Grimoire Vocabulary — Transportation

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Grimoire Vocabulary — Transportation

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Irish	Ogham	How to say it	English	Source	Note
aerfort	᚛ᚐᚓᚏᚃᚑᚏᚈ᚜	`AYR-furt`	airport	Foclóir Teanglann	Airport. Built from aer (air) + port.
aibhinne	᚛ᚐᚔᚁᚆᚔᚅᚅᚓ᚜	`AH-uh-vuh-nnuh`	avenue	Foclóir Teanglann
an turas chun na hoibre a dhéanamh	᚛ᚐᚅ ᚈᚒᚏᚐᚄ ᚉᚆᚒᚅ ᚅᚐ ᚆᚑᚔᚁᚏᚓ ᚐ ᚇᚆᚓᚐᚅᚐᚋᚆ᚜	`AHN TUH-ruhs KHUHN NAH HIH-bruh AH YAY-uh-now`	commute	Foclóir Teanglann
ardán	᚛ᚐᚏᚇᚐᚅ᚜	`AH-rdawn`	platform	Foclóir Teanglann
bheith ag sraoilleadh	᚛ᚁᚆᚓᚔᚈᚆ ᚐᚌ ᚄᚏᚐᚑᚔᚂᚂᚓᚐᚇᚆ᚜	`VEH-uhh AHG SREE-uh-llagh`	trail	Foclóir Teanglann
bonn	᚛ᚁᚑᚅᚅ᚜	`BUHNN`	tyre	Foclóir Teanglann
breosla	᚛ᚁᚏᚓᚑᚄᚂᚐ᚜	`BROH-sluh`	fuel	Foclóir Teanglann
bus	᚛ᚁᚒᚄ᚜	`buss`	busEnglish loan	Foclóir Teanglann	Bus. English loan.
bád iascaigh	᚛ᚁᚐᚇ ᚔᚐᚄᚉᚐᚔᚌᚆ᚜	`bawd EE-uss-kee`	fishing boat	Foclóir	Fishing boat.
bóithrín	᚛ᚁᚑᚔᚈᚆᚏᚔᚅ᚜	`boh-uh-HREEN`	lane	Foclóir Teanglann
búlbhard	᚛ᚁᚒᚂᚁᚆᚐᚏᚇ᚜	`BOO-lwuhrd`	boulevard	Foclóir Teanglann
cadhc	᚛ᚉᚐᚇᚆᚉ᚜	`KEYEK`	kayak	Foclóir
cairt	᚛ᚉᚐᚔᚏᚈ᚜	`KAH-uhrt`	cart	Foclóir Teanglann
calafort	᚛ᚉᚐᚂᚐᚃᚑᚏᚈ᚜	`KAL-uh-furt`	harbour	Foclóir Teanglann	Harbour, port.
caolsráid	᚛ᚉᚐᚑᚂᚄᚏᚐᚔᚇ᚜	`KEE-lsraw-uhd`	alley	Foclóir Teanglann
carbad	᚛ᚉᚐᚏᚁᚐᚇ᚜	`KAH-rbuhd`	chariot	Foclóir Teanglann
carr sleamhnáin	᚛ᚉᚐᚏᚏ ᚄᚂᚓᚐᚋᚆᚅᚐᚔᚅ᚜	`KAHRR SHLA-wnaw-uhn`	sleigh	Foclóir Teanglann
cosán	᚛ᚉᚑᚄᚐᚅ᚜	`KUSS-awn`	path	Foclóir Teanglann	Path, footpath. Built from cos (foot).
crosbhealach	᚛ᚉᚏᚑᚄᚁᚆᚓᚐᚂᚐᚉᚆ᚜	`KRUH-shva-luhkh`	intersection	Foclóir Teanglann
currach	᚛ᚉᚒᚏᚏᚐᚉᚆ᚜	`KUR-ukh`	currach	Foclóir	Currach — the traditional Irish skin boat, tarred canvas over a wooden frame. Still used in the West, especially in the Aran Islands.
cóiste	᚛ᚉᚑᚔᚄᚈᚓ᚜	`KOH-uh-shtuh`	carriage	Foclóir Teanglann
doleigheasta	᚛ᚇᚑᚂᚓᚔᚌᚆᚓᚐᚄᚈᚐ᚜	`DUH-luh-uh-ya-stuh`	terminal	Foclóir Teanglann
droichead	᚛ᚇᚏᚑᚔᚉᚆᚓᚐᚇ᚜	`DRUKH-ud`	bridge	Foclóir Teanglann	Bridge. Drogheda (the town) is in Irish Droichead Átha — bridge of the ford.
díosal	᚛ᚇᚔᚑᚄᚐᚂ᚜	`DEE-uh-suhl`	diesel	Foclóir Teanglann
eitleán	᚛ᚓᚔᚈᚂᚓᚐᚅ᚜	`EH-uh-tlawn`	aeroplane	Foclóir Teanglann
faoileoir	᚛ᚃᚐᚑᚔᚂᚓᚑᚔᚏ᚜	`FEE-uh-loh-uhr`	glider	Foclóir Teanglann
fomhuireán	᚛ᚃᚑᚋᚆᚒᚔᚏᚓᚐᚅ᚜	`FOH-ih-rawn`	submarine	Foclóir Teanglann
gaothscáth	᚛ᚌᚐᚑᚈᚆᚄᚉᚐᚈᚆ᚜	`GEE-hskawh`	windscreen	Foclóir Teanglann
gluaisrothar	᚛ᚌᚂᚒᚐᚔᚄᚏᚑᚈᚆᚐᚏ᚜	`GLOO-UH-uh-shruh-huhr`	motorbike	Foclóir
héileacaptar	᚛ᚆᚓᚔᚂᚓᚐᚉᚐᚚᚈᚐᚏ᚜	`HAY-uh-la-kuh-ptuhr`	helicopter	Foclóir Teanglann
inneall	᚛ᚔᚅᚅᚓᚐᚂᚂ᚜	`IH-nnall`	engine	Foclóir Teanglann
inneall traenach	᚛ᚔᚅᚅᚓᚐᚂᚂ ᚈᚏᚐᚓᚅᚐᚉᚆ᚜	`IH-nnall TRAY-nuhkh`	locomotive	Foclóir Teanglann
leoraí	᚛ᚂᚓᚑᚏᚐᚔ᚜	`LOH-ree`	lorry	Foclóir Teanglann
long	᚛ᚂᚑᚅᚌ᚜	`lung`	ship	Foclóir Teanglann	Ship. Old word, Latin via Norse maybe.
mórbhealach	᚛ᚋᚑᚏᚁᚆᚓᚐᚂᚐᚉᚆ᚜	`MOH-rva-luhkh`	highway	Foclóir Teanglann
mótarbhealach	᚛ᚋᚑᚈᚐᚏᚁᚆᚓᚐᚂᚐᚉᚆ᚜	`MOH-tuh-rva-luhkh`	motorway	Foclóir
naomhóg	᚛ᚅᚐᚑᚋᚆᚑᚌ᚜	`NAYV-ohg`	naomhóg	Foclóir	Naomhóg — Kerry-specific currach. Diminutive of naomh, but the etymology is older.
paisinéir	᚛ᚚᚐᚔᚄᚔᚅᚓᚔᚏ᚜	`PAH-uh-shuh-nay-uhr`	passenger	Foclóir Teanglann
peitreal	᚛ᚚᚓᚔᚈᚏᚓᚐᚂ᚜	`PEH-uh-tral`	petrol	Foclóir Teanglann
páirceáil	᚛ᚚᚐᚔᚏᚉᚓᚐᚔᚂ᚜	`PAW-uh-rkaw-uhl`	parking	Foclóir Teanglann
rafta	᚛ᚏᚐᚃᚈᚐ᚜	`RAH-ftuh`	raft	Foclóir Teanglann
roicéad	᚛ᚏᚑᚔᚉᚓᚐᚇ᚜	`RIH-kay-uhd`	rocket	Foclóir Teanglann
roth	᚛ᚏᚑᚈᚆ᚜	`RUHH`	wheel	Foclóir Teanglann
roth stiúrtha	᚛ᚏᚑᚈᚆ ᚄᚈᚔᚒᚏᚈᚆᚐ᚜	`RUHH SHTIH-oo-rhuh`	steering wheel	Foclóir
rothar	᚛ᚏᚑᚈᚆᚐᚏ᚜	`RUH-her`	bicycle	Foclóir Teanglann	Bicycle. Built from roth (wheel).
rúidbhealach	᚛ᚏᚒᚔᚇᚁᚆᚓᚐᚂᚐᚉᚆ᚜	`ROO-uh-dva-luhkh`	runway	Foclóir Teanglann
siúl	᚛ᚄᚔᚒᚂ᚜	`shool`	walk	Foclóir Teanglann	Walking; the act of walking.
sleamhnán	᚛ᚄᚂᚓᚐᚋᚆᚅᚐᚅ᚜	`SHLA-wnawn`	sled	Foclóir Teanglann
spásárthach	᚛ᚄᚚᚐᚄᚐᚏᚈᚆᚐᚉᚆ᚜	`SPAW-saw-rhuhkh`	spacecraft	Foclóir
stáisiún	᚛ᚄᚈᚐᚔᚄᚔᚒᚅ᚜	`STAW-shoon`	station	Foclóir Teanglann	Station. English loan.
tacsaí	᚛ᚈᚐᚉᚄᚐᚔ᚜	`TAH-ksee`	taxi	Foclóir Teanglann
taistil	᚛ᚈᚐᚔᚄᚈᚔᚂ᚜	`TAH-uh-shtuhl`	travel	Foclóir Teanglann
tarbhealach	᚛ᚈᚐᚏᚁᚆᚓᚐᚂᚐᚉᚆ᚜	`TAH-rva-luhkh`	viaduct	Foclóir Teanglann
ticéad	᚛ᚈᚔᚉᚓᚐᚇ᚜	`TIH-kay-uhd`	ticket	Foclóir Teanglann
timpeallán	᚛ᚈᚔᚋᚚᚓᚐᚂᚂᚐᚅ᚜	`TIH-mpa-llawn`	roundabout	Foclóir Teanglann
tiománaí	᚛ᚈᚔᚑᚋᚐᚅᚐᚔ᚜	`TIH-uh-maw-nee`	driver	Foclóir Teanglann
traein	᚛ᚈᚏᚐᚓᚔᚅ᚜	`TRAYN`	trainEnglish loan	Foclóir Teanglann	Train. English loan.
tram	᚛ᚈᚏᚐᚋ᚜	`TRAHM`	tram	Foclóir Teanglann
trucail	᚛ᚈᚏᚒᚉᚐᚔᚂ᚜	`TRUH-kuh-uhl`	truck	Foclóir Teanglann
trácht	᚛ᚈᚏᚐᚉᚆᚈ᚜	`TRAWKHT`	traffic	Foclóir Teanglann
turas	᚛ᚈᚒᚏᚐᚄ᚜	`TUR-uss`	journey	Foclóir Teanglann	Journey, trip. Also pilgrimage in older usage.
táille	᚛ᚈᚐᚔᚂᚂᚓ᚜	`TAW-uh-lluh`	fare	Foclóir Teanglann
vaigín	᚛ᚐᚔᚌᚔᚅ᚜	`vah-uh-GEEN`	wagon	Foclóir Teanglann
veain	᚛ᚓᚐᚔᚅ᚜	`VA-uhn`	van	Foclóir Teanglann

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