᚛ᚚᚐᚈᚐᚔᚏᚓ᚜ | PAH-tuh-uh-ruh | plump child | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| plúróg | ᚛ᚚᚂᚒᚏᚑᚌ᚜ | PLOO-rohg | pretty girl | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| printíseach | ᚛ᚚᚏᚔᚅᚈᚔᚄᚓᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | PRIH-ntee-shakh | apprentice | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| páirtí | ᚛ᚚᚐᚔᚏᚈᚔ᚜ | PAW-uh-rtee | partner | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| páiste | ᚛ᚚᚐᚔᚄᚈᚓ᚜ | PAW-shtuh | child | WiktionaryTatoebagaelspellGrimoire XI.1 | Masculine. Plural páistí. The everyday word for a child. |
| pósta | ᚛ᚚᚑᚄᚈᚐ᚜ | POH-stuh | married | WiktionaryTatoebagaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| rinn | ᚛ᚏᚔᚅᚅ᚜ | RIHNN | apex | gaelspellFoclóir | |
| ríonmháthair | ᚛ᚏᚔᚑᚅᚋᚆᚐᚈᚆᚐᚔᚏ᚜ | REE-uh-nwaw-huh-uhr | queen mother | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| saoiste | ᚛ᚄᚐᚑᚔᚄᚈᚓ᚜ | SEE-uh-shtuh | boss | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| saothraí | ᚛ᚄᚐᚑᚈᚆᚏᚐᚔ᚜ | SEE-hree | breadwinner | gaelspellFoclóir | |
| scafaire | ᚛ᚄᚉᚐᚃᚐᚔᚏᚓ᚜ | SKAH-fuh-uh-ruh | blade | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| scolaí | ᚛ᚄᚉᚑᚂᚐᚔ᚜ | SKUH-lee | scholastic | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| seanathair | ᚛ᚄᚓᚐᚅᚐᚈᚆᚐᚔᚏ᚜ | SHAN-AH-her | grandfather | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Grandfather. Built from sean (old) + athair (father). |
| seanbhean | ᚛ᚄᚓᚐᚅᚁᚆᚓᚐᚅ᚜ | SHA-nvan | old lady | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| seanduine | ᚛ᚄᚓᚐᚅᚇᚒᚔᚅᚓ᚜ | SHAN-din-uh | old person | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| seanfhear | ᚛ᚄᚓᚐᚅᚃᚆᚓᚐᚏ᚜ | SHA-nar | old man | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| seanmháthair | ᚛ᚄᚓᚐᚅᚋᚆᚐᚈᚆᚐᚔᚏ᚜ | SHAN-WAW-her | grandmother | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Grandmother. Built from sean (old) + máthair (mother). Lenited to mháthair after sean. |
| seantuismitheoir | ᚛ᚄᚓᚐᚅᚈᚒᚔᚄᚋᚔᚈᚆᚓᚑᚔᚏ᚜ | SHA-ntih-shmuh-hoh-uhr | grandparent | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| seise | ᚛ᚄᚓᚔᚄᚓ᚜ | SHEH-uh-shuh | companion | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| sin-seanathair | ᚛ᚄᚔᚅᚄᚓᚐᚅᚐᚈᚆᚐᚔᚏ᚜ | SHIH-nsha-nuh-huh-uhr | great-grandfather | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| sin-seanmháthair | ᚛ᚄᚔᚅᚄᚓᚐᚅᚋᚆᚐᚈᚆᚐᚔᚏ᚜ | SHIH-nsha-nwaw-huh-uhr | great-grandmother | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| sinsearacht | ᚛ᚄᚔᚅᚄᚓᚐᚏᚐᚉᚆᚈ᚜ | SHIH-nsha-ruhkht | ancestry | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| siúr | ᚛ᚄᚔᚒᚏ᚜ | SHIH-oor | sister | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| sliochtach | ᚛ᚄᚂᚔᚑᚉᚆᚈᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | SHLIH-uh-khtuhkh | descendant | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| sliseog girsí | ᚛ᚄᚂᚔᚄᚓᚑᚌ ᚌᚔᚏᚄᚔ᚜ | SHLIH-shohg GIH-rshee | slip of a girl | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| speireach | ᚛ᚄᚚᚓᚔᚏᚓᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | SHPEH-uh-rakh | lanky | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| spéirbhruinneall | ᚛ᚄᚚᚓᚔᚏᚁᚆᚏᚒᚔᚅᚅᚓᚐᚂᚂ᚜ | SHPAY-uh-rvrih-nnall | beautiful girl | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| sruith | ᚛ᚄᚏᚒᚔᚈᚆ᚜ | SRIHH | sage | WiktionaryFoclóirTeanglann | |
| strailleog | ᚛ᚄᚈᚏᚐᚔᚂᚂᚓᚑᚌ᚜ | STRAH-uh-llohg | untidy woman | WiktionaryFoclóir | |
| strainséir | ᚛ᚄᚈᚏᚐᚔᚅᚄᚓᚔᚏ᚜ | STRAH-uh-nshay-uhr | stranger | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| streabhóg | ᚛ᚄᚈᚏᚓᚐᚁᚆᚑᚌ᚜ | SHTRA-wohg | girl | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| stróinséir | ᚛ᚄᚈᚏᚑᚔᚅᚄᚓᚔᚏ᚜ | STROH-uh-nshay-uhr | stranger | FreeDictgaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| stór | ᚛ᚄᚈᚑᚏ᚜ | STOHR | darling | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| teaghlach | ᚛ᚈᚓᚐᚌᚆᚂᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | TA-ghluhkh | household | WiktionaryTatoebagaelspellFoclóir | |
| tiománaí | ᚛ᚈᚔᚑᚋᚐᚅᚐᚔ᚜ | TIH-uh-maw-nee | motorist | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| treibh | ᚛ᚈᚏᚓᚔᚁᚆ᚜ | TREH-uhv | tribe | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| truán | ᚛ᚈᚏᚒᚐᚅ᚜ | TRUH-awn | wretch | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| trírín | ᚛ᚈᚏᚔᚏᚔᚅ᚜ | tree-REEN | triplet | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| tuismitheoir | ᚛ᚈᚒᚔᚄᚋᚔᚈᚆᚓᚑᚔᚏ᚜ | TISH-mih-or | parent | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Parent (modern formal term). |
| tuismitheoir aonair | ᚛ᚈᚒᚔᚄᚋᚔᚈᚆᚓᚑᚔᚏ ᚐᚑᚅᚐᚔᚏ᚜ | TIH-shmuh-hoh-uhr EE-nuh-uhr | single parent | Foclóir | |
| tuismitheoir fola | ᚛ᚈᚒᚔᚄᚋᚔᚈᚆᚓᚑᚔᚏ ᚃᚑᚂᚐ᚜ | TIH-shmuh-hoh-uhr FUH-luh | biological parent | Foclóir | |
| tá sé in aon árasán liom | ᚛ᚈᚐ ᚄᚓ ᚔᚅ ᚐᚑᚅ ᚐᚏᚐᚄᚐᚅ ᚂᚔᚑᚋ᚜ | TAW SHAY IHN EEN AW-ruh-sawn LIH-uhm | flatmate | Foclóir | |
| uchtaithe | ᚛ᚒᚉᚆᚈᚐᚔᚈᚆᚓ᚜ | UH-khtuh-uh-huh | adopted | gaelspellFoclóir | |
| uchtleanbh | ᚛ᚒᚉᚆᚈᚂᚓᚐᚅᚁᚆ᚜ | UH-htlanw | adopted child | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| uchtmhac | ᚛ᚒᚉᚆᚈᚋᚆᚐᚉ᚜ | UH-khtwuhk | adopted son | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| uncail | ᚛ᚒᚅᚉᚐᚔᚂ᚜ | UNK-il | uncleEnglish loan | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Uncle. From English; the older Irish forms are deartháir mo mháthar (mother’s brother) or deartháir m’athar (father’s brother). |
| uncail mór | ᚛ᚒᚅᚉᚐᚔᚂ ᚋᚑᚏ᚜ | UNK-il MOHR | great-uncle | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| vaidhtéir | ᚛ᚐᚔᚇᚆᚈᚓᚔᚏ᚜ | VAH-uh-ytay-uhr | best man | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| áintín | ᚛ᚐᚔᚅᚈᚔᚅ᚜ | aw-uh-NTEEN | aunt | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| áranna | ᚛ᚐᚏᚐᚅᚅᚐ᚜ | AW-ruh-nnuh | loins | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| éigeas | ᚛ᚓᚔᚌᚓᚐᚄ᚜ | AY-uh-gas | learned man | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| ógbhean | ᚛ᚑᚌᚁᚆᚓᚐᚅ᚜ | OH-gvan | young woman | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| ógfhear | ᚛ᚑᚌᚃᚆᚓᚐᚏ᚜ | OH-gar | young man | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| ógán | ᚛ᚑᚌᚐᚅ᚜ | OH-gawn | young man | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| óige | ᚛ᚑᚔᚌᚓ᚜ | OH-uh-guh | childhood | TatoebagaelspellFoclóir | |
| óigeantacht | ᚛ᚑᚔᚌᚓᚐᚅᚈᚐᚉᚆᚈ᚜ | OH-uh-ga-ntuhkht | youthfulness | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| óstach | ᚛ᚑᚄᚈᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | OH-stuhkh | host | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann |
