# translation

lexentry: eng/-'s__Suffix__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: -'s
trans_list: as
sense:
A possessive marker, indicating that an object belongs to the noun or noun phrase bearing the marker.


lexentry: eng/-ate__Suffix__4
sense_num: 01
written_rep: -ate
trans_list: -áit
sense:
(chemistry) forms derivatives of specified elements or compounds; especially salts or esters of an acid whose name ends in -ic


lexentry: eng/-ee__Suffix__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: -ee
trans_list: -aí
sense:
Added to transitive verbs to form words meaning a person or thing that is the object of that verb (i.e., to whom or to which an action is done).


lexentry: eng/-ee__Suffix__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: -ee
trans_list: -aí
sense:
(law) Used to form words meaning a person who is the other party to a contract or other transaction involving a person described by the corresponding word ending in -or.


lexentry: eng/-er__Suffix__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: -er
trans_list: -éir
sense:
(added to verbs) A person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb; used to form an agent noun.


lexentry: eng/-er__Suffix__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: -er
trans_list: -éir
sense:
(added to nouns, chiefly denoting occupations) A person whose occupation is the root noun; (more broadly, occasionally with adjectives) a person characterized by the root.


lexentry: eng/-ese__Suffix__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: -ese
trans_list: -ach | -each | -is
sense:
Used to form nouns meaning the jargon or language used by a particular profession or being or in a particular context.


lexentry: eng/-est__Suffix__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: -est
trans_list: -air | -aír | -ir | -ír
sense:
(archaic, dialectal) Used to form the second-person singular present tense and past tense of verbs. (if thou is the subject; not used with you)


lexentry: eng/-gon__Suffix__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: -gon
trans_list: -gán
sense:
(geometry) Forms the names of plane figures containing a given number of internal angles, and thus bounded by that number of line segments (polygons).


lexentry: eng/-ite__Suffix__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: -ite
trans_list: -ít
sense:
(chemistry) Used to form names of certain chemical compounds, especially salts or esters of acids whose name ends in -ous.


lexentry: eng/-itis__Suffix__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: -itis
trans_list: -íteas
sense:
(pathology) Suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation, itself often caused by an infection.


lexentry: eng/-ive__Suffix__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: -ive
trans_list: -ach
sense:
An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to, or serving to; as: affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective, diminutive.


lexentry: eng/-less__Suffix__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: -less
trans_list: gan
sense:
Lacking (something); without (something). Added usually to a noun to form an adjective signifying a lack of that noun.


lexentry: eng/-ness__Suffix__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: -ness
trans_list: -acht
sense:
Appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being (the adjective)", "the quality of being (the adjective)", or "the measure of being (the adjective)".


lexentry: eng/-nomy__Suffix__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: -nomy
trans_list: -laíocht
sense:
a system of rules, laws, or knowledge about a body of a particular field; distribution, arrangement, management


lexentry: eng/-o-__Interfix__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: -o-
trans_list: -a-
sense:
A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or combining forms of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the classical compounds of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary, but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.


lexentry: eng/-ology__Suffix__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: -ology
trans_list: eolaíocht
sense:
(often, humorous) added to an ordinary English word to create a name for a (possibly non-existent) field of study.


lexentry: eng/-oma__Suffix__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: -oma
trans_list: -óma
sense:
(pathology, specifically) Forming nouns indicating tumors or masses, which may be non-neoplastic or (more often) neoplastic, and (if the latter) either benign or malignant (cancerous); in accord with present-day understanding of histopathology, the suffix is now nonproductive for non-neoplastic senses.


lexentry: eng/-phyte__Suffix__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: -phyte
trans_list: -fít
sense:
A member of a taxonomic group of plants or algae, chiefly one whose taxonomic name ends (or ended) in -phyta.


lexentry: eng/-th__Suffix__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: -th
trans_list: -ú
sense:
(mathematics) Used to form a term denoting the ordinal numeral corresponding to the value, being a natural number, of a mathematical expression.


lexentry: eng/-y__Suffix__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: -y
trans_list: -ach
sense:
Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives meaning “having the quality of”, either “involving the referent” or “analogous to it”.


lexentry: eng/1_Chronicles__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: 1 Chronicles
trans_list: 1 Croinicí | Céad Leabhar na gCroinicí
sense:
(biblical) The first of the two Books of Chronicles and the thirteenth book of the Old Testament of the Bible.


lexentry: eng/1_Corinthians__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: 1 Corinthians
trans_list: 1 Corantaigh | Céad Litir Naomh Pól chuig na Corantaigh
sense:
(biblical) The first book of Corinthians and the seventh book in the New Testament of the Bible, an epistle to the people of Corinth attributed to Paul the Apostle and Sosthenes.


lexentry: eng/1_Maccabees__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: 1 Maccabees
trans_list: 1 Macabaeigh | Céadleabhar na Macabaech
sense:
A book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.


lexentry: eng/2CV__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: 2CV
trans_list: lacha
sense:
deux chevaux (conventional French shortening of deux chevaux-vapeur "two horsepower") (a model of car by French manufacturer, Citroën)


lexentry: eng/2_Chronicles__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: 2 Chronicles
trans_list: 2 Croinicí | Dara Leabhar na gCroinicí
sense:
(biblical) The second of the two Books of Chronicles and the fourteenth book of the Old Testament of the Bible.


lexentry: eng/2_Corinthians__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: 2 Corinthians
trans_list: 2 Corantaigh
sense:
(biblical) The second book of Corinthians and the eighth book in the New Testament of the Bible, an epistle to the people of Corinth attributed to Paul the Apostle and Timothy.


lexentry: eng/2_Thessalonians__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: 2 Thessalonians
trans_list: 2 Teasalónaigh
sense:
(biblical) The fourteenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the second epistle to the Thessalonians.


lexentry: eng/32-county__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: 32-county
trans_list: ar feadh an Dá Chontae Dhéag is Fiche
sense:
(Ireland, Britain) Covering the whole of the island of Ireland, including both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.


lexentry: eng/ABC__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: ABC
trans_list: aibítir
sense:
(obsolete) A primer for teaching the Latin alphabet and first elements of reading. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid-17th century.]


lexentry: eng/AC__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: AC
trans_list: sruth ailtéarnach
sense:
(electricity) Initialism of alternating current (often used to indicate an alternating potential rather than a current).


lexentry: eng/Abib__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Abib
trans_list: Áibíb
sense:
The first month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, corresponding nearly to the Gregorian April. After the Babylonish captivity this month was called Nisan. [Mid 6th century.]


lexentry: eng/Abkhaz__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Abkhaz
trans_list: Abcáiseach | Abcásach
sense:
An Abkhazian; a native or inhabitant of Abkhazia, a region just east of the Black Sea. [Mid 19th century.]


lexentry: eng/Abkhazia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Abkhazia
trans_list: Abcáis
sense:
A geographic region and de-facto independent but largely unrecognized country on the coast of the Black Sea and the south-western flank of the Caucasus on the border of Europe and Asia, which considers itself an independent state called the Republic of Abkhazia; considered part of Georgia's territory by the Georgian government and the vast majority of the international community.


lexentry: eng/Aborigines__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: Aborigines
trans_list: Bunúsach
sense:
The native peoples of various regions, especially the Australian Aboriginal peoples, but also the original inhabitants of Canada and Argentina. Often considered offensive.


lexentry: eng/Abraham__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Abraham
trans_list: Abrahám
sense:
(Abrahamism) A prophet in the Old Testament, Qur'an and Aqdas; a Semitic patriarch son of Terah who practiced monotheism, father of the Jewish patriarch Isaac by Sarah and the Arab patriarch Ishmael by Hagar. [first attested prior to 1150]


lexentry: eng/Abuja__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Abuja
trans_list: Abúise
sense:
The capital city of Nigeria; lying in the Federal Capital Territory in the North Central geopolitical zone.


lexentry: eng/Abyssinia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Abyssinia
trans_list: Aibisín
sense:
(historical) Former name of Ethiopia: a country and former empire in East Africa; used as an exonym until the mid 20th century.


lexentry: eng/Abyssinian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Abyssinian
trans_list: cat Aibisíneach
sense:
A short-haired domestic cat descended from cats of ancient Egypt, making it one of the oldest breeds in the world. [from 1871]


lexentry: eng/Acadian__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Acadian
trans_list: Acaidis
sense:
Of or pertaining to Acadia, its people, or their language or culture. [First attested in the early 19th century.]


lexentry: eng/Achaea__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Achaea
trans_list: an Acháia
sense:
An ancient region in the northern part of the Peloponnese peninsula, Greece, occupying the coastal strip north of Arcadia, contanining mostly mountains.


lexentry: eng/Achilles__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Achilles
trans_list: Aichill
sense:
(Greek mythology) A mythical semidivine hero, the son of Peleus by the nereid Thetis, and prince of the Myrmidons, who features in the Iliad as a central character and the foremost warrior of the Achaean (Greek) camp.


lexentry: eng/Adam's_apple__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Adam's apple
trans_list: úll na brád
sense:
(anatomy) The lump in the throat, usually more noticeable in men than in women; the laryngeal prominence.


lexentry: eng/Adamnan__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Adamnan
trans_list: Adhamhnán
sense:
An Irish saint (c. 624–704), patron saint of the Diocese of Raphoe, the biographer of St. Columba and an acquaintance of the Venerable Bede.


lexentry: eng/Adar__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Adar
trans_list: Adár
sense:
(Judaism) The sixth month of the civil year and the twelfth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Shevat and before Nisan.


lexentry: eng/Adriatic_Sea__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Adriatic Sea
trans_list: Muir Aidriad
sense:
A sea and arm of the Mediterranean Sea, stretching north from the Ionian Sea to Venice, separating the Italian and Balkan Peninsulas.


lexentry: eng/Advent__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Advent
trans_list: Aidbhint
sense:
(Christianity) The period or season of the Christian church year between Advent Sunday and Christmas: the period of the advent (approaching) of Christmas.


lexentry: eng/Aeneid__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Aeneid
trans_list: Aeinéid
sense:
A classic epic poem, written in Latin by Virgil in the 1st century BCE (between 29 and 19 BCE), that tells the legendary story of Aeneas fleeing Troy and settling in Italy as ancestor of the Romans.


lexentry: eng/Aeolian_harp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Aeolian harp
trans_list: cláirseach Aeólach
sense:
(musical instrument) An open box over which strings are stretched that sound when the wind passes over them.


lexentry: eng/Aeolis__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Aeolis
trans_list: Aeóilia
sense:
(historical) An area of Ancient Greece that comprised the west and northwestern region of Asia Minor, mostly along the coast, and also several offshore islands (particularly Lesbos), where the Aeolian Greek city-states were located.


lexentry: eng/Aeschines__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Aeschines
trans_list: Aischines
sense:
(Ancient Greece) A celebrated Greek statesman and orator (389–314 B.C.E.; full name Αἰσχίνης Ἀτρομήτου Κοθωκίδης, Aeschines Atrometi f. Cothocides), one the Canon of Ten Attic Orators.


lexentry: eng/Aetolia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Aetolia
trans_list: Aetóil
sense:
A mountainous region of Greece on the north coast of the Gulf of Corinth, forming the eastern part of the modern prefecture of Aetolia-Acarnania.


lexentry: eng/Afghan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Afghan
trans_list: Afganastánach
sense:
A native or inhabitant of Afghanistan; a person of Afghan citizenship or nationality and their descendants.


lexentry: eng/Afghanistan__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Afghanistan
trans_list: Afganastáin | An Afganastáin
sense:
A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia. Official name: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Capital and largest city: Kabul.


lexentry: eng/Africa__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Africa
trans_list: an Afraic | Afraic | An Afraic
sense:
The continent that is south of Europe, east of the Atlantic Ocean, west of the Indian Ocean and north of Antarctica.


lexentry: eng/African_violet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: African violet
trans_list: sailchuach Afracach
sense:
Any perennial plant of section Streptocarpus sect. Saintpaulia (formerly genus Saintpaulia), especially Streptocarpus ionantha, with fine haired round leaves and velvety petals.


lexentry: eng/Afrikaans__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Afrikaans
trans_list: Afracáinis
sense:
A Germanic language descending from Dutch; the primary language of the descendants of Dutch and other European settlers, as well as many mixed-race (e.g. Rehoboth Basters) living in South Africa and in Namibia. Also, one of the eleven official languages of South Africa and until 1990 one of three official languages of Namibia.


lexentry: eng/Afrikaner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Afrikaner
trans_list: Afracánach
sense:
A member of an ethnic group of northwestern European ancestry and associated with southern Africa and the Afrikaans language.


lexentry: eng/Afroasiatic__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Afroasiatic
trans_list: Afra-Áisic
sense:
(linguistics) The language family spoken in northern Africa and southwest Asia, and including Berber, Chadic, Cushitic, Egyptian, Semitic, and possibly Omotic languages.


lexentry: eng/Aisne__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Aisne
trans_list: Aisne
sense:
A left tributary of the Oise, flowing through the departments of Meuse, Marne, Ardennes, Aisne and Oise, in northeastern France.


lexentry: eng/Akkadian__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Akkadian
trans_list: Acáidis
sense:
The now extinct Semitic language of ancient Mesopotamia, formerly used as an international language of diplomacy.


lexentry: eng/Alaska__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Alaska
trans_list: Alasca
sense:
A state of the United States, formerly a territory. Capital: Juneau. Largest city: Anchorage. Postal code: AK.


lexentry: eng/Alaska_pollock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Alaska pollock
trans_list: mangach alascach
sense:
A semipelagic schooling fish, Gadus chalcogrammus (syn. Theragra chalcogramma), widely distributed in the North Pacific with largest concentrations found in the eastern Bering Sea.


lexentry: eng/Albania__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Albania
trans_list: an Albáin | Albáin
sense:
A country in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Albania. Capital and largest city: Tirana.


lexentry: eng/Albanian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Albanian
trans_list: Albánach | Albáinis
sense:
A native or inhabitant of Albania; a person of Albanian citizenship or nationality and their descendants.


lexentry: eng/Albanian__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Albanian
trans_list: Albáinis | Albanés
sense:
The languages spoken by the Albanian people, primarily spoken in Albania and Kosovo. (ISO 639 language codes: sq/sqi/alb (Albanian), als (Tosk), aln (Gheg), aat (Arvanitika), aae (Arbëresh).)


lexentry: eng/Aleut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Aleut
trans_list: Ailiúit | Ailiúiteach
sense:
A member of the indigenous people of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska in the United States and of Kamchatka Krai in the Russia.


lexentry: eng/Aleutian_Islands__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Aleutian Islands
trans_list: Oileáin Ailiúit
sense:
An archipelago of more than three hundred small volcanic islands forming an island arc in the Northern Pacific Ocean, between Alaska and the Kamchatka Peninsula of Asia; part of the United States.


lexentry: eng/Alexander_the_Great__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Alexander the Great
trans_list: Alastar Mór
sense:
(356–323 BCE) A king (basileus) of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and conqueror of much of Asia.


lexentry: eng/Algeria__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Algeria
trans_list: Ailgéir
sense:
A country in North Africa. Official name: People's Democratic Republic of Algeria. Capital and largest city: Algiers.


lexentry: eng/All_Saints'_Day__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: All Saints' Day
trans_list: Lá Fhéile na Naomh Uile | almas
sense:
(Christianity) In Christian tradition, the annual feast day celebrating the life of all saints, taking place on the first day of November, or (in the Greek church) on the first Sunday after Pentecost.


lexentry: eng/All_Souls'_Day__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: All Souls' Day
trans_list: Lá Fhéile na Marbh
sense:
(Christianity) An annual feast day celebrating the faithful departed on the second day of November, immediately following All Saints' Day.


lexentry: eng/Allies__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Allies
trans_list: comhghuaillí
sense:
The countries allied against the Axis Powers during World War II. The major signatories included the United Kingdom, Soviet Union, United States, and China.


lexentry: eng/Allies__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Allies
trans_list: comhghuaillí
sense:
The countries allied against the Central Powers during World War I, including especially the United Kingdom, the Russian Empire, and France.


lexentry: eng/Alps__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Alps
trans_list: Alpa
sense:
A mountain range in Western Europe, running from France to Slovenia, the highest peak of which is Mont Blanc, at 4808 metres.


lexentry: eng/Alsace__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Alsace
trans_list: Alsáis
sense:
A cultural region, former administrative region, and historical province of France, located on the west bank of the upper Rhine; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Grand Est. It has changed hands between France and Germany several times throughout history.


lexentry: eng/Alzheimer's_disease__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Alzheimer's disease
trans_list: aicíd Alzheimer
sense:
(neurology, disease) A disorder involving loss of mental functions resulting from brain tissue changes; senile dementia of the Alzheimer's type.


lexentry: eng/Amazon__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Amazon
trans_list: Amasóin
sense:
(sometimes, attributive) A region including much of this river; specifically, the region of the Amazon Rainforest, or of the Amazon River Basin.


lexentry: eng/American_Civil_War__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: American Civil War
trans_list: Cogadh Cathartha na Stát Aontaithe
sense:
A war fought in the United States between 1861 and 1865, between the Northern states (Union) and Southern states (Confederacy).


lexentry: eng/American_English__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: American English
trans_list: Béarla Mheiriceá
sense:
The form of the English language that is chiefly used in the United States, contrasted with British English or Canadian English and that of other places.


lexentry: eng/American_Samoa__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: American Samoa
trans_list: Samó Mheiriceá
sense:
An archipelago and overseas territory of the United States in the Pacific Ocean. Official name: Territory of American Samoa. It is distinct from Samoa (formerly: Western Samoa).


lexentry: eng/American_cocker_spaniel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: American cocker spaniel
trans_list: spáinnéar feá Meiriceánach
sense:
A sporting dog of a breed ranging between 18 and 30 lbs., originally bred in Britain as the English cocker spaniel for the sport of cocking, or bird hunting. Breed divided by colors: black, sable, parti, tri, and ASCOB.


lexentry: eng/American_football__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: American football
trans_list: peil Mheiriceánach
sense:
A team sport similar to rugby football, played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end.


lexentry: eng/American_lion__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: American lion
trans_list: leon Meiriceánach
sense:
An extinct lion of subspecies †Panthera leo atrox or species †Panthera atrox, endemic to North America and northwestern South America during the Pleistocene epoch.


lexentry: eng/Americas__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Americas
trans_list: Meiriceá
sense:
A supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole.


lexentry: eng/Anabaptist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Anabaptist
trans_list: Anabaisteach
sense:
A member of a radical wing of Christians during the Protestant Reformation, with a tenet of adult baptism.


lexentry: eng/Anatolia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Anatolia
trans_list: Anatóil | Leithinis na hAnatóile
sense:
A peninsula in Western Asia, comprising most of the modern Republic of Turkey. Bounded by the Black Sea to the north, the Armenian Highland to the east, the Mediterranean Sea to the south and the Aegean Sea to the west.


lexentry: eng/Ancient_Greece__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Ancient Greece
trans_list: An tSean-Ghréig
sense:
The civilization that flourished around the Mediterranean Sea from the 3rd millennium to the 1st century BCE (including the first two European civilizations, Minoan and Mycenaean), known as the cradle of Western civilization.


lexentry: eng/Ancient_Greek__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Ancient Greek
trans_list: Sean-Ghréigis
sense:
Any of the various forms of the Greek language of classical antiquity, particularly the classical Attic dialect used in Athenian literature.


lexentry: eng/Ancient_Rome__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Ancient Rome
trans_list: Sean-Róimh
sense:
The civilization associated with Rome from the 9th century BCE to the 5th century C.E. and the Roman Empire centered on it.


lexentry: eng/Andalusia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Andalusia
trans_list: An Andalúis
sense:
A historical region and autonomous community in southern Spain, the most populated and second largest of the seventeen autonomous communities that constitute Spain. Capital: Seville.


lexentry: eng/Andaman_Sea__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Andaman Sea
trans_list: Muir Andaman
sense:
A marginal sea of the Indian Ocean, to the southeast of the Bay of Bengal, south of Burma (Myanmar), west of Thailand, north-west of the Malay Peninsula, north of Sumatra, and east of the Andaman Islands.


lexentry: eng/Andorra__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Andorra
trans_list: Andóra | Prionsacht Andóra
sense:
A microstate in Southern Europe, between Spain and France. Official name: Principality of Andorra. Capital and largest city: Andorra la Vella.


lexentry: eng/Andromeda__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Andromeda
trans_list: Andraiméide
sense:
(Greek mythology) The daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, king and queen of Eritrea, rescued from her sacrifice to the sea monster Cetus by Perseus, who married her; mother of Perses, ancient king of Persia.


lexentry: eng/Andromeda__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Andromeda
trans_list: Andraiméide
sense:
(constellation) A constellation of the northern sky representing the "chained woman" Andromeda in Greek mythology, which is surrounded by the constellations of Cassiopeia, Perseus, and Pegasus, among others.


lexentry: eng/Andromeda__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: Andromeda
trans_list: Bís Andraiméide | Réaltra Andraiméide
sense:
(galaxy) The nearest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way, located within the Andromeda constellation (see Andromeda Galaxy); M31.


lexentry: eng/Anglesey__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Anglesey
trans_list: Inis Món
sense:
An island and traditional county at the northwestern extremity of north Wales. It is separated from Caernarfonshire on the mainland by a narrow stretch of water called the Menai Strait. The county was merged into Gwynedd in 1974.


lexentry: eng/Anglican__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Anglican
trans_list: Anglacánach
sense:
Relating to the Church of England, or one of several related churches, such as those in the Anglican Communion.


lexentry: eng/Anglicism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Anglicism
trans_list: Béarlachas
sense:
An Englishism: a word or other feature originating in the English language that has been borrowed by another language.


lexentry: eng/Anglo-Saxon__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Anglo-Saxon
trans_list: Angla-Shacsanach
sense:
Related to nations which speak primarily English and are influenced by English culture and customs, especially Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the United States.


lexentry: eng/Annunciation__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Annunciation
trans_list: Teachtaireacht an Aingil
sense:
(Christianity) The announcement by the archangel Gabriel to Mary that she would give birth to a son, namely Jesus. Celebrated on 25th March.


lexentry: eng/Antarctic_Circle__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Antarctic Circle
trans_list: Ciorcal Antartach
sense:
(geography) The line which marks approximately the northernmost place in the Southern Hemisphere where the sun does not set on the summer solstice and does not rise on the winter solstice.


lexentry: eng/Antarctic__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Antarctic
trans_list: Antartach
sense:
A continental region, one of the major ecozones of the world, covering the south polar regions, especially those south of the Antarctic Convergence; or, in accordance with the Antarctic Treaty System, the 60th parallel south.


lexentry: eng/Antichrist__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Antichrist
trans_list: Ainchríost
sense:
(Christianity, Islam) A false messiah who, under direct control of the Devil, will usher in the abomination in the end times; a false prophet.


lexentry: eng/Antilles__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Antilles
trans_list: na hAintillí
sense:
The islands of the West Indies, bounded to the north by (and including) the islands of Cuba, Hispaniola and Puerto Rico, in the Caribbean Sea.


lexentry: eng/Antlia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Antlia
trans_list: Aerchaidéal
sense:
(constellation) A faint winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a pump. The common English name is "Air pump".


lexentry: eng/Antwerp__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Antwerp
trans_list: Antuairp
sense:
A large city and municipality, the capital of the province of Antwerp, Belgium; the second-largest city in Belgium.


lexentry: eng/Apache__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Apache
trans_list: Apáitseach
sense:
Any of several Athabascan-speaking peoples of the American southwest excluding Navajo, i.e., Chiricahua, Jicarilla, Lipan, Mescalero, Plains Apache, or Western Apache.


lexentry: eng/Apache__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Apache
trans_list: Apáitsis
sense:
The group of languages used by any of several Athabascan-speaking peoples of the American southwest excluding Navajo, i.e. Chiricahua, Jicarilla, Lipan, Mescalero, Plains Apache, or Western Apache.


lexentry: eng/Aphrodite__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Aphrodite
trans_list: Afradaíté
sense:
(Greek god) The goddess of beauty and love, born when Cronus castrated his father, Uranus, and threw his genitalia into the sea.


lexentry: eng/Apocalypse__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Apocalypse
trans_list: Apacailipsis
sense:
(countable, biblical) The written account of a revelation of hidden things given by God to a chosen prophet.


lexentry: eng/Apocalypse__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Apocalypse
trans_list: Apacailipsis
sense:
(Christianity) Revelation (last book of the Bible, composed of twenty-two chapters, which narrates a vision of the end times).


lexentry: eng/Apocrypha__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Apocrypha
trans_list: Apacrafa
sense:
That group of works which formed part of the Septuagint, but not of the Hebrew canon recognized by the Jews, and which is considered by some Christians to form an authentic part of Scripture, but which is rejected by others (namely by Protestants).


lexentry: eng/Apollo__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Apollo
trans_list: Apalló
sense:
(Greek god, Roman god) The son of Zeus and Leto (or Jupiter and Latona), and the twin brother of Artemis (or Diana). He was the god of light, music, medicine, and poetry; and prophecy, dance, manly beauty, and more.


lexentry: eng/Apostle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Apostle
trans_list: aspal
sense:
(Christianity) Any of the group of twelve disciples chosen by Jesus to preach and spread the Gospel.


lexentry: eng/Apostles'_Creed__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Apostles' Creed
trans_list: Cré na nAspal
sense:
(Christianity) A statement of Christian belief, traditionally ascribed to the twelve Apostles of Jesus.


lexentry: eng/Aquarius__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Aquarius
trans_list: Iompróir an Uisce | an tUisceadóir
sense:
(astrology) The zodiac sign for the water carrier, ruled by Uranus or Saturn, covering January 20 – February 18 (tropical astrology) or February 15 – March 14 (sidereal astrology).


lexentry: eng/Aquila__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Aquila
trans_list: Iolar
sense:
(constellation) A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble an eagle. It includes the star Altair.


lexentry: eng/Arabia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Arabia
trans_list: Araib
sense:
A peninsula of Western Asia between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; includes Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates.


lexentry: eng/Arabic__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Arabic
trans_list: Araibis | script Araibise
sense:
The Aramaic-derived alphabet used to write the Arabic, Persian, Pashto, Urdu, and Uyghur languages, among others.


lexentry: eng/Arabic_numeral__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Arabic numeral
trans_list: uimhir Arabach
sense:
A number represented using an Indian and Arabic system involving the symbols 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 0, representing digits. [1727]


lexentry: eng/Aragonese__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Aragonese
trans_list: Aragóinis
sense:
The language of Aragon, nowadays spoken as a mother tongue by only a few thousand people in some valleys of the Pyrenees.


lexentry: eng/Aral_Sea__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Aral Sea
trans_list: Muir Aral
sense:
A saline lake, straddling the Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan border, that was once large, but shrank to a quarter of its original size after the Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers, which previously flowed into it, were diverted for irrigation purposes during the Soviet era.


lexentry: eng/Aramaean__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Aramaean
trans_list: Aramais
sense:
Any member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people who lived in the Levant and later also in upper Mesopotamia (Biblical Aram) during the Late Bronze Age and the Iron Age. They spoke Aramaic.


lexentry: eng/Aran_jumper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Aran jumper
trans_list: geansaí Árann | geansaí Árannach
sense:
A distinctive style of knitted jumper with prominent cable patterns on the chest, traditionally cream-colored.


lexentry: eng/Ararat__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Ararat
trans_list: Ararat
sense:
Mount Ararat, the tallest mountain of Turkey and of the entire Armenian Highland. In Armenian antiquity known as Masis, it became associated with the Biblical "Mountains of Ararat" (Genesis 8:4) at some point during the Middle Ages.


lexentry: eng/Arawak__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Arawak
trans_list: Aruacach
sense:
A member of an Amerindian people who lived in the region of the Caribbean when the Spanish arrived in America.


lexentry: eng/Archaean__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Archaean
trans_list: Aircéach
sense:
(geology) Of, or relating to the geologic eon from about 4,031 to 2,500 million years ago; comprises the Eoarchean, Paleoarchean, Mesoarchean and Neoarchean eras; marked by an atmosphere with little oxygen, the formation of the first continents and oceans and the emergence of simple life.


lexentry: eng/Arctic_Circle__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Arctic Circle
trans_list: Ciorcal Artach
sense:
The parallel of latitude that runs 66° 33′ 39″ north of the Equator, which marks approximately the southernmost place in the Northern Hemisphere where the sun does not set on the summer solstice and does not rise on the winter solstice.


lexentry: eng/Arctic_Ocean__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Arctic Ocean
trans_list: Aigéan Artach
sense:
The smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole, bordered by the three continents of Asia, Europe and North America.


lexentry: eng/Arctic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Arctic
trans_list: Artach
sense:
(geography) Pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet, characterised by extreme cold and an icy landscape. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/Arctic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: Arctic
trans_list: Artach
sense:
Extremely cold, snowy, or having other properties of extreme winter associated with the Arctic. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/Arctic__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Arctic
trans_list: Artach
sense:
A continental region consisting of the portion of the Earth north of the Arctic Circle, containing the North Pole. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/Ares__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Ares
trans_list: Airéas | Airéis
sense:
(Greek god) The Greek god of war, considered equivalent to the Roman Mars and usually described as a son of Zeus and Hera, companion of Eris and Enyo, and by Aphrodite father of Deimos and Phobos.


lexentry: eng/Argo_Navis__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Argo Navis
trans_list: Long
sense:
(constellation) : A former constellation of the southern sky, said to represent the mythical ship Argo. In 1763, it was divided into the three new constellations: Carina (keel), Puppis (stern), and Vela (sail).


lexentry: eng/Aries__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Aries
trans_list: Reithe | an Reithe
sense:
(astrology) The zodiac sign for the ram, ruled by Mars and covering March 20 – April 20 (tropical astrology) or April 15 – May 15 (sidereal astrology).


lexentry: eng/Aristotle__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Aristotle
trans_list: Arastotail
sense:
An ancient Greek philosopher, logician, and scientist (382–322 BCE), student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great.


lexentry: eng/Ark_of_the_Covenant__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Ark of the Covenant
trans_list: Áirc an Chonartha
sense:
(Judaism, Christianity, Islam) The sacred container, a gold-plated wooden chest, of the two tablets of law (the Ten Commandments) given to Moses by the Hebrew God.


lexentry: eng/Armageddon__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Armageddon
trans_list: Harmagadón
sense:
(Christianity, Islam) Mount Megiddo, the site of a prophesied final battle between the forces of good and evil.


lexentry: eng/Armenia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Armenia
trans_list: Airméin | An Airméin
sense:
(historical) Ancient kingdom in the Armenian Highland southeast of Black Sea and southwest of Caspian Sea; area now divided between Turkey, Republic of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Iran.


lexentry: eng/Armenian_Highland__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Armenian Highland
trans_list: ardchríoch Airméanach
sense:
A plateau in the north of Western Asia, connecting the Lesser Caucasus with the Taurus Mountains. Total area: about 400,000 km². Average elevation: 1500 to 2000 metres, highest point: Mount Ararat. The area lies mostly in eastern Turkey; also includes the whole of modern Armenia, southern Georgia, western Azerbaijan, northwestern Iran, Nakhichevan and Nagorno-Karabakh.


lexentry: eng/Armenian__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Armenian
trans_list: Airméanach | Airméinis
sense:
Of, from, or pertaining to Armenia, the Armenian people, the Armenian language, or the Armenian alphabet.


lexentry: eng/Armenian__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Armenian
trans_list: Airméinis | Armenio
sense:
(uncountable) A branch of Indo-European languages, which includes the various stages of the Armenian language.


lexentry: eng/Aromanian__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Aromanian
trans_list: Arómáinis
sense:
An endangered Eastern Romance language spoken mainly in Greece, but also in Albania, North Macedonia, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia and relatively intelligible with Romanian and Megleno-Romanian.


lexentry: eng/Art_Deco__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Art Deco
trans_list: Art Deco
sense:
(architecture, art, also, attributive) A style of decorative art (often used in household objects) and architecture originating in the 1920s and 1930s, characterized by bold geometric forms, strong contrasting colours, and simple composition. [from 1966]


lexentry: eng/Artemis__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Artemis
trans_list: Artaimís
sense:
(Greek god) The Greek goddess of the hunt, wild animals, and wilderness; the daughter of Leto and Zeus; the sister of Apollo. (Compare Diana.)


lexentry: eng/Ascension_Island__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Ascension Island
trans_list: Oileán na Deascabhála
sense:
An island and constituent part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, located in the South Atlantic Ocean.


lexentry: eng/Ash_Wednesday__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Ash Wednesday
trans_list: Céadaoin an Luaithrigh
sense:
(Christianity) The Wednesday 46 days before Easter in a given year, (Catholicism) traditionally observed as the beginning of Lent and a day of strict abstention from certain foods and pleasures.


lexentry: eng/Ashoka__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Ashoka
trans_list: Ashoka
sense:
(historical) An ancient Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from c. 268 to 232 BCE.


lexentry: eng/Asia_Minor__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Asia Minor
trans_list: Áise Bheag
sense:
A large peninsula, mostly coterminous with Anatolia, between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea; it makes up the Asian part of Turkey.


lexentry: eng/Asia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Asia
trans_list: Áise | An Áise
sense:
The largest continent, located east of Europe (typically delimited by the Urals), west of the Pacific Ocean, north of Oceania and south of the Arctic Ocean.


lexentry: eng/Asia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: Asia
trans_list: Áise
sense:
(historical) An ancient province of the Roman Empire in modern western Turkey, existing between 133 BC (during the Roman Republic) and the 7th century AD.


lexentry: eng/Asian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Asian
trans_list: Áiseach
sense:
(US, Canada, Australia, NZ) A person from or with ancestry in East or Southeast Asia, occasionally South Asia.


lexentry: eng/Asian_pear__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Asian pear
trans_list: piorra Seapánach
sense:
A fruit from species of pear from northeastern Asia, known better for their crisp, juicy texture than for their flavor


lexentry: eng/Assyria__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Assyria
trans_list: Aisiria
sense:
(historical) An ancient Semitic Akkadian kingdom and at times an empire, extant from the mid-23rd century BCE to 608 BCE and centred on the Upper Tigris river in northern Mesopotamia (present day northern Iraq, but at its maximum extent including parts of modern Iran, Syria, Israel, Palestine and Egypt).


lexentry: eng/Assyrian__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Assyrian
trans_list: Aisiriach
sense:
(historical) Of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river, with capital city of Assur.


lexentry: eng/Assyrian__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Assyrian
trans_list: Aisiriach
sense:
(historical) Of, or characteristic of, or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia, with capital city of Nineveh.


lexentry: eng/Assyrian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Assyrian
trans_list: Aisiriach
sense:
(historical) A person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river, with capital city of Assur.


lexentry: eng/Assyrian__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Assyrian
trans_list: Aisiriach
sense:
(historical) A citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia, with capital city of Nineveh.


lexentry: eng/Asturia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Asturia
trans_list: Asturias
sense:
C.E.
Asturias: A former kingdom existing from c. 718 to 924 

C.E., in modern northwest Spain and Portugal


lexentry: eng/Asturias__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Asturias
trans_list: Asturias
sense:
An autonomous community and province of Spain, on the Spanish north coast facing the Cantabrian Sea. Capital: Oviedo.


lexentry: eng/Athena__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Athena
trans_list: Aitéiné
sense:
(Greek god) The goddess of wisdom, especially strategic warfare, the arts, and especially crafts, in particular, weaving; daughter of Zeus and Metis. Her Roman counterpart is Minerva.


lexentry: eng/Athenian__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Athenian
trans_list: Aithneach
sense:
(Greek mythology) Of or related to Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom, technology, and skillful warfare.


lexentry: eng/Atlantic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Atlantic
trans_list: Atlantach
sense:
Pertaining to locations adjacent to or in the vicinity of the Atlantic Ocean, such as the British Isles in Northwestern Europe, or the eastern seaboard of the United States.


lexentry: eng/Atlas__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Atlas
trans_list: Atlás
sense:
(Greek god) The son of Iapetus and Clymene, war leader of the Titans ordered by the god Zeus to support the sky on his shoulders; father to the Hesperides, the Hyades, and the Pleiades; king of the legendary Atlantis.


lexentry: eng/Attic_Greek__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Attic Greek
trans_list: Gréigis na hAtaice
sense:
The dialect of Ancient Greek used in Attica, the region surrounding Athens, from 500 to 300 B.C.E., closely related to Ionic Greek and a main contributor to Koine. The language of Thucydides, Plato, Aeschylus, Xenophon, etc.


lexentry: eng/August__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: August
trans_list: Lúnasa
sense:
The eighth month of the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian calendars, following July and preceding September.


lexentry: eng/Augustus__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Augustus
trans_list: Ágastas
sense:
The Roman emperor Augustus, also called Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (63 B.C.E. – 14 C.E.); heir to Julius Caesar


lexentry: eng/Aukštaitian__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Aukštaitian
trans_list: Ácstáitis
sense:
The dialect of Lithuanian spoken in Aukštaitija, Dzūkija and Suvalkija, upon which standard Lithuanian is based.


lexentry: eng/Auriga__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Auriga
trans_list: Ara
sense:
(constellation) A winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a charioteer. It includes the star Capella.


lexentry: eng/Austin__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: Austin
trans_list: Cathair Aibhistín
sense:
The capital city of Texas, United States, and the county seat of Travis County; named for American empresario Stephen F. Austin.


lexentry: eng/Australasia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Australasia
trans_list: Astraláise
sense:
A continental region in Oceania, consisting of Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea and neighbouring islands.


lexentry: eng/Australasian__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Australasian
trans_list: Astraláiseach
sense:
Relating to Australia and its surrounding regions of New Guinea, Indonesia, and the south west Pacific Ocean.


lexentry: eng/Australia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Australia
trans_list: Astráil | an Astráil
sense:
A country consisting of a main island, the island of Tasmania and other smaller islands, located in Oceania; historically, a collection of former colonies of the British Empire. Official name: Commonwealth of Australia. Capital: Canberra.


lexentry: eng/Australia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: Australia
trans_list: Astráil | an Astráil
sense:
(geology) A continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands.


lexentry: eng/Australian_rules_football__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Australian rules football
trans_list: peil astrálach
sense:
A variety of football devised in Australia, played on an oval field with an oval ball that players try to kick between the goalposts or between a central and outer post.


lexentry: eng/Austronesia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Austronesia
trans_list: an Astrainéis
sense:
Those areas of the world, mostly in Southeast Asia and the Pacific but also including Madagascar, that are inhabited by speakers of Austronesian languages.


lexentry: eng/Av__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Av
trans_list: Ab
sense:
(Judaism) The eleventh month of the civil year and the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Tammuz and before Elul.


lexentry: eng/Avar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Avar
trans_list: Avárach
sense:
A person belonging to this people of Caucasus, mainly of Daghestan, in which they are the predominant group.


lexentry: eng/Avar__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Avar
trans_list: Aváiris
sense:
A North Caucasian language spoken mainly in Avaria (Republic of Daghestan) as its official language, and in parts of Azerbaijan.


lexentry: eng/Avestan__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Avestan
trans_list: Aivéistis
sense:
An ancient Eastern Old Iranian language that was used to compose the sacred hymns and canon of the Zoroastrian Avesta.


lexentry: eng/Avogadro's_number__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Avogadro's number
trans_list: tairiseach Avogadro
sense:
(physical chemistry) The number of elementary entities (atoms or molecules) comprising one mole of a given substance, being precisely 6.02214076 × 1023. Formerly defined as the number of atoms present in 12 grams of isotopically pure carbon-12.


lexentry: eng/Awadhi__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Awadhi
trans_list: Avaidis
sense:
An Indo-Aryan language spoken in India and Nepal that is considered to be a part of the Eastern Hindi languages.


lexentry: eng/Axis_power__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Axis power
trans_list: acastóir
sense:
(chiefly, in the plural) A country in the alliance (in effect before and during World War II) of Nazi Germany, Kingdom of Italy, Empire of Japan, and a few other countries, which opposed the Allies.


lexentry: eng/Azerbaijan__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Azerbaijan
trans_list: Poblacht na hAsarbaiseáine | an Asarbaiseáin | Asarbaiseáin
sense:
[from Template:SAFESUBST: c.] A country in the South Caucasus in Asia and Europe. Official name: Republic of Azerbaijan. Capital: Baku.


lexentry: eng/Azores__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Azores
trans_list: Asóir
sense:
An archipelago of nine volcanic islands in the North Atlantic and an autonomous region of Portugal comprising this archipelago, officially the Autonomous Region of the Azores.


lexentry: eng/Babylon__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Babylon
trans_list: Bablóin
sense:
(historical) An ancient city, the ancient capital of Babylonia in modern Iraq, built on the banks of the Euphrates.


lexentry: eng/Babylonia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Babylonia
trans_list: Bablóinia
sense:
(historical) An ancient empire and geographic region of Mesopotamia, existing from 1850 BCE to 539 BCE, based around the city of Babylon; at its maximum extent, covering parts of modern-day Iraq, Kuwait, Syria and Iran.


lexentry: eng/Bactria__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Bactria
trans_list: an Bhaictria
sense:
The ancient name of the country between the range of the Hindu Kush and the Amu Darya in West Asia, encompassing parts of northern Afghanistan, eastern Turkmenistan, southern Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and northern Pakistan.


lexentry: eng/Bahrain__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Bahrain
trans_list: Bairéin
sense:
An archipelago, island, and country in Western Asia in the Persian Gulf. Official name: Kingdom of Bahrain. Capital: Manama.


lexentry: eng/Baháʼí_Faith__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Baháʼí Faith
trans_list: creideamh Bahá'íoch
sense:
A religious movement founded by Baháʼu'lláh, which draws on the Kitáb-i-Aqdas and other Baháʼí texts.


lexentry: eng/Balearic_Islands__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Balearic Islands
trans_list: Oileáin Bhailéaracha
sense:
An archipelago, autonomous community, and province off the east coast of Spain, formed by the four major islands Mallorca, Minorca, Ibiza, and Formentera and several smaller islands.


lexentry: eng/Balkan_Peninsula__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Balkan Peninsula
trans_list: Leithinis Bhalcánach | Leithinis na mBalcán
sense:
A geographic region and large peninsula in southeastern Europe, surrounded by water on three sides: the Adriatic Sea to the west, the Mediterranean Sea (including the Ionian and Aegean Seas) to the south and the Black Sea to the east. Its northern boundary is often given as the Danube, Sava and Kupa rivers.


lexentry: eng/Balkans__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Balkans
trans_list: Balcáin
sense:
A cultural region and peninsula in Southeast Europe, roughly equivalent to the area covered by Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia, sometimes including Romania, Slovenia, and European Turkey. [19th c.]


lexentry: eng/Balochi__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Balochi
trans_list: Balúcais | Balúitsis
sense:
A Northwestern Iranian language spoken mainly in SW Pakistan (80% of speakers), SE Iran and S Afghanistan. SIL standard divides Balochi into three related languages, Eastern Balochi, Southern Balochi and Western Balochi.


lexentry: eng/Baltic_Sea__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Baltic Sea
trans_list: Muir Bhailt | Bailt
sense:
A sea in Northern Europe, an arm of the Atlantic enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Sweden.


lexentry: eng/Baltic__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: Baltic
trans_list: Bailt
sense:
A geographic region of Northern Europe, consisting of the three countries to the east of the Baltic Sea, i.e. Latvia, Lithuanian and Estonia; in full, the Baltics or the Baltic states.


lexentry: eng/Bambara__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Bambara
trans_list: Bambairis
sense:
A West Sudanic language spoken mainly in Mali by as many as six million people, and by smaller numbers of people in Senegal Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Gambia.


lexentry: eng/Barbary__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Barbary
trans_list: Barbair
sense:
(historical) The Mediterranean coastal areas of North Africa that were used as a base by pirates in the 16th to 19th centuries.


lexentry: eng/Barrow__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: Barrow
trans_list: Bearú
sense:
A river in eastern Ireland, which flows from County Laois, via County Kildare, County Kilkenny, County Carlow, County Wexford and County Waterford to Waterford Harbour.


lexentry: eng/Bashkir__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Bashkir
trans_list: Baiscireach
sense:
Of or pertaining to a certain Turkic ethnic group that lives mostly in the Russian republic of Bashkortostan.


lexentry: eng/Basque_Country__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Basque Country
trans_list: Tír na mBascach | Tír Bhascach
sense:
A cultural region that straddles the border of Spain and France, where the Basque language is traditionally spoken.


lexentry: eng/Basque__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Basque
trans_list: Bascach
sense:
A member of a cultural and ethnic people living in the western Pyrenees and the Bay of Biscay between France and Spain.


lexentry: eng/Batman__Proper_noun__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Batman
trans_list: Fear na nIaltóg
sense:
A fictional hero and the main protagonist of DC Comics, noted for his intellect and stealth, who uses a bat-themed costume and equipment (including a belt with an array of utilities) and is assisted by his sidekick Robin.


lexentry: eng/Battle_of_Britain__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Battle of Britain
trans_list: Cath na Breataine
sense:
(historical) A series of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force (RAF) and the German Luftwaffe during World War II for air superiority over southern England and the English Channel prior to any German invasion of the British Isles.


lexentry: eng/Bavaria__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Bavaria
trans_list: Baváir | an Bhaváir | An Bhaváir
sense:
A historic region, former duchy, former kingdom, and modern state of Germany; the modern state includes parts of historical Swabia and Franconia as well as historical Bavaria.


lexentry: eng/Bay_of_Biscay__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Bay of Biscay
trans_list: Bá na Bioscáine
sense:
A gulf of the North Atlantic Ocean along the western coast of France from Brest south to the Spanish border, and the northern coast of Spain.


lexentry: eng/Beast__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Beast
trans_list: ainmhí
sense:
(biblical) A figure in the Book of Revelation (Apocalypse), often identified with Satan or the Antichrist.


lexentry: eng/Beetle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Beetle
trans_list: ciaróg
sense:
(UK, Australia, NZ) A small car, the Volkswagen Beetle (original version made 1938–2003, similar models made 1997–2010 and since 2011).


lexentry: eng/Belarusian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Belarusian
trans_list: Bealarúisis
sense:
(uncountable) The Slavic language spoken in Belarus (formerly called White Ruthenia or White Russia).


lexentry: eng/Belgian_Congo__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Belgian Congo
trans_list: Congó na Beilge
sense:
(historical) A former Belgian colony in Central Africa, existing from 1908 to 1960, when it became the modern Democratic Republic of the Congo.


lexentry: eng/Belgium__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Belgium
trans_list: Ríocht na Beilge | an Bheilg
sense:
A country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France. Official name: Kingdom of Belgium. Capital and largest city: Brussels.


lexentry: eng/Belgrade__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Belgrade
trans_list: Béalgrád
sense:
The capital city of Serbia; the former capital of Yugoslavia; the former capital of Serbia and Montenegro.


lexentry: eng/Beltane__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Beltane
trans_list: Lá Bealtaine
sense:
The first day of May (since 1752); May Day, a Scottish quarter day, sometimes associated by Christians with the nearest Church Feast, the Invention of the Cross (3 May), and Whitsunday (15 May).


lexentry: eng/Benedict__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Benedict
trans_list: Beinidict
sense:
(countable) A en given name, particularly of the sixth-century founder of the Benedictine order, and of several popes.


lexentry: eng/Benedictine__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Benedictine
trans_list: Beinidictín
sense:
A type of liqueur originating from the Benedictine cloister of Fécamp in France, made from cognac together with herb and spice extracts.


lexentry: eng/Bengal__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Bengal
trans_list: Beangál
sense:
A geographic region in the northeast of South Asia today divided between Bangladesh and India (particularly the state of West Bengal).


lexentry: eng/Berber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Berber
trans_list: Beirbeireach
sense:
(potentially, _, offensive, occasionally, _, proscribed) A member of a particular ethnic group indigenous to northwest Africa.


lexentry: eng/Berber__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Berber
trans_list: Beirbeiris
sense:
A group of closely related Afroasiatic languages spoken in northern Africa, particularly Morocco and Algeria.


lexentry: eng/Bergamasco__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Bergamasco
trans_list: Sípéir Bergamasco
sense:
A medium-sized breed of herding dog originating in the Italian Alps, known for its heavily matted coat resembling dreadlocks.


lexentry: eng/Bering_Sea__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Bering Sea
trans_list: Muir Bheiring
sense:
The sea between Siberia and Alaska, north of the Pacific Ocean, that is connected to the Arctic Ocean by the Bering Strait.


lexentry: eng/Bering_Strait__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Bering Strait
trans_list: Caolas Bheiring
sense:
A strait between Chukotka, Russia and Alaska, United States, linking the Arctic Ocean to the Bering Sea.


lexentry: eng/Berlin_Wall__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Berlin Wall
trans_list: Balla Bheirlín
sense:
(history) A wall that parted the city of Berlin until 1989, constructed by the German Democratic Republic to keep East Germans from escaping to West Berlin.


lexentry: eng/Bermuda__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Bermuda
trans_list: Beirmiúda | Beirmiúdaí
sense:
An archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the North Atlantic Ocean, 580 nautical miles (1074 kilometers) east-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.


lexentry: eng/Betelgeuse__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Betelgeuse
trans_list: Betelgeuse
sense:
(star) A bright-red supergiant intrinsic variable star, the second brightest star in the constellation Orion; Alpha (α) Orionis. It is the tenth brightest star in the nighttime, and one of the largest stars known.


lexentry: eng/Bhojpuri__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Bhojpuri
trans_list: Vóispiris
sense:
An Indo-Aryan language, spoken primarily in India, Mauritius, Nepal, Fiji, Surinam, Trinidad and Tobago, and Guyana.


lexentry: eng/Big_Bang__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Big Bang
trans_list: ollphléasc
sense:
(cosmology) The cosmic event that marks the beginning of time and the rapid expansion of space for the visible universe. The evolution of the universe since that beginning point is described by the Big Bang Theory.


lexentry: eng/Big_Dipper__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Big Dipper
trans_list: Camchéachta
sense:
(constellation, especially, US) A bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky, said to resemble a ladle or cart, and a part of the constellation Ursa Major which includes the stars Mizar, Dubhe, and Alkaid. [from 1845] The other stars comprising it are Alioth, Megrez, Merak, and Phecda.


lexentry: eng/Bislama__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Bislama
trans_list: Bioslaimis
sense:
A creole language spoken on the South Pacific island-nation of Vanuatu, derived from Indo-European (mainly from English) and Oceanic languages.


lexentry: eng/Bithynia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Bithynia
trans_list: Bitín
sense:
(historical) A geographic region, ancient kingdom, and historical province of the Roman Empire in the northwest of Asia Minor in modern Turkey.


lexentry: eng/Black_Sea__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Black Sea
trans_list: an Mhuir Dhubh
sense:
An inland sea bound by Southeastern Europe in the west, Eastern Europe in the north and northeast, and Turkey in the south.


lexentry: eng/Black_and_Tan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Black and Tan
trans_list: Dúchrónach
sense:
A member of the RIC British paramilitary force, operating against Irish republicans in the War of Independence 1920/21.


lexentry: eng/Blarney_Stone__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Blarney Stone
trans_list: Cloch na Blarnan
sense:
A stone set into the upper wall of Blarney Castle in Ireland, which if kissed is supposed to bestow the gift of the gab or blarney.


lexentry: eng/Blarney__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Blarney
trans_list: Blarna
sense:
A town in County Cork, Ireland, location of Blarney Castle and the Blarney Stone (Irish grid ref W 6175).


lexentry: eng/Blue_Nile__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Blue Nile
trans_list: Naoi gorm
sense:
A river originating at Lake Tana in Ethiopia and flows into the Nile at Khartoum in Sudan; one of the two major tributaries of the Nile.


lexentry: eng/Bolivia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Bolivia
trans_list: Bolaiv | An Bholaiv
sense:
A country in South America. Official name: Plurinational State of Bolivia. Capitals: La Paz and Sucre.


lexentry: eng/Bolshevik__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Bolshevik
trans_list: Boilséiveach
sense:
(historical) A Russian communist revolutionary, a member of the Bolshevik Party in the Communist Revolution of Russia in 1917.


lexentry: eng/Bolshevism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Bolshevism
trans_list: Boilséiveachas
sense:
The Communist political ideology adopted by the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; Marxism-Leninism.


lexentry: eng/Bonaire__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Bonaire
trans_list: Bonaire
sense:
An island, dependent territory, and special municipality of the Netherlands in the Caribbean, off the west coast of Venezuela.


lexentry: eng/Bosnia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Bosnia
trans_list: Boisnia
sense:
A geographic region of Bosnia and Herzegovina, consisting of the northern three fourths of the country.


lexentry: eng/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Bosnia and Herzegovina
trans_list: an Bhoisnia agus an Heirseagaivéin | an [[Boisnia-Heirseagaivéin|Bhoisnia-Heirseagaivéin]]
sense:
A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Official name: Bosnia and Herzegovina. Capital and largest city: Sarajevo. Part of Yugoslavia until 1992.


lexentry: eng/Bosnian__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Bosnian
trans_list: Boisniach | Boisnis
sense:
(uncountable) The standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken primarily by Bosniaks in Bosnia and Herzegovina.


lexentry: eng/Bosphorus__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Bosphorus
trans_list: an Bhosparais
sense:
The narrow strait beside Istanbul, Turkey connecting the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara, the northern end of the Turkish Straits connecting the Black Sea with the Aegean and Mediterranean.


lexentry: eng/Bouvet_Island__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Bouvet Island
trans_list: Oileán Bouvet
sense:
An uninhabited volcanic island and dependent territory of Norway in the South Atlantic Ocean, south-southwest of the South African Cape of Good Hope.


lexentry: eng/Boötes__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Boötes
trans_list: an tAoire | Boötes | Bóitéas
sense:
(constellation) A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, called the “bear-guard” or the “herdsman”. It includes the fourth-brightest star in the night sky, Arcturus.


lexentry: eng/Brahma__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Brahma
trans_list: Bráma
sense:
(Hinduism, Hindu god) Hindu god (deva) of creation and one of the Trimurti, the others being Vishnu and Shiva.


lexentry: eng/Brahman__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Brahman
trans_list: Bráman
sense:
(Hinduism) The unchanging, infinite, immanent, and transcendent reality which is the Divine Ground of all matter, energy, time, space, being, and everything beyond in this Universe. The nature of Brahman is described as transpersonal, personal and impersonal by different philosophical schools.


lexentry: eng/Brazil__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Brazil
trans_list: Brasaíl | An Bhrasaíl
sense:
A large Portuguese-speaking country in South America. Official name: Federative Republic of Brazil. Capital: Brasília.


lexentry: eng/Bristol_Channel__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Bristol Channel
trans_list: Caol Bhriostó
sense:
An inlet of the Atlantic Ocean between South Wales and England; an extension of the estuary of the River Severn


lexentry: eng/Bristol__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Bristol
trans_list: Briostó
sense:
A city, ceremonial county, and unitary authority in southwest England bordering Gloucestershire, Somerset and The River Severn.


lexentry: eng/British_English__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: British English
trans_list: Béarla
sense:
The English language as written and spoken in the United Kingdom; (often) that which is spoken in both the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations, considered as a single variety.


lexentry: eng/British_Indian_Ocean_Territory__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: British Indian Ocean Territory
trans_list: Críoch Aigéan Indiach na Breataine
sense:
An archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom that is used as an American military base in the middle of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Indonesia.


lexentry: eng/British_Isles__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: British Isles
trans_list: Éire agus an Bhreatain Mhór
sense:
An archipelago of Northern Europe, consisting of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, Anglesey, the Isle of Man, the Isle of Wight, the Hebrides, the Shetland Islands, the Orkney Islands, the Isles of Scilly, the Channel Islands and many smaller islands.


lexentry: eng/British_Sign_Language__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: British Sign Language
trans_list: Teanga Chomharthaíochta na Breataine
sense:
A language that uses hands, facial expressions, and other bodily behaviour to communicate both concrete and abstract ideas; some signs are based on English words, but BSL syntax and grammar are not based on English.


lexentry: eng/British_thermal_unit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: British thermal unit
trans_list: teasaonad Briotanach
sense:
The quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at a particular temperature (there are several different precise definitions) and a pressure of one atmosphere.


lexentry: eng/Brittany__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Brittany
trans_list: Briotáin
sense:
An administrative region of northwest France, including most of the historic region of Brittany. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/Bronze_Age__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Bronze Age
trans_list: Cré-umhaois
sense:
(archaeology) A period in a civilization's development when the most advanced metalworking has developed the techniques of smelting copper from natural outcroppings and alloys it to cast bronze.


lexentry: eng/Brussels_sprout__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Brussels sprout
trans_list: bachlóg Bhruiséile | bachlóg
sense:
(chiefly, in the plural) The green vegetable Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera, a cabbage variety native to Belgium.


lexentry: eng/Buddha-nature__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Buddha-nature
trans_list: Nádúr an Bhúda
sense:
(Buddhism) The potential of achieving the nature of the Buddha through study and religious practice.


lexentry: eng/Bulgaria__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Bulgaria
trans_list: Bulgáir | Poblacht na Bulgáire
sense:
A country in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Bulgaria. Capital and largest city: Sofia.


lexentry: eng/Burgundy__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Burgundy
trans_list: Burgúin
sense:
A historical region and former administrative region of France; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.


lexentry: eng/Burma__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Burma
trans_list: Burma
sense:
A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Republic of the Union of Myanmar. Capital: Naypyidaw. Officially known as Myanmar.


lexentry: eng/Buryatia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Buryatia
trans_list: Buiriáit
sense:
A republic and federal subject of Russia, bordering Mongolia to the south and Lake Baikal to the west. Capital: Ulan-Ude.


lexentry: eng/Bushman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Bushman
trans_list: Buiseach
sense:
A person who lives in the bush, especially a member of a community or ethnic group who lives in the bush.


lexentry: eng/Byelorussian_SSR__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Byelorussian SSR
trans_list: PSS na Bealarúise
sense:
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, the name for Bolshevik Belarus which became a constituent republic of the Soviet Union (1919–1991), member of the United Nations since 1945.


lexentry: eng/Byzantine_Empire__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Byzantine Empire
trans_list: Impireacht Bhiosántach
sense:
(historical) An ancient Greek empire in Southeastern Europe and Western Asia; the predominantly Greek-speaking continuation of the Roman Empire during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages with its capital at Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul), originally known as Byzantium, which fell in 1453.


lexentry: eng/Byzantine_Greek__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Byzantine Greek
trans_list: Gréigis Byzantine
sense:
Collectively, the continuum of forms of the Greek language as written and spoken during the time of the Byzantine Empire (C.E. 330–1453), preceded by Koine Greek and Early Medieval Greek and succeeded by Late Medieval Greek to Modern Greek. (ISO 639-3 code: grc shared with Classical Greek.)


lexentry: eng/Byzantine__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Byzantine
trans_list: Biosántach
sense:
(history) Belonging to the civilization of the Eastern Roman Empire between 331, when its capital was moved to Constantinople, and 1453, when that capital was conquered by the Turks and ultimately renamed Istanbul.


lexentry: eng/Byzantium__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Byzantium
trans_list: Biosáintiam
sense:
(historical) An ancient Greek city situated on the Bosporus in modern Turkey, renamed Constantinople in 330 C.E.; modern Istanbul.


lexentry: eng/CJK__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: CJK
trans_list: SSC
sense:
Initialism of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, languages typically grouped because they all use writing systems derived from Chinese characters.


lexentry: eng/Caelus__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Caelus
trans_list: Úránas
sense:
(Roman god) The personification of the sky and heavens. Either the brother-husband or son-and-husband of Terra, with whom he fathered the Titans and the Cyclops. He is the Roman counterpart of Uranus.


lexentry: eng/Caesar_salad__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Caesar salad
trans_list: sailéad chaesair
sense:
(gastronomy, countable, and, uncountable) A type of salad, generally made from romaine lettuce, croutons, parmesan cheese, coddled or hard-boiled eggs, fresh-ground black pepper and Worcestershire sauce.


lexentry: eng/Calvary__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Calvary
trans_list: Calvaire
sense:
The hill outside Jerusalem which is traditionally held to be the location of the crucifixion of Jesus.


lexentry: eng/Cambodia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Cambodia
trans_list: Cambóid | An Chambóid
sense:
A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Kingdom of Cambodia. Capital: Phnom Penh. Former name: Kampuchea.


lexentry: eng/Cambrian__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Cambrian
trans_list: Caimbriach
sense:
(geology) Of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises lower, middle and Furongian epochs from about 542 to 490 million years ago.


lexentry: eng/Cameroon__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Cameroon
trans_list: Camarún
sense:
A country in Central Africa. Official name: Republic of Cameroon. Capital: Yaoundé. It also claims Ambazonia.


lexentry: eng/Canary_Islands__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Canary Islands
trans_list: Oileáin Chanáracha | Na hOileáin Chanáracha
sense:
An archipelago and autonomous community of Spain, off the coast of northwestern Africa, near Morocco.


lexentry: eng/Cancer__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Cancer
trans_list: Portán | an Portán
sense:
(astrology) The zodiac sign for the crab, ruled by the Moon and covering June 22–July 22 (tropical astrology) or July 16–August 15 (sidereal astrology).


lexentry: eng/Candlemas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Candlemas
trans_list: Lá Fhéile Muire na gCoinneal
sense:
The festival in the Christian year celebrated on February 2nd. It commemorates the purification of the Virgin Mary and the presentation of the infant Jesus in the Temple.


lexentry: eng/Canes_Venatici__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Canes Venatici
trans_list: Madraí Fiaigh
sense:
(constellation) A dim spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a pair of hunting dogs (Chara and Asterion) held on a leash by Boötes and following the bear Ursa Major.


lexentry: eng/Canis_Major__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Canis Major
trans_list: Madra Mór
sense:
(constellation) A winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dog following the hunter Orion. It includes the brightest star in the night sky, Sirius (sometimes called the Dog Star).


lexentry: eng/Canis_Minor__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Canis Minor
trans_list: Madra Beag
sense:
(constellation) A small winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dog following the hunter Orion. It is most notable for including the eighth brightest star in the night sky, Procyon.


lexentry: eng/Cantonese__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Cantonese
trans_list: Cantainis
sense:
(uncountable) A dialect of the Cantonese language, spoken in Guangzhou (Canton), Hong Kong, Macau, and treated as the standard dialect of the Cantonese language.


lexentry: eng/Capricorn__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Capricorn
trans_list: an Gabhar
sense:
(astrology) : The zodiac sign for the goat, ruled by Saturn and covering December 22 – January 20 (tropical astrology) or January 15 – February 14 (sidereal astrology).


lexentry: eng/Carib__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Carib
trans_list: Cairibigh
sense:
A member of the Garifuna people of Honduras, historically known as Black Caribs, descendants of mixed Kalinago people and Africans who were deported to the Central American mainland in the 18th century.


lexentry: eng/Carib__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Carib
trans_list: Cairibigh
sense:
A member of the Kalinago people of the Lesser Antilles, an Arawakan people who took heavy cultural influence from the mainland Caribs and so were formerly known as Island Caribs.


lexentry: eng/Caribbean_Sea__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Caribbean Sea
trans_list: Muir Chairib
sense:
A tropical sea in the Western Hemisphere, part of the Atlantic Ocean, southeast of the Gulf of Mexico.


lexentry: eng/Carina__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Carina
trans_list: Cíle
sense:
(constellation) A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble the keel of a ship. It contains the star Canopus, the second brightest star in the night sky. Until 1763, it was part of a larger constellation, Argo Navis.


lexentry: eng/Carolingian__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Carolingian
trans_list: Cairilínseach
sense:
Of or pertaining to the dynasty that ruled parts of western Europe from the 7th to the 9th centuries.


lexentry: eng/Carolingian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Carolingian
trans_list: Cairilínseach | Cairilínsigh
sense:
Any member of a Frankish noble family with its origins in the Arnulfing and Pippinid clans of the seventh century.


lexentry: eng/Carpathians__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Carpathians
trans_list: Sléibhte Cairp
sense:
A large mountainous system in Central Europe, mainly in Transylvania (Romania) and the Polish (Subcarpathian)-Slovak border region.


lexentry: eng/Caspian_Sea__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Caspian Sea
trans_list: Muir Chaisp
sense:
A landlocked sea (properly a saline lake) between Eastern Europe and Asia, and the Earth’s largest inland body of water.


lexentry: eng/Cassiopeia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Cassiopeia
trans_list: Caiseoipé
sense:
(Greek mythology) Proud wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda, queen of Ethiopia. When she boasted that her beauty was equal to that of the Nereids, she was punished by Poseidon.


lexentry: eng/Cassiopeia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Cassiopeia
trans_list: Caiseoipé
sense:
(constellation) A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky representing Queen Cassiopeia from Greek myth, lying between the constellations Cepheus and Perseus.


lexentry: eng/Catalan_Countries__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Catalan Countries
trans_list: an Chatalóin
sense:
A name given to the country that will be formed in a hypothetical and independent political union of all Catalan-speaking regions.


lexentry: eng/Catalan__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Catalan
trans_list: Catalóinis
sense:
The Romance language of Catalonia, an autonomous region in the northeast of Spain, also spoken in the Valencian autonomous region (where the language is officially named valencià), the Balearic Islands, Andorra, Roussillon in France, and the Sardinian city of Alghero.


lexentry: eng/Catalonia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Catalonia
trans_list: Catalóin | an Chatalóin
sense:
The Catalan Countries: A cultural area in northeast Spain, southern France and Andorra where Catalan is or historically was spoken, including the autonomous communities of Catalonia and the Balearic Islands, part of the autonomous community of Valencia, the Aragon Strip, the Carche in Murcia and the region of Northern Catalonia in France.


lexentry: eng/Catholic_Church__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Catholic Church
trans_list: Eaglais Chaitliceach
sense:
The Catholic Church, which consists of 24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome.


lexentry: eng/Catholic_Church__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Catholic Church
trans_list: Eaglais Chaitliceach
sense:
Literally "universal church", the whole body of Christendom, especially before the division into Western and Eastern churches.


lexentry: eng/Catholic_Church__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: Catholic Church
trans_list: Eaglais Chaitliceach
sense:
Any of the independent Catholic Churches, such as the Old Catholic Church, the Polish National Catholic Church, or the Orthodox Catholic Church.


lexentry: eng/Catholic_Church__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: Catholic Church
trans_list: Eaglais Chaitliceach
sense:
Any Christian denomination that identifies explicitly as "Catholic" based on its affirmation of the Nicene Creed, such as any of the Anglican Churches.


lexentry: eng/Caucasian_Albania__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Caucasian Albania
trans_list: an Albáin Cugasach
sense:
An ancient region and former kingdom in Western Asia, south of the Caucasus mountains, east of Armenia and west of the Caspian Sea.


lexentry: eng/Caucasus__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Caucasus
trans_list: Cugas
sense:
A mountain range in Eastern Europe between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, on territory of Russia, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, which includes the ranges of Greater Caucasus and Lesser Caucasus.


lexentry: eng/Caucasus__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Caucasus
trans_list: Cugas
sense:
(geopolitics) A geopolitical region in Eastern Europe and Western Asia, deriving its name from the aforementioned mountains.


lexentry: eng/Celtiberian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Celtiberian
trans_list: Ceiltibéarach
sense:
A member of a Celtic people living in the Iberian Peninsula, chiefly in what is now north central Spain, before and during the Roman Empire.


lexentry: eng/Celtic_Sea__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Celtic Sea
trans_list: an Mhuir Cheilteach
sense:
A sea in British Isles, Europe in the Atlantic The area of the Atlantic Ocean off the south coast of Ireland bounded by Saint George's Channel, the Bristol Channel, the English Channel, and the Bay of Biscay.


lexentry: eng/Celtic__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Celtic
trans_list: Ceiltis
sense:
A branch of the Indo-European languages that was spread widely over Western and Central Europe in the pre-Christian era.


lexentry: eng/Centaurus__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Centaurus
trans_list: Ceinteár
sense:
(constellation) A spring constellation of the northern sky (and autumn of the southern sky) with the outline of a centaur. It includes the stars Alpha Centauri (Rigil Kentaurus and Toliman), Proxima Centauri, and Hadar.


lexentry: eng/Central_Africa__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Central Africa
trans_list: Afraic Láir
sense:
A core geographic region of Africa which includes Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda, and often Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.


lexentry: eng/Central_America__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Central America
trans_list: Meiriceá Láir
sense:
A continental region in North America, consisting of the countries lying between Mexico and South America.


lexentry: eng/Central_Europe__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Central Europe
trans_list: Eoraip Láir
sense:
A geographic region in the center of Europe, usually including Austria, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia and Germany.


lexentry: eng/Cepheid_variable__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Cepheid variable
trans_list: réalta athraitheach Ceifide
sense:
(star) A radially pulsating (expanding and contracting) variable star with a regular period and known relationship between period and intrinsic brightness.


lexentry: eng/Cepheus__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Cepheus
trans_list: Ceiféas
sense:
(Greek mythology) Husband of Cassiopeia, king of Eritrea, father of Andromeda. There may be two mythical kings by this name.


lexentry: eng/Cepheus__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Cepheus
trans_list: Ceiféas
sense:
(constellation) A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, located between Draco and Cassiopeia and representing the king Cepheus from Greek myth. It contains the star Alderamin.


lexentry: eng/Cerberus__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Cerberus
trans_list: Ceirbearas
sense:
(Greek mythology) The giant three-headed dog who guards the entrance to Hades; and one of the many offspring of Echidna and Typhon.


lexentry: eng/Ceres__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Ceres
trans_list: Ceiréas
sense:
(astronomy) An asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter, the innermost dwarf planet; officially called (1) Ceres. (see usage notes)


lexentry: eng/Cetus__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Cetus
trans_list: Míol Mór
sense:
(constellation) A winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a whale. It includes the star Mira.


lexentry: eng/Chad__Proper_noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Chad
trans_list: Loch Shead
sense:
Lake Chad (a freshwater lake at the junction of Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon in Central Africa).


lexentry: eng/Chaldea__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Chaldea
trans_list: Caildé
sense:
(historical) An ancient geographic region of Western Asia, in the southern portion of Babylonia in modern eastern Iraq and southwestern Iran, lying chiefly on the right bank of the Euphrates, but commonly used to refer to the whole of the Mesopotamian plain.


lexentry: eng/Chamaeleon__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Chamaeleon
trans_list: Caimileon
sense:
(constellation) A small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky, imagined to resemble a chameleon, which lies south of the constellations Carina and Musca.


lexentry: eng/Chancellor_of_the_Exchequer__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Chancellor of the Exchequer
trans_list: Seansailéir an Státchiste
sense:
The official title held by the British cabinet minister, who is responsible for all governmental economic and financial matters, including the treasury.


lexentry: eng/Channel_Islands__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Channel Islands
trans_list: Oileáin Mhuir nIocht
sense:
A group of islands of the Duchy of Normandy in the English Channel: Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, Herm, Brecqhou, Lihou, Jethou and Burhou.


lexentry: eng/Charlemagne__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Charlemagne
trans_list: Séarlas Mór
sense:
One of the kings of the Franks from 768 to 814, crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 until his death in 814.


lexentry: eng/Charles's_law__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Charles's law
trans_list: Dlí Charles
sense:
(physics) The law stating that the density of an ideal gas is inversely proportional to its temperature at constant pressure.


lexentry: eng/Chechen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Chechen
trans_list: Seisniach
sense:
A member of a Nakh people of the northern Caucasus and resident in the Russian republic of Chechnya.


lexentry: eng/Chechnya__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Chechnya
trans_list: Seisnia
sense:
A republic and federal subject of Russia, in the northern Caucasus. Official name: Chechen Republic. Capital: Grozny.


lexentry: eng/Chicago__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Chicago
trans_list: Chicago | Siceagó
sense:
A large city, the county seat of Cook County, in northeastern Illinois, United States, located on Lake Michigan.


lexentry: eng/Chichewa__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Chichewa
trans_list: Siséivis
sense:
The Bantu language of the Chewa tribe belonging to the Bantu linguistic family and one of Malawi’s national tongues promoted as the country’s lingua franca.


lexentry: eng/China__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: China
trans_list: Sín | Daon-Phoblacht na Síne
sense:
A large country in East Asia, occupying the region around the Yellow, Yangtze, and Pearl Rivers; the People's Republic of China, since 1949.


lexentry: eng/China__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: China
trans_list: Sín
sense:
(historical) The Republic of China prior to 1949, and sometimes after that time, particularly up through the early 1970's or so (when the People's Republic of China assumed the United Nations seat allocated to china).


lexentry: eng/Chinatown__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Chinatown
trans_list: ceantar Síneach
sense:
A district of a city or town (in a country other than China) in which there is a large concentration of Chinese residents and businesses.


lexentry: eng/Chinese__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Chinese
trans_list: Síneach | Sínis
sense:
Of, from, or related to the people of China, particularly the Han Chinese and their culture whether in China or overseas.


lexentry: eng/Chinese__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: Chinese
trans_list: Síneach | Sínis
sense:
Of, from, or related to a language native to Han Chinese persons, often used generally of Chinese characters or particularly to refer to Standard Mandarin.


lexentry: eng/Chinese__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Chinese
trans_list: Sínis | Síneach
sense:
(uncountable, collective) The citizens of China, particularly citizens of the People's Republic of China.


lexentry: eng/Chinese__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: Chinese
trans_list: Sínis
sense:
(uncountable) The branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family including Mandarin, Cantonese, Shanghainese, Southern Min, and other closely related language varieties and dialects.


lexentry: eng/Chinese_cabbage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Chinese cabbage
trans_list: cabáiste Síneach
sense:
Any East Asian leafy vegetable related to the Western cabbage, especially subspecies or varieties of Brassica rapa.


lexentry: eng/Chinese_lantern__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Chinese lantern
trans_list: laindéar Síneach
sense:
A paper lantern in bright colours used for decorative purposes, commonly painted with Chinese art and calligraphy motifs.


lexentry: eng/Chinese_whispers__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Chinese whispers
trans_list: guthán
sense:
(games, mostly, UK) A game for several players in which a phrase, whispered by each person in turn to their neighbor, is often unwittingly misunderstood as it is transferred, to humorous effect by the time it reaches the last person and is compared with the original phrase.


lexentry: eng/Christmas_Day__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Christmas Day
trans_list: Nollaig
sense:
The day on which Christmas is celebrated. It is December 25 in the West, and January 7 in some Eastern Orthodox churches.


lexentry: eng/Christmas__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Christmas
trans_list: Nollaig | An Nollaig
sense:
(originally, Christianity) A festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ and incorporating various Christian, pre-Christian, pagan, and secular customs, which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 (Christmas Day) in most places.


lexentry: eng/Christmas_tree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Christmas tree
trans_list: crann Nollag
sense:
An evergreen tree (usually a conifer), or an artificial tree made to resemble this, which is typically decorated with lights and ornaments and often an angel or star at its tip, and used as a decoration during the Christmas holiday season.


lexentry: eng/Chronicles__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Chronicles
trans_list: Leabhair na gCroinicí
sense:
(book of the bible) A book of the Jewish Tanakh, divided into two Books of Chronicles in the Christian Bible.


lexentry: eng/Church_of_England__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Church of England
trans_list: Eaglais Shasana
sense:
The English branch of the Christian Church; (since the 16th century) specifically the established Protestant church in England which is the mother church of the Anglican Communion.


lexentry: eng/Chuvash__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Chuvash
trans_list: Suvaisis
sense:
An agglutinative language of the Bolgar branch of the Turkic language family and is spoken west of the Ural mountains in central Russia. Chuvash is the native language of the Chuvash people and an official language of Chuvashia. It is spoken by about two million people.


lexentry: eng/Cilicia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Cilicia
trans_list: Cilic
sense:
(historical) An ancient region in southeastern Asia Minor in modern Turkey, famed for cilice, i.e. haircloth made from the hair of Cilician goats.


lexentry: eng/Cinderella__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Cinderella
trans_list: Luaithríona
sense:
A popular fairy tale embodying a classic folk tale myth-element of unjust oppression and triumphant reward.


lexentry: eng/Circinus__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Circinus
trans_list: Compás
sense:
(constellation) A small constellation of the southern winter sky, said to resemble a compass. It lies between the constellations of Centaurus and Triangulum Australe.


lexentry: eng/Cisjordan__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Cisjordan
trans_list: Bruach Thiar
sense:
(historical) The entire region between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean, particularly in context of the British Mandate and earlier times.


lexentry: eng/Cistercian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Cistercian
trans_list: Cistéirseach
sense:
A member of a monastic order which follows the Benedictine rule and emphasizes silent contemplative prayer.


lexentry: eng/Classical_Greek__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Classical Greek
trans_list: Gréigis Chlasaiceach
sense:
The form of the Ancient Greek language used during the classical period of Greek literature: approximately 600 to 300 BCE.


lexentry: eng/Classical_Nahuatl__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Classical Nahuatl
trans_list: Nachuáitlis
sense:
The variants of the Nahuatl language spoken in central Mexico at the time of the Spanish colonization.


lexentry: eng/Claíomh_Solais__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Claíomh Solais
trans_list: Claíomh Solais
sense:
(Irish mythology) The "Sword of Light", one of the Four Treasures of the Tuatha Dé Danann which belonged to Núadu.


lexentry: eng/Clumber_spaniel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Clumber spaniel
trans_list: spáinnéar Clumber
sense:
A spaniel of a British breed, with short legs and stout body, which, unlike other spaniels, hunts silently.


lexentry: eng/Colchis__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Colchis
trans_list: Colcas
sense:
(historical) A historical region and ancient Georgian kingdom on the coast of the Black Sea in the South Caucasus on the border between Europe and Asia, corresponding to what is now western Georgia (including Abkhazia), as well as parts of Russia and Turkey.


lexentry: eng/Cold_War__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Cold War
trans_list: Cogadh Fuar
sense:
(historical) The period of hostility short of open war between the Soviet Bloc and the Western powers, especially the United States, between 1945 and 1991.


lexentry: eng/Colossians__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Colossians
trans_list: Colasaeigh | Litir Naomh Pól chuig na Colasaeigh
sense:
(biblical) The twelfth book of the New Testament of the Bible, an epistle to the people of Colossae which is attributed to Paul the Apostle.


lexentry: eng/Columba__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Columba
trans_list: Colm Cille
sense:
Saint Columba of Iona, one of the Gaelic missionary monks who reintroduced Christianity to Scotland during the Dark Ages.


lexentry: eng/Coma_Berenices__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Coma Berenices
trans_list: Folt Bheirnicé
sense:
(constellation) A small dim summer constellation of the northern sky, said to represent an offering of hair from Queen Berenice II of Egypt. Originally considered to represent the tuft of hair on the end of Leo's tail.


lexentry: eng/Commonwealth_of_Independent_States__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Commonwealth of Independent States
trans_list: Comhlathas na Stát Neamhspleách
sense:
An alliance and confederation of nine former Soviet republics: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan formed as a successor to the Soviet Union.


lexentry: eng/Commonwealth_of_Nations__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Commonwealth of Nations
trans_list: Comhlathas | Comhlathas Briotanach | Comhlathas Briotanach na Náisiún
sense:
An association of independent, sovereign states most of which formerly constituted the British Empire.


lexentry: eng/Comoros__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Comoros
trans_list: Oileáin Chomóra
sense:
A country and group of islands in the Indian Ocean off the coast of East Africa. Official name: Union of the Comoros.


lexentry: eng/Confederacy__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Confederacy
trans_list: an Chónaidhm
sense:
(historical) The Confederate States of America, the collection of American states that seceded from the United States in 1860–61, and fought against the Union in the American Civil War.


lexentry: eng/Congo__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Congo
trans_list: Congó
sense:
Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo; official name: Democratic Republic of the Congo; capital: Kinshasa).


lexentry: eng/Congo__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Congo
trans_list: Congó
sense:
Congo, Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo; official name: Republic of the Congo; capital: Brazzaville).


lexentry: eng/Congo__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: Congo
trans_list: Congó
sense:
A major river in Central Africa which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at times forming the border with the Republic of the Congo and Angola.


lexentry: eng/Connacht__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Connacht
trans_list: Connachta | Cúige Chonnacht
sense:
The western province of Ireland, inclusive of the counties Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon, and Sligo.


lexentry: eng/Conservative_Judaism__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Conservative Judaism
trans_list: Giúdachas Coimeádach
sense:
(Judaism) A moderate stream of Liberal Judaism centered in North America that theoretically maintains Jewish tradition and law, but provides for a more flexible interpretation of it than Orthodox Judaism, in keeping with an evolving world and society.


lexentry: eng/Constantinople__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Constantinople
trans_list: Cathair Chonstaintín
sense:
(historical) The former name, from 330–1930 C.E., of Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey; the former capital of the Ottoman Empire and of the Byzantine Empire before that.


lexentry: eng/Conté__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Conté
trans_list: crián cointé
sense:
(art) A drawing medium, usually square in cross-section, composed of compressed powdered charcoal or graphite mixed with a clay or wax base. [from mid 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/Coptic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Coptic
trans_list: Coptais
sense:
The Afroasiatic language traditionally spoken by the Copts in Egypt, now extinct and used only as a liturgical language.


lexentry: eng/Corfu__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Corfu
trans_list: Corfú
sense:
An island of Greece, one of the Ionian Islands. The ancient name is Corcyra (Κόρκῡρα, more often Κέρκῡρα), in Modern Greek Kérkira (Κέρκυρα).


lexentry: eng/Corinthians__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Corinthians
trans_list: Corantaigh
sense:
(biblical) Either of the two books in the New Testament of the Bible that are written as epistles to the people of Corinth and which are attributed to Paul the Apostle, Sosthenes and Timothy.


lexentry: eng/Cornish_pasty__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Cornish pasty
trans_list: pastae Cornach
sense:
A kind of meat pie, not made in a pie pan but with a large piece of folded-over pastry dough, crimped shut, then baked on a sheet. There is no one standard recipe, but it usually includes meat and vegetables in a thick hearty sauce.


lexentry: eng/Cornwall__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Cornwall
trans_list: Corn na Breataine
sense:
The country of the Cornish, currently having the status of a royal duchy in England belonging to the male heir apparent to the reigning monarch, and consisting at least of the Cornwall County and the Isles of Scilly.


lexentry: eng/Cornwall__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: Cornwall
trans_list: Corn na Breataine
sense:
The westernmost of the three historical counties of Jamaica, bordered by the county of Middlesex in the east; named for the English county.


lexentry: eng/Corpus_Christi__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Corpus Christi
trans_list: Déardaoin Chorp Chríost
sense:
(Christianity) A feast day in honor of the Eucharist, observed by Roman Catholics and high-church Anglicans on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday.


lexentry: eng/Corsica__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Corsica
trans_list: Corsaic
sense:
An island, department, and administrative region of France, in the Mediterranean to the north of Sardinia.


lexentry: eng/Corvus__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Corvus
trans_list: Préachán
sense:
(constellation) A constellation of the southern sky south of the constellation Virgo, said to resemble a crow.


lexentry: eng/Council_of_Europe__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Council of Europe
trans_list: Comhairle na hEorpa
sense:
An international organisation focused on protecting human rights, democracy, rule of law in Europe, with headquarters in Strasbourg, France.


lexentry: eng/Crater__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Crater
trans_list: Cupán
sense:
(constellation) A dim spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a cup. It lies between the constellations Virgo and Hydra.


lexentry: eng/Cretaceous__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Cretaceous
trans_list: cailc
sense:
(geology) The geologic period within the Mesozoic era that comprises lower and upper epochs from about 146 to 66 million years ago.


lexentry: eng/Croatia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Croatia
trans_list: Cróit | Chróit
sense:
A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Croatia. Capital and largest city: Zagreb. Part of Yugoslavia until 1991.


lexentry: eng/Crohn's_disease__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Crohn's disease
trans_list: galar Crohn
sense:
(disease) Crohn’s regional enteritis, a chronic inflammatory disease that can involve any part of the digestive tract from the mouth to the anus.


lexentry: eng/Crusade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Crusade
trans_list: crosáid
sense:
Any of a series of religious campaigns by Christian forces from the 11th to the 13th century, mostly to capture the Holy Land from the Muslims who occupied it.


lexentry: eng/Cthulhu__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Cthulhu
trans_list: Cuitiliú
sense:
A gigantic fictional humanoid alien god being described with a head resembling an octopus and dragon wings and claws, around whom an insane cult developed.


lexentry: eng/Cuba__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Cuba
trans_list: Cúba
sense:
A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean. Capital and largest city: Havana.


lexentry: eng/Cyclades__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Cyclades
trans_list: Ciocláidí
sense:
An Aegean island chain in southeast-central Greece, surrounding the main island Delos, further including the islands of Andros, Amorgos, Irakleia, Kea, Mykonos Naxos, Paros, Santorini, Syra, Tinos and others.


lexentry: eng/Cygnus__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Cygnus
trans_list: Cros an Tuaiscirt | Eala
sense:
(constellation) A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a swan. It includes the triple star system HD 188753 and the stars Deneb and Albireo.


lexentry: eng/Cyprus__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Cyprus
trans_list: an Chipir | An Chipir
sense:
An island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Southeast Europe but geographically part of Western Asia. Official name: Republic of Cyprus. Capital: Nicosia.


lexentry: eng/Cyrillic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Cyrillic
trans_list: Coireallach
sense:
Denoting an alphabet devised for writing the Old Church Slavonic liturgical language, and its adaptations used for several languages of Eastern Europe and Asia; of or relating to this writing system.


lexentry: eng/Czech_hedgehog__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Czech hedgehog
trans_list: gráinneog
sense:
(military) A static antitank and anti–landing craft obstacle, widely used during World War II, constructed from three mutually perpendicular steel rails connected in the form of a tripod.


lexentry: eng/DNA__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: DNA
trans_list: ADN | DNA
sense:
(biochemistry, genetics) Initialism of deoxyribonucleic acid (“a nucleic acid found in all living things (and some non-living things such as certain viruses) which consists of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix; encoded in its structure are genetic instructions for development, functioning, growth, and reproduction”).


lexentry: eng/Dacia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Dacia
trans_list: Dáicia
sense:
An ancient region and former kingdom located in the area now known as Romania. The Dacian kingdom was conquered by the Romans and later named Romania after them.


lexentry: eng/Dalai_Lama__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Dalai Lama
trans_list: Dalaí Láma
sense:
(Tibetan Buddhism) The supreme head of Tibetan Buddhism, believed to be an incarnation of Avalokitesvara, and considered the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people.


lexentry: eng/Damascus__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Damascus
trans_list: Damaisc | An Damaisc
sense:
The capital city of Syria; an ancient settlement, the ancient capital of various polities, most notably the Umayyad Caliphate from 661 to 744 CE and Aram-Damascus, existing from the 12th to 8th centuries BCE.


lexentry: eng/Danube__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Danube
trans_list: Danóib
sense:
(with the) A river in Europe; flowing 2850 kilometers from the confluence of the Breg and Brigach at Donaueschingen, Germany, into the Black Sea in Romania.


lexentry: eng/Danzig__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Danzig
trans_list: Gdańsk
sense:
Gdańsk (especially in reference to the times when it was part of a German-speaking state such as Prussia or Germany).


lexentry: eng/Dari__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Dari
trans_list: Dairis
sense:
The variety of the Persian language that is chiefly used in Afghanistan, contrasted with varieties spoken elsewhere such as Iranian Persian or Tajik.


lexentry: eng/David__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: David
trans_list: Dáiví | Dáibhí
sense:
(biblical character) The second king of Judah and Israel, the successor of King Saul in the Hebrew Bible; the son of Jesse and the father of Nathan and King Solomon.


lexentry: eng/Dead_Sea__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Dead Sea
trans_list: Muir Mharbh
sense:
A lake in the Middle East in Palestine and Jordan, noted for high salinity and for its banks being the lowest land-based elevation on Earth.


lexentry: eng/Death__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Death
trans_list: bás
sense:
The personification of death, often a skeleton with a scythe, and one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse.


lexentry: eng/December__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: December
trans_list: Mí na Nollag | Nollaig
sense:
The twelfth and last month of the Gregorian calendar, following November and preceding the January of the following year, containing the southern solstice.


lexentry: eng/Dee__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: Dee
trans_list: Dhé
sense:
A river in Cumbria, England, which flows through Dentdale, and joins the River Rawthey near Sedbergh.


lexentry: eng/Delphinus__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Delphinus
trans_list: Deilf
sense:
(constellation) A small summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dolphin. It lies between the constellations Cygnus and Aquila.


lexentry: eng/Demeter__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Demeter
trans_list: Déiméitéir
sense:
(Greek god) The goddess of the fertility of the Earth and harvests, protector of marriage and social order; daughter of Cronos and Rhea, mother to Persephone.


lexentry: eng/Denmark__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Denmark
trans_list: Danmhairg | an Danmhairg
sense:
A country in Northern Europe. Capital and largest city: Copenhagen; the metropole of the sovereign nation of the same name.


lexentry: eng/Derry__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Derry
trans_list: Contae Dhoire | Doire
sense:
One of the traditional counties in northwestern Northern Ireland; known as County Derry, or officially as County Londonderry.


lexentry: eng/Deutsche_Mark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Deutsche Mark
trans_list: marc
sense:
(historical currency) The former currency unit of Germany (now replaced by the euro), abbreviated as DM or DEM.


lexentry: eng/Devanagari__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Devanagari
trans_list: Déiveanágraí
sense:
An abugida script used to write many languages originating in India and Nepal, including Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Kashmiri, Sindhi, Maithili, Bhili, Konkani, Bhojpuri, and Nepali.


lexentry: eng/Dionysus__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Dionysus
trans_list: Diníseas
sense:
(Greek god) The god of wine, ivy and grapes, specifically its intoxication and social influence, but also the patron of agriculture and the theater. Also related to the mystery of religion, as in "spiritual intoxication".


lexentry: eng/Doctor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Doctor
trans_list: dochtúir
sense:
The title of an academic or medical doctor (a person who holds a doctorate); used before or instead of the doctor's name.


lexentry: eng/Dogri__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Dogri
trans_list: Dóigris
sense:
An Indo-Aryan language, spoken primarily in Jammu region, parts of Himachal Pradesh & parts of Northern Punjab in India and Pakistan.


lexentry: eng/Doppler_effect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Doppler effect
trans_list: iarmhairt Doppler
sense:
The apparent change in frequency or wavelength of a wave that is perceived by an observer moving relative to the source of the waves.


lexentry: eng/Dorado__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Dorado
trans_list: Colgán
sense:
(constellation) A small constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a goldfish or swordfish. It lies between the constellations Pictor and Reticulum, and is notable for containing most of the Large Magellanic Cloud.


lexentry: eng/Downpatrick__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Downpatrick
trans_list: Dún Pádraig
sense:
A town in and the county town of County Down, Northern Ireland. Its cathedral is said to contain the buried remains of Saint Patrick.


lexentry: eng/Draco__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Draco
trans_list: Dragan
sense:
(constellation) A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dragon. It features a line of stars (including Thuban) that winds between Ursa Major and Ursa Minor.


lexentry: eng/Dublin__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Dublin
trans_list: Contae Átha Cliath | Áth Cliath
sense:
A traditional county of Ireland, now divided into the City of Dublin and three counties; Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin.


lexentry: eng/Duncan__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Duncan
trans_list: Donncha | Donnchadh
sense:
A en given name anglicized from Scottish Gaelic Donnchadh; the name of two early saints and of two kings of Scotland.


lexentry: eng/Dunfermline__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Dunfermline
trans_list: Dún Phárlain
sense:
A former local government district in Fife Region (which superseded the historic county) between 1975 and 1996.


lexentry: eng/Dunfermline__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: Dunfermline
trans_list: Dún Phárlain
sense:
A village in Fulton County, Illinois, United States, first settled by people from Dunfermline, Fife.


lexentry: eng/Dutch__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Dutch
trans_list: Ollainnis | Ísiltíris
sense:
The main language of the Netherlands, Flanders (i.e., the northern half of Belgium) and Suriname; Netherlandic.


lexentry: eng/EEC__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: EEC
trans_list: CEE
sense:
(historical) Initialism of w:European Economic Community, forerunner of the European Community (EC) and the European Union (EU).


lexentry: eng/East_China_Sea__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: East China Sea
trans_list: Muir na Síne Thoir
sense:
A marginal sea east of China, south of the Korean Peninsula, west of the Ryukyu Islands, and north of Taiwan.


lexentry: eng/East_Frisian__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: East Frisian
trans_list: Freaslainnis an Oirthir
sense:
The Frisian language spoken in East Frisia (northwest Germany), of which Saterland Frisian is the last remaining variety.


lexentry: eng/East_Germany__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: East Germany
trans_list: an [[Oir-Ghearmáin]]
sense:
(historical, 1949–1990) A former Communist country of Central Europe, existing between 1949 and 1990. Official name: German Democratic Republic. Capital: East Berlin.


lexentry: eng/East_Indies__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: East Indies
trans_list: Indiacha Thoir
sense:
Southeast Asia, especially Island Southeast Asia or Indonesia, but also including India, Indochina, Malaya and the Malay Archipelago, from the Philippines to Indonesia.


lexentry: eng/East_Pakistan__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: East Pakistan
trans_list: Pacastáin Thoir
sense:
(historical) The eastern part of Bengal before it split from Pakistan, currently the independent state of Bangladesh.


lexentry: eng/East_Siberian_Sea__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: East Siberian Sea
trans_list: Muir na Sibéire Thoir
sense:
A marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean. This sea is bordering on the Laptev Sea in the West and the Chukchi Sea in the East.


lexentry: eng/East_Timor__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: East Timor
trans_list: Tíomór Thoir
sense:
A country in Southeast Asia occupying half the island of Timor. Official name: Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste. Capital: Dili.


lexentry: eng/East__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: East
trans_list: oirthear
sense:
The Eastern world; the regions, primarily situated in the Eastern Hemisphere, whose culture is derived from Arabia, India, Persia or China.


lexentry: eng/Easter_Rising__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Easter Rising
trans_list: Éirí Amach na Cásca
sense:
A failed rebellion by Irish republicans against British rule in Ireland during Easter Week in 1916 that ultimately paved the way for Irish independence.


lexentry: eng/Easter_Sunday__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Easter Sunday
trans_list: Domhnach Cásca
sense:
(Christianity) A Christian religious moveable holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.


lexentry: eng/Easter_Week__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Easter Week
trans_list: Seachtain na Cásca
sense:
The week after Holy Week, starting on Easter Sunday, containing Easter Monday, and going on through to Easter Saturday.


lexentry: eng/Easter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Easter
trans_list: Cáisc | an Cháisc
sense:
A Christian feast commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is celebrated on the first Sunday (and Monday) following the full moon that occurs on or next after the vernal equinox, ranging in most of Western Christianity (such as Protestantism and Roman Catholicism) from March 22 to April 25, and in Eastern Christianity (such as the Coptic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church) from April 4 to May 8.


lexentry: eng/Easter_egg__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Easter egg
trans_list: clúdóg | cúbóg | ubh Chásca
sense:
A dyed or decorated egg, traditionally associated with Easter and, in the Western European tradition, sometimes hidden for children to find.


lexentry: eng/Eastern_Europe__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Eastern Europe
trans_list: Oirthear na hEorpa
sense:
A socio-political geographical area of eastern Europe usually including the European countries to the east of Germany, Austria and Italy, and to the west of the Urals.


lexentry: eng/Eastern_Orthodox_Church__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Eastern Orthodox Church
trans_list: Eaglais Ceartchreidmheach
sense:
One of the major branches of Christianity; it comprises the Greek Orthodox Church, the Russian Orthodox Church and other patriarchates.


lexentry: eng/Echo__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Echo
trans_list: Echo
sense:
(Greek mythology) An oread, punished by Hera by losing her own voice and only being able to mimic that of others.


lexentry: eng/Eden__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Eden
trans_list: Éidin
sense:
(biblical) A garden built by God as the home for Adam and Eve; sometimes identified as part of Mesopotamia.


lexentry: eng/Eiffel_Tower__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Eiffel Tower
trans_list: Túr Eiffel
sense:
An iron tower built in 1889 on the Champ de Mars beside the Seine River in Paris; a global icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world.


lexentry: eng/Electra__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Electra
trans_list: Éileictre
sense:
(Greek mythology) Any of several mythical women, including a daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, one of the Pleiades, and one of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys.


lexentry: eng/Electra_complex__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Electra complex
trans_list: coimpléacs Éileictre
sense:
(psychoanalysis) The theory that a female's psychological development involves a sexual attachment to the father and jealousy of the mother.


lexentry: eng/Elis__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Elis
trans_list: Éilís
sense:
A regional unit of modern Greece in West Greece, corresponding to the area once ruled by the city-state.


lexentry: eng/Enfield__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Enfield
trans_list: An Bóthar Buí
sense:
A town in County Meath, Ireland; name adapted from Innfield (after an inn in the area) after the town in England.


lexentry: eng/England__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: England
trans_list: Sasana
sense:
(historical) The territory of the Angles and (later) Anglo-Saxons in Britain at any given time before the founding of the Kingdom of England, or the territory of the English people at any given time, in either the Kingdom of England or the United Kingdom.


lexentry: eng/English_Channel__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: English Channel
trans_list: Muir nIocht
sense:
The arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates the British Isles from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean.


lexentry: eng/English__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: English
trans_list: Béarlach | Béarla | Sasanach
sense:
English-language; of or pertaining to the language, descended from Anglo-Saxon, which developed in England.


lexentry: eng/English__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: English
trans_list: Béarla
sense:
(uncountable) Facility with the English language, ability to employ English correctly and idiomatically.


lexentry: eng/English__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: English
trans_list: Béarla | Sacs-Bhéarla
sense:
The language that developed in England and is now spoken in the British Isles, the Commonwealth of Nations, North America, and many other parts of the world.


lexentry: eng/Englishman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Englishman
trans_list: Sasanach
sense:
A native or inhabitant of England; a man who is English by ancestry, birth, descent, or naturalisation. [from 7th c.]


lexentry: eng/Englishwoman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Englishwoman
trans_list: Sasanach
sense:
A female native or inhabitant of England; a woman who is English by birth, descent or naturalisation.


lexentry: eng/Enlightenment__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Enlightenment
trans_list: an Eagnaíocht
sense:
A 17th- and 18th-century philosophical movement in European history; the Age of Enlightenment or Age of Reason emphasizing rationalism.


lexentry: eng/Ephesians__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Ephesians
trans_list: Eifeasaigh | Litir Naomh Pól chuig na hEifeasaigh
sense:
(biblical) The tenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, an epistle to the people of Ephesus which is attributed to Paul the Apostle.


lexentry: eng/Epona__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Epona
trans_list: Epona
sense:
(mythology) In Gallo-Roman religion, a goddess of fertility and protector of horses, ponies, donkeys, and mules.


lexentry: eng/Equuleus__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Equuleus
trans_list: Capall Beag
sense:
(constellation) The second-smallest constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a little horse. It lies west of the constellation Aquarius.


lexentry: eng/Eris__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Eris
trans_list: Earas
sense:
(Greek god) The goddess of discord and strife, whose apple of discord sparked events that eventually led to the Trojan War; equated by Homer with Enyo (goddess of violent war) and identified with the Roman goddess Discordia;(religion, Discordianism) the same figure as principal deity of Discordianism, regarded as the goddess of disorder.


lexentry: eng/Eris__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Eris
trans_list: Earas
sense:
(astronomy) The celestial body 136199 Eris, the most-massive known dwarf planet in the Solar System and the largest known object in the scattered disk; formerly nicknamed Xena.


lexentry: eng/Eros__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Eros
trans_list: Earós
sense:
(Greek god) The god of love and sexual desire; son of either Erebus and Nyx or Aphrodite and Ares. His Roman counterpart is Cupid.


lexentry: eng/Eskimo__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Eskimo
trans_list: Eiscimigh
sense:
(dated, sometimes, offensive) A group of indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic, from Siberia, through Alaska and Northern Canada, to Greenland, including the Inuit and Yupik.


lexentry: eng/Essene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Essene
trans_list: Eiséanach
sense:
(historical) A member of a first-century ascetic Jewish sect in ancient Palestine from the second century BCE to the second century CE. The Essenes are believed to have been the authors of the Dead Sea scrolls.


lexentry: eng/Estonia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Estonia
trans_list: Eastóin | Poblacht na hEastóine
sense:
A country in northeastern Europe, on the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea. Official name: Republic of Estonia.


lexentry: eng/Eucharist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Eucharist
trans_list: Eocairist
sense:
(Christianity) A Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper of Christ, with the physical forms of bread and usually wine which are believed by certain denominations to become Christ himself or to host his spiritual presence.


lexentry: eng/Eucharist__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: Eucharist
trans_list: Comaoineach | Eocairist | corp Chríost
sense:
The substances received during this sacrament, namely the bread and wine, seen as Christ’s body and blood.


lexentry: eng/Euphrates__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Euphrates
trans_list: Eofrait
sense:
A river in the Middle East, 2780 kilometers in length, flowing southwest from Turkey, then southeast, and uniting with the Tigris before entering the Persian Gulf. It forms the Western edge of classical Mesopotamia.


lexentry: eng/Eurasia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Eurasia
trans_list: Eoráise
sense:
The largest and most populous landmass on Earth, a supercontinent consisting of Europe and Asia; sometimes also including neighboring islands. [1881]


lexentry: eng/Eurasia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Eurasia
trans_list: Eoráise
sense:
A region comprising parts of Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia; the countries of the former Soviet Union and the sphere of influence of Russia.


lexentry: eng/Eurasian_jay__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Eurasian jay
trans_list: scréachóg
sense:
A widespread species of jay, usually crested and with pinkish-brown plumage and a harsh screech (Garrulus glandarius).


lexentry: eng/Eurasian_teal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Eurasian teal
trans_list: praslacha | praslacha choiteann
sense:
Anas crecca, a common and widespread duck which breeds in temperate Palearctic and migrates south in winter.


lexentry: eng/Eurogroup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Eurogroup
trans_list: Grúpa Euro
sense:
(European politics) The informal body composed of the finance ministers of the countries in the Eurozone.


lexentry: eng/Europe__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Europe
trans_list: Eoraip
sense:
A continent located west of Asia (separated by the Urals), north of Africa and east of the Atlantic Ocean.


lexentry: eng/European_Central_Bank__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: European Central Bank
trans_list: Banc Ceannais Eorpach
sense:
The Central bank for the European Union, administering the monetary policy of the 17 EU Eurozone member states.


lexentry: eng/European_Council__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: European Council
trans_list: Comhairle Eorpach | EUCO
sense:
an institution of the European Union (EU) charged with defining the EU's overall political direction and priorities, that comprises the heads of state or government of the member states, along with the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission


lexentry: eng/European_Union__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: European Union
trans_list: Aontas Eorpach | an tAontas Eorpach
sense:
A supranational organisation, consisting of 27 member states, created in the 1950s to bring the nations of Europe into closer economic and political connection.


lexentry: eng/European_bitterling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: European bitterling
trans_list: géaróg
sense:
A fish of species Rhodeus amarus, originating in Europe, ranging from the Rhone River basin in France to the Neva River in Russia.


lexentry: eng/European_herring_gull__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: European herring gull
trans_list: faoileán scadán
sense:
A common, large seagull, Larus argentatus, having a white and gray body and a yellow bill with a red spot and found in the coastal areas of Europe.


lexentry: eng/European_mink__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: European mink
trans_list: minc Eorpach
sense:
a species of mink, Mustela lutreola, found mostly in Europe, similar in appearance to the American mink.


lexentry: eng/European_polecat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: European polecat
trans_list: cat coille | toghán
sense:
Mustela putorius, related to mink and weasels, native to Europe and parts of Asia, and from which certain of the animals called ferrets have been domesticated.


lexentry: eng/European_seabass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: European seabass
trans_list: faolchú
sense:
A highly appreciated marine food fish found in the coastal waters of eastern Atlantic from Cape Verde to southern Norway and in the Mediterranean, (Dicentrarchus labrax).


lexentry: eng/European_shag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: European shag
trans_list: seaga
sense:
Gulosus aristotelis (syn. Phalacrocorax aristotelis), a member of the Phalacrocoracidae (cormorant) family of seabirds.


lexentry: eng/Eustachian__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Eustachian
trans_list: Eostach
sense:
Of or relating to Bartolomeo Eustachi (1500 or 1514–1574), also known as Eustachius, one of the founders of the science of human anatomy.


lexentry: eng/Eustachian_tube__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Eustachian tube
trans_list: feadán Eostach
sense:
(anatomy) In humans and other land vertebrates, a tube that links the nasopharynx to the cavity of the middle ear to allow the equalization of the pressure on both sides of the eardrum.


lexentry: eng/Exodus__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Exodus
trans_list: Eacsadas | Leabhar Eacsadas | Eaxodus
sense:
(book of the bible) The second of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the second book in the Torah describing the Exodus.


lexentry: eng/Far_East__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Far East
trans_list: Cianoirthear
sense:
(dated) A geographical region of Asia, consisting of East Asia (Korea, Japan, China, the Russian Far East, etc.) and Southeast Asia, taken as a whole.


lexentry: eng/Faroe_Islands__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Faroe Islands
trans_list: Oileáin Fharó | Scigirí
sense:
An archipelago and self-governing autonomous territory of Denmark, in the North Atlantic Ocean between Scotland and Iceland.


lexentry: eng/Faroese__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Faroese
trans_list: Faróis | Faro
sense:
The language of the Faroe Islands, closely related to Icelandic, and more distantly to Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish.


lexentry: eng/Fates__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Fates
trans_list: Bandéithe na Cinniúna | Fáithe
sense:
(Greek mythology) Atropos, Clotho, and Lachesis; supernatural beings who controlled the destiny of men and of the gods.


lexentry: eng/Father's_Day__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Father's Day
trans_list: Lá na nAithreacha
sense:
A holiday in celebration of fatherhood, or to honor fathers, celebrated on the third Sunday of June in most of the world's countries. See Wikipedia:Father's Day:Dates.


lexentry: eng/Father__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: Father
trans_list: athair
sense:
(Wicca) One of the triune gods of the Horned God in Wicca, representing a man, younger than the elderly Sage and older than the boyish Master.


lexentry: eng/February__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: February
trans_list: Feabhra
sense:
The short month following January and preceding March in the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian calendars, used in all three calendars for intercalation or addition of leap days.


lexentry: eng/Federal_Republic_of_Germany__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Federal Republic of Germany
trans_list: Poblacht Chónaidhme na Gearmáine
sense:
(1990–today) Official name of Germany: a country in Central Europe, reunified with the former East Germany.


lexentry: eng/Federated_States_of_Micronesia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Federated States of Micronesia
trans_list: Stáit Chónaidhme na Micrinéise
sense:
The official name of Micronesia, a country consisting of about 600 islands in Oceania. Capital: Palikir.


lexentry: eng/Fenian_Cycle__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Fenian Cycle
trans_list: fiannaíocht
sense:
(Irish mythology) A body of prose and verse focusing on the exploits of the mythological hero Fionn mac Cumhail and his warriors the Fianna Éireann.


lexentry: eng/Fenian__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Fenian
trans_list: Fínín
sense:
(historical) A member of the Fenian Brotherhood or the Irish Republican Brotherhood, Irish republican organizations active in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.


lexentry: eng/Ferris_wheel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Ferris wheel
trans_list: roth mór
sense:
An amusement ride, consisting of an upright rotating wheel having seats that remain in a horizontal position as the wheel revolves.


lexentry: eng/Fertile_Crescent__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Fertile Crescent
trans_list: Corrán Méith
sense:
(historical) A crescent-shaped geographic region of fertile land in the Middle East in Western Asia, stretching from present-day Iraq through eastern Turkey to Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and Palestine.


lexentry: eng/Fiji__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Fiji
trans_list: Fidsí
sense:
A country and archipelago of over 300 islands in Melanesia in Oceania. Capital and largest city: Suva.


lexentry: eng/Fijian__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Fijian
trans_list: Fidsis
sense:
an Austronesian language of the Malayo-Polynesian family spoken on Fiji. It has 650,000 speakers, including second language users.


lexentry: eng/Finland__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Finland
trans_list: Fionlainn | an Fhionlainn
sense:
A Nordic country having borders with Sweden, Norway and Russia in Europe. Official name: Republic of Finland.


lexentry: eng/Finnish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Finnish
trans_list: Fionlainnis
sense:
The Finno-Ugric language spoken by the majority of the people living in Finland, one of the two official languages of the country (the other is Swedish).


lexentry: eng/Finno-Ugric__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Finno-Ugric
trans_list: fine Fhionn-Úgrach
sense:
A group of languages that, together with Samoyedic, make up the Uralic family, and are spoken in a broad swath from Siberia to Norway.


lexentry: eng/Flanders__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Flanders
trans_list: Flóndras
sense:
A historical county and cultural region of Western Europe, at its maximum covering most of Belgium, parts of northeast France, and a corner of the Netherlands; in full, County of Flanders.


lexentry: eng/Flemish__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Flemish
trans_list: Pléimeannach | Pléimeannaise
sense:
Of or relating to Flanders, either as the historical county of Flanders (the current provinces of West Flanders and East Flanders in Belgium, Zeelandic Flanders in the Netherlands and French Flanders); or as the Dutch-speaking region of Belgium.


lexentry: eng/Florence__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Florence
trans_list: Flórans
sense:
A city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Florence and the region of Tuscany, Italy.


lexentry: eng/Fomorian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Fomorian
trans_list: fomhórach
sense:
(Irish mythology, mythological creature) A member of the semi-divine race that were said to have inhabited Ireland in ancient times.


lexentry: eng/Fornax__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Fornax
trans_list: Foirnéis
sense:
(constellation) A winter constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a furnace. It lies near the constellation Eridanus.


lexentry: eng/Four_Noble_Truths__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Four Noble Truths
trans_list: ceithre fhírinne thriathacha
sense:
(Buddhism) Four central Buddhist teachings: (i) that suffering is an innate characteristic of existence with each rebirth; (ii) that it is caused by cravings or desires; (iii) that it can be ended by eliminating the cravings or desires; and (iv) that the noble eightfold path is the way to achieve this.


lexentry: eng/Foyle__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Foyle
trans_list: Feabhal
sense:
A river in Ireland which forms part of the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, before flowing through Derry (Londonderry) and into Lough Foyle and the Atlantic Ocean.


lexentry: eng/France__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: France
trans_list: Frainc | an Fhrainc
sense:
A country located primarily in Western Europe. Official name: French Republic. Capital and largest city: Paris.


lexentry: eng/Franciscan__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Franciscan
trans_list: Proinsiasach
sense:
Of or pertaining to (Roman Catholicism) the Order of the Friars Minor, or (Protestantism, Roman Catholicism) to another religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi's original order.


lexentry: eng/Franciscan__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Franciscan
trans_list: Proinsiasach
sense:
A friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi's original order, such as (Roman Catholicism) the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (for men), Order of Friars Minor Conventual (men), Order of Saint Clare (women), or the Third Order of Saint Francis (men and women); or (Protestantism) certain orders in some Protestant churches, especially the Anglican Church and the Lutheran Church.


lexentry: eng/Franconia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Franconia
trans_list: Francóin
sense:
A cultural region and former duchy in Germany, comprising the northern area of modern Bavaria and lands to its immediate west.


lexentry: eng/Frank__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Frank
trans_list: Franc
sense:
One of the Franks, a Germanic federation that inhabited parts of what are now France, the Low Countries and Germany.


lexentry: eng/French_Guiana__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: French Guiana
trans_list: Guáin na Fraince
sense:
An overseas department and administrative region of France in South America. Official name: Department of French Guiana.


lexentry: eng/French_Polynesia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: French Polynesia
trans_list: Polainéis na Fraince
sense:
An archipelago and overseas territory of France in Oceania. Official name: Territory of French Polynesia.


lexentry: eng/French_Revolution__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: French Revolution
trans_list: Réabhlóid na Fraince
sense:
(historical) A period in France of radical social and political upheaval which saw the country change from a monarchy to a republic (1789–1799).


lexentry: eng/French__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: French
trans_list: Fraincis
sense:
(chiefly, _, uncountable) The language of France, shared by the neighboring countries Belgium, Monaco, and Switzerland and by former French colonies around the world.


lexentry: eng/Freudian_slip__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Freudian slip
trans_list: giorradh Freudach | sciorradh Freudach
sense:
(psychology) A mistake in speech or action in which a person supposedly shows their true subconscious desires.


lexentry: eng/Friday__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Friday
trans_list: Aoine | Dé hAoine
sense:
The sixth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the fifth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; the Muslim Sabbath; it follows Thursday and precedes Saturday.


lexentry: eng/Frisia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Frisia
trans_list: Freaslainn
sense:
(historical) A coastal geographical region in Western Europe, along the southeastern corner of the North Sea in what today is mostly a large part of the Netherlands (including the present-day province of Frisia; see below) and smaller parts of northern Germany (including present-day East Frisia). It is the traditional homeland of the Frisians.


lexentry: eng/Frisian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Frisian
trans_list: Freaslainnis
sense:
A member of the Germanic ethnic group which is native to the region of Frisia (which is in the Netherlands, northern Germany, and southern Denmark).


lexentry: eng/GAA__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: GAA
trans_list: CLG
sense:
Initialism of w:Gaelic Athletic Association (the governing body of the Irish sports of Gaelic football, hurling, camogie, handball, and rounders).


lexentry: eng/Gael__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Gael
trans_list: Gaedheal | Gael
sense:
A member of an ethnic group in Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man, whose language is one that is Gaelic.


lexentry: eng/Gaelic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Gaelic
trans_list: Gaelach
sense:
Of or relating to the Gaels, the Goidel peoples of Scotland and Ireland, and the Manx, or their languages.


lexentry: eng/Gaelic_football__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Gaelic football
trans_list: caid | peil | peil Ghaelach
sense:
An Irish form of football played by two teams of 15 players each, who score by kicking or punching a ball into the opposing team's goal or over a crossbar and between two upright posts above the goal.


lexentry: eng/Gaia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Gaia
trans_list: Gaia
sense:
(Greek goddess) A Greek goddess, the personification of the earth, and one of the primordial deities from whom all the others descend.


lexentry: eng/Galapagos_Islands__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Galapagos Islands
trans_list: Oileáin Galápagos
sense:
An archipelago off the coast of Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean, famed for their influence on Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection.


lexentry: eng/Galatians__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Galatians
trans_list: Galátaigh | Litir Naomh Pól chuig na Galátaigh
sense:
(biblical) The ninth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle of Saint Paul to the Galatians.


lexentry: eng/Galician__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Galician
trans_list: galego
sense:
(uncountable) The language of Galicia; a Romance language spoken in the northwestern corner of the Iberian peninsula.


lexentry: eng/Gallo-Roman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Gallo-Roman
trans_list: Gall-Rómhánach
sense:
(historical) A Romanized Gaul, i.e. a Gaulish person who adopted or adapted the culture, language etc. of the Roman Empire following the establishment of Roman rule in the region of Gaul.


lexentry: eng/Garden_of_Eden__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Garden of Eden
trans_list: Gairdín Pharthais | Gairdín Éidin
sense:
(Abrahamism) In the Book of Genesis of the Bible and Surat Sad of the Qur'an, a garden at the source of the Gihon, Pishon, Tigris, and Euphrates rivers, where Adam and Eve first lived after being created.


lexentry: eng/Gaul__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Gaul
trans_list: Gaill | Gall
sense:
(chiefly, historic) A historical region of Western Europe referring to areas occupied by Celts during Roman times, roughly corresponding to modern France, Luxembourg, Belgium, most of Switzerland, and parts of Northern Italy (Lombardy), the Netherlands, and Germany west of the Rhine.


lexentry: eng/Gemini__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Gemini
trans_list: Cúpla | an Cúpla
sense:
(zodiac constellations) A constellation of the zodiac traditionally taken to represent the pair of twins Castor and Pollux in Greek mythology. It contains the stars Castor, Pollux, and Alhena.


lexentry: eng/Gemini__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Gemini
trans_list: Cúpla | an Cúpla
sense:
(astrology) The zodiac sign for the twins, ruled by Mercury and covering May 22 – June 21 (tropical astrology) or June 16 – July 15 (sidereal astrology).


lexentry: eng/Geneva_Convention__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Geneva Convention
trans_list: Coinbhinsiún na Ginéive
sense:
(international law) Any of four international treaties that define the required treatment for prisoners of war by their captors.


lexentry: eng/Genoa__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Genoa
trans_list: Genova
sense:
A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Genoa and the region of Liguria, Italy.


lexentry: eng/Georgia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Georgia
trans_list: Seoirsia | An tSeoirsia
sense:
A transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe. Official name: Georgia. Capital: Tbilisi.


lexentry: eng/Georgia__Proper_noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Georgia
trans_list: Georgia
sense:
A state in the Southern United States. Capital: Atlanta. It is named for George II of Great Britain (1683–1760).


lexentry: eng/Georgian__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Georgian
trans_list: Seoirseach
sense:
Of, from, or pertaining to the Eastern European country of Georgia, the Georgian people or the Georgian language.


lexentry: eng/German_Democratic_Republic__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: German Democratic Republic
trans_list: Poblacht Dhaonlathach na Gearmáine
sense:
(historical) Official name of East Germany (from 1947 through reunification in 1990): a former country in Central Europe.


lexentry: eng/German_Empire__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: German Empire
trans_list: Impireacht na Gearmáine
sense:
(historical) A former German empire and country that existed between 1871 and 1918. Capital: Berlin.


lexentry: eng/German__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: German
trans_list: Gearmánach | Gearmáinise | Gearmáinis
sense:
Of or relating to the natives or inhabitants of Germany; to people of German descent; to their cultures.


lexentry: eng/German__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: German
trans_list: Gearmánach
sense:
A member of the Germanic ethnic group which is the most populous ethnic group in Germany; a person of German descent.


lexentry: eng/German__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: German
trans_list: Gearmáinis
sense:
(uncountable) An Indo-European (Indo-Germanic) language, primarily spoken in Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, South Tyrol, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and a small part of Belgium.


lexentry: eng/Germanic__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Germanic
trans_list: Gearmáinic
sense:
(linguistics) The early, undocumented ancestral language from which other Germanic languages developed, such as Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, Frisian, English, German, Faroese, Icelandic, Yiddish, Norwegian and Swedish.


lexentry: eng/Germany__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Germany
trans_list: Gearmáin | an Ghearmáin | An Ghearmáin
sense:
A country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany. Official name: Federal Republic of Germany. Capital and largest city: Berlin.


lexentry: eng/Girl_Scout__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Girl Scout
trans_list: banghasóg
sense:
(US) A member of the Girl Scouts, a worldwide youth organization for girls, known as Girl Guides in Commonwealth countries.


lexentry: eng/Glorious_Revolution__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Glorious Revolution
trans_list: An Réabhlóid Ghlórmhar
sense:
(historical, British history) The 1688 deposition of James II as King of England and Ireland and (as James VII) of Scotland and his subsequent replacement by his daughter Mary II and her Dutch husband William III (II of Scotland).


lexentry: eng/God_bless_you__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: God bless you
trans_list: bail ó Dhia ort | go mbeannaí Dia duit
sense:
May God bless you; said as a short prayer, benediction, or valediction for the recipient; usually religiously; sometimes nonliterally but rhetorically or culturally.


lexentry: eng/God_willing__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: God willing
trans_list: le cúnamh Dé
sense:
(often, as disjunct) Barring unforeseen circumstances, it is hoped that (while generally also indicating acceptance of God's will).


lexentry: eng/Godspeed__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Godspeed
trans_list: go soirbhí Dia dhuit
sense:
(literary) Used, especially at a parting, to express the wish that the outcome of a person's actions be positive for them; typically said to someone who is about to start a journey or a daring endeavour.


lexentry: eng/Gondwana__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Gondwana
trans_list: Gonduana | Gonduanalainn
sense:
(geology) A southern supercontinent, formed before Pangaea between 600 and 530 million years ago, that included most of the landmasses which make up today's continents of the Southern Hemisphere.


lexentry: eng/Good_Friday__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Good Friday
trans_list: Aoine an Chéasta
sense:
(Christianity) The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified.


lexentry: eng/Goth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Goth
trans_list: Gotach
sense:
A member of the East Germanic people known for their invasion of the western Roman Empire and subsequent founding of successor states in Italy and Spain during Late Antiquity.


lexentry: eng/Gothic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: Gothic
trans_list: gotach
sense:
(architecture) Of or relating to the architectural style favored in Western Europe in the 12th to 16th centuries, with high-pointed arches, clustered columns, etc. [from 1640s]


lexentry: eng/Gothic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: Gothic
trans_list: gotach
sense:
(literature) Of or relating to the style of fictional writing associated with Gothic fiction, emphasizing violent or macabre events in a mysterious, desolate setting. [from early 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/Gothic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: Gothic
trans_list: gotach
sense:
(typography, USA) Of a sans serif typeface using straight, even-width lines, also known as grotesque or lineal.


lexentry: eng/Grandmaster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Grandmaster
trans_list: Ardmháistir
sense:
(chess) A player of the highest rank, as determined by FIDE, with an Elo rating of at least 2500. [From 1950.]


lexentry: eng/Great_Britain__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Great Britain
trans_list: Breatain Mhór | An Bhreatain
sense:
A large island (sometimes also including some of the surrounding smaller islands) off the north-west coast of Western Europe, made up of England, Scotland, and Wales.


lexentry: eng/Great_Lakes__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Great Lakes
trans_list: Na Lochanna Móra
sense:
A group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border, consisting of Lake Superior, Lake Michigan and Lake Huron (Lake Michigan–Huron), Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.


lexentry: eng/Greater_London__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Greater London
trans_list: Londain Mhór
sense:
An administrative region of England, combining the City of London and 32 London boroughs, including the City of Westminster, 3 Royal Boroughs and 28 London Boroughs.


lexentry: eng/Greater_London__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Greater London
trans_list: Londain Mhór
sense:
A ceremonial county of England, combining all of the administrative region except the City of London, which is its own ceremonial county.


lexentry: eng/Greco-Roman__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Greco-Roman
trans_list: Gréag-Rómhánach
sense:
(wrestling) Describing Greco-Roman wrestling, a form of wrestling where fighters may only attack above the waist.


lexentry: eng/Greek_Orthodox_Church__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Greek Orthodox Church
trans_list: Eaglais Cheartchreidmheach na Gréige
sense:
A group of Eastern Orthodox churches comprising the churches of Constantinople, Antioch, Alexandria, Jerusalem, Cyprus and Greece.


lexentry: eng/Greek__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Greek
trans_list: Gréigis
sense:
The language spoken by people of Greece, particularly, depending on context, Ancient Greek or Modern Greek.


lexentry: eng/Greek_fire__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Greek fire
trans_list: tine Ghréagach
sense:
(historical) A highly flammable substance of unknown composition first used by the Greeks of Constantinople in the 7th century C.E. to set fire to enemy ships, buildings, etc.


lexentry: eng/Green_Hmong__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Green Hmong
trans_list: Hmongais Ghlas
sense:
A Hmongic lect spoken in Laos and elsewhere, including among Hmong American communities, and written using the Latin or Pahawh Hmong scripts.


lexentry: eng/Gregorian_calendar__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Gregorian calendar
trans_list: féilire Ghréagóra
sense:
The calendar currently used in the western world. It replaced the Julian calendar and was devised to halt the slow drift of the vernal equinox towards earlier in the year.


lexentry: eng/Grenadines__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Grenadines
trans_list: Greanáidíní
sense:
A group of small islands in the Caribbean, divided between the larger islands of Grenada and Saint Vincent, in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.


lexentry: eng/Grim_Reaper__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Grim Reaper
trans_list: Bás
sense:
A personification of Death as an old man, or a skeleton, carrying a scythe, taking souls to the afterlife.


lexentry: eng/Grus__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Grus
trans_list: Corr
sense:
(constellation) A spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a crane. It contains the star Alnair and lies south of the constellation Piscis Austrinus.


lexentry: eng/Guam__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Guam
trans_list: Guam
sense:
An unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the Pacific Ocean. Official name: Territory of Guam.


lexentry: eng/Guillain-Barré_syndrome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Guillain-Barré syndrome
trans_list: géarpholaifhréamhán-néarapaite dhímhiailinitheach athlastach | siondróm Guillain-Barré
sense:
(neurology, disease) Rapid-onset muscle weakness, often severe and sometimes fatal, resulting from impaired peripheral nervous system function, associated with various viral and other infections.


lexentry: eng/Guinea__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Guinea
trans_list: Guine | An Ghuine
sense:
(historical) The coastal region of West Africa between Morocco and the Congo, particularly the north shore of the Gulf of Guinea.


lexentry: eng/Gulf_of_Alaska__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Gulf of Alaska
trans_list: Murascaill Alasca
sense:
An arm of the Pacific Ocean defined by the curve of the southern coast of Alaska, stretching from the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island in the west to the Alexander Archipelago in the east


lexentry: eng/Gulf_of_Finland__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Gulf of Finland
trans_list: Murascaill na Fionlainne
sense:
An arm of the Baltic Sea that separates the European countries of Estonia and Finland. On its eastern end, the Neva at the Russian city of St. Petersburg empties into it.


lexentry: eng/Gulf_of_Mexico__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Gulf of Mexico
trans_list: Murascaill Mheicsiceo
sense:
A gulf to the south of the United States, to the east and north of Mexico, and to the north of Cuba.


lexentry: eng/Gulf_of_Riga__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Gulf of Riga
trans_list: Murascaill Ríge
sense:
The inland body of water that is part of the Baltic Sea in eastern Europe and is near Latvia and Estonia.


lexentry: eng/Gulf_of_Thailand__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Gulf of Thailand
trans_list: Murascaill na Téalainne
sense:
An inland body of water in the Pacific Ocean that is southeast of Southeast Asia below the countries of Myanmar, Thailand, and Cambodia, and is close to the Malay Peninsula of Malaysia.


lexentry: eng/Gunpowder_Plot__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Gunpowder Plot
trans_list: Comhcheilg an Phúdair
sense:
(British, historical) A failed conspiracy, in November 1605, to kill the Protestant king James I of England and VI of Scotland, and to blow up the House of Lords using gunpowder, annually commemorated on Guy Fawkes Day.


lexentry: eng/Gurmukhi__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Gurmukhi
trans_list: Gurmúcaí
sense:
An abugida script, or writing system, designed for writing the Punjabi language used primarily in Punjab, India


lexentry: eng/Gutnish__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Gutnish
trans_list: Gotlainnis
sense:
The native language of the island of Gotland in present-day Sweden, used both as a spoken and written language until late medieval times.


lexentry: eng/Guyana__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Guyana
trans_list: Guáin | Ghuáin
sense:
A country in South America. Official name: Co-operative Republic of Guyana. Capital and largest city: Georgetown.


lexentry: eng/Gypsy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Gypsy
trans_list: duine den lucht siúil | giofóg
sense:
(sometimes, offensive) A member of the Romani people, or one of the sub-groups (Roma, Sinti, Romanichal, etc).


lexentry: eng/Habakkuk__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Habakkuk
trans_list: Habacúc | Leabhar Habacúc
sense:
(book of the bible) A prophetic book in the Old Testament of the Bible, one of the minor prophets; or the eighth part of the Tere Asar in the Jewish Tanakh.


lexentry: eng/Hades__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Hades
trans_list: Háidéas
sense:
(Greek god) The god of the underworld and ruler of the dead, son of Cronus and Rhea, brother of Zeus and Poseidon.


lexentry: eng/Haida__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Haida
trans_list: Haídeach
sense:
A member of an indigenous people of the Northwest Coast of North America who live primarily in British Columbia and Alaska.


lexentry: eng/Hail_Mary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Hail Mary
trans_list: is é do Bheatha, a Mhuire | Áivé Máiria
sense:
(Christianity) A prayer, of established or conventional wording, calling for the intercession of the Virgin Mary.


lexentry: eng/Haitian_Creole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Haitian Creole
trans_list: Criól Fraincise Háítí
sense:
A language spoken in Haiti; developed first as a creole based on French and several West African languages.


lexentry: eng/Hakka__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Hakka
trans_list: Haicéis
sense:
A Chinese language mainly spoken in the south-eastern part of mainland China (Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangdong and Guangxi), Taiwan, Hong Kong, and by the Chinese minorities in Southeast Asia.


lexentry: eng/Halloween__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Halloween
trans_list: Oíche Shamhna
sense:
The eve of All Hallows' Day; October 31st; celebrated (mostly in English-speaking countries) by children going door-to-door in costume and soliciting candy with menaces.


lexentry: eng/Hauran__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Hauran
trans_list: Háúrán
sense:
A volcanic plateau and geographic area of Western Asia, located in southwestern Syria and extending into the northwestern corner of Jordan.


lexentry: eng/Hawaii__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: Hawaii
trans_list: Haváí | Oileáin Haváí
sense:
(specifically) An island of Hawaii archipelago, Pacific Ocean, of Hawaii County, State of Hawaii, United States. The largest of the Hawaiian Islands.


lexentry: eng/Hawaiian__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Hawaiian
trans_list: Haváíoch
sense:
(countable, nonstandard, proscribed) A native or resident of the state of Hawaii in the United States of America.


lexentry: eng/Hebrew__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Hebrew
trans_list: Eabhrach
sense:
(countable) A member or descendant of a Semitic people claiming descent from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.


lexentry: eng/Helios__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Helios
trans_list: Helios
sense:
(Greek god) The god of the Sun; son of Hyperion and Theia, brother of Selene and Eos, father of Phaeton amongst others. His Roman counterpart is Sol.


lexentry: eng/Hellenic__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Hellenic
trans_list: Heilléinic
sense:
The Greek language and its dialects from the earliest records (Linear B inscriptions, about 1600-1300 B.C.E.) to the present Modern Greek.


lexentry: eng/Hellenism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Hellenism
trans_list: Gréagachas | Heilléanachas
sense:
Any of the characteristics of ancient Greek culture, civilization, principles and ideals, including humanism, reason, the pursuit of knowledge and the arts, moderation and civic responsibility.


lexentry: eng/Hellenist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Hellenist
trans_list: Gréagóir | Heilléanaí | Heilléiní
sense:
A specialist in the study of Greek language, literature, culture, or history, or an admirer of the Greek culture and civilization.


lexentry: eng/Hellenist__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Hellenist
trans_list: Gréagóir | Heilléanaí | Heilléiní
sense:
A person who adopted the Greek customs, language and culture during the Hellenistic period, especially a Hellenized Jew.


lexentry: eng/Hephaestus__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Hephaestus
trans_list: Héafaestas
sense:
(Greek god) The god of fire, smithwork, metallurgy, volcanoes, and artisans, who served as blacksmith of the gods. His Roman counterpart is Vulcan.


lexentry: eng/Hera__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Hera
trans_list: Héire
sense:
(Greek god) The queen of the gods, and goddess of marriage and birth; daughter of Cronus and Rhea, sister and wife of Zeus, mother of Hephaestus, Ares, Hebe, and Enyo.


lexentry: eng/Heracles__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Heracles
trans_list: Earcail
sense:
(Greek mythology) : Son of Zeus and Alcmene, a celebrated hero who possessed exceptional strength. Most famous for his 12 labours performed to redeem himself after killing his family.


lexentry: eng/Hercules__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Hercules
trans_list: Earcail
sense:
(constellation) A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the mythical hero. It lies between the constellations Lyra and Corona Borealis.


lexentry: eng/Hermes__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Hermes
trans_list: Heirméas
sense:
(Greek god) The herald and messenger of the gods, and the god of roads, commerce, invention, cunning, and theft.


lexentry: eng/Herod__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Herod
trans_list: Héaród
sense:
The name of any of a number of members of the Herodian dynasty who ruled in the Roman province of Judea, most notably Herod the Great, who ordered the Massacre of the Innocents, or Herod Antipas, his son, who met Jesus during his Passion.


lexentry: eng/High_Mass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: High Mass
trans_list: Aifreann Ard | Aifreann Mór | Ard-Aifreann
sense:
A Roman Catholic or Anglo-Catholic Mass celebrated in full ceremonial form, in which the celebrant is generally assisted by a deacon and, in the Tridentine form, a subdeacon, and accompanied by acolytes, a thurifer, and a choir.


lexentry: eng/Hindi__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Hindi
trans_list: Hiondúis
sense:
The Central Zone of Indo-Aryan languages. These are also spoken in Fiji, Guyana and as a second language by Indians in many other countries.


lexentry: eng/Hinduism__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Hinduism
trans_list: an hiondúchas
sense:
A religion, philosophy and culture native to India, characterized by the belief in reincarnation and a supreme oneness personified in many forms and natures.


lexentry: eng/Hindustani__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Hindustani
trans_list: Hiondústánach
sense:
A person from India, varying historically from the entire subcontinent to India north of the Deccan, especially the plains of the Ganges and Jumna.


lexentry: eng/Hindustani__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Hindustani
trans_list: Hiondústáinis
sense:
The pluricentric language of Hindi-Urdu, of which Hindi and Urdu are literary standards; the language from which Hindi and Urdu are derived.


lexentry: eng/Hispaniola__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Hispaniola
trans_list: Easpáinneoil
sense:
An island of the Caribbean, divided politically into the independent nations of Haiti and the Dominican Republic.


lexentry: eng/Hittite__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: Hittite
trans_list: Hiteach | Hitise
sense:
Of or relating to the Hittite Kingdom, located in central Anatolia (modern Turkey), that flourished from about 1800 to 1400 B.C.E.


lexentry: eng/Hittite__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Hittite
trans_list: Hitis
sense:
An ancient Indo-European language of the Anatolian branch, attested from the 16th century BC until the 13th century BC.


lexentry: eng/Hmong__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Hmong
trans_list: Hmongais
sense:
The lect spoken by these people, which is a cluster of a large number of lects which are sometimes considered dialects and sometimes separate languages.


lexentry: eng/Holland__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Holland
trans_list: Ollainn
sense:
A traditional region of the Netherlands formed by two modern provinces, North Holland and South Holland.


lexentry: eng/Holocaust__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Holocaust
trans_list: Uileloscadh
sense:
(historical, narrowly) The systematic mass murder (genocide) of six million Jews perpetrated by Nazi Germany shortly before and during World War II.


lexentry: eng/Holocaust__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Holocaust
trans_list: Uileloscadh
sense:
(historical, broadly) The systematic mass murder (democide) of somewhere between eleven and fourteen million people, namely six million Jews and from five to eight million others (including Romanis, Slavs, homosexuals, and people with physical and mental disabilities), perpetrated by Nazi Germany shortly before and during World War II.


lexentry: eng/Holy_Communion__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Holy Communion
trans_list: Comaoin | Comaoineach Naofa
sense:
The Christian sacrament of the Eucharist; (in particular) the reception of the body and blood of Christ (the consecrated bread and wine), which is believed to bring about communion between the recipient and Christ.


lexentry: eng/Holy_Grail__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Holy Grail
trans_list: Soitheach Naofa
sense:
(Arthurian mythology) An artifact in Arthurian mythology, being the cup used by Christ at the Last Supper and in which some of his blood was caught during the crucifixion.


lexentry: eng/Holy_Land__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Holy Land
trans_list: Talamh Naofa | Tír Bheannaithe
sense:
(Judaism, Christianity, Islam) That part of the Middle East, consisting mostly of Israel and Palestine, in which most Biblical events are set.


lexentry: eng/Holy_Roman_Empire__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Holy Roman Empire
trans_list: Impireacht Naofa na Róimhe | Naomh-Impireacht Rómhánach
sense:
(historical) A former polity and medieval empire forming a loose conglomeration of largely independent mostly Germanic entities in Central Europe from at least 962 C.E. until 1806. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/Holy_See__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Holy See
trans_list: An Suí Naofa
sense:
The episcopal jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome, commonly known as the Pope. It is the preeminent see of the Catholic Church. It is also the sovereign entity headed by the Pope which governs the Vatican and represents the Catholic Church in temporal affairs.


lexentry: eng/Holy_Spirit__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Holy Spirit
trans_list: Naomhspiorad | Spiorad Naomh
sense:
(Christianity) The person (hypostasis) of the Trinity or Godhead corresponding to divine essence present in the faithful (particularly inspired prophets) and considered to proceed either from (Eastern Orthodoxy) God the Father alone or (Roman Catholicism) from Him together with God the Son.


lexentry: eng/Holy_Week__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Holy Week
trans_list: Seachtain Mhór | Seachtain na Páise
sense:
The week preceding Easter containing Palm Sunday, Holy Monday, Holy Tuesday, Holy Wednesday (Spy Wednesday), Holy Thursday (Maundy Thursday), Holy Friday (Good Friday), and Holy Saturday.


lexentry: eng/Hong_Kong__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Hong Kong
trans_list: Hong Cong
sense:
A city and special administrative region in southeastern China, located on an island east of the Pearl River delta in the South China Sea; a former British colony.


lexentry: eng/Horatian__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Horatian
trans_list: Horáiteach
sense:
(literature, poetry) Of or pertaining to the Roman poet Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus; 65–8 BCE) or to his works or style.


lexentry: eng/Horologium__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: Horologium
trans_list: Clog
sense:
(astronomy) A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a pendulum clock. It lies between the constellations Fornax and Dorado.


lexentry: eng/Hudson_Bay__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Hudson Bay
trans_list: Bá Hudson
sense:
A gulf of Nunavut, Canada, a southern extension of the Arctic Ocean. A large arctic sea, surrounded on three sides, by Quebec on the east, Nunavut to the west, Manitoba to the southwest, Ontario on the south, and extending southeast becoming James Bay. To the north lies the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the Arctic Ocean.


lexentry: eng/Humpty_Dumpty__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Humpty Dumpty
trans_list: Filimín Failimín
sense:
A nursery rhyme character who falls from a wall and breaks irreparably in the manner of an egg; (figurative) by extension, anything similarly fragile, irreparably damaged, or insecure, precariously at risk of such irreparable damage.


lexentry: eng/Hungarian__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Hungarian
trans_list: Ungárach | Ungáiris
sense:
Of, from, or pertaining to the Kingdom of Hungary, during the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, regardless of ethnicity.


lexentry: eng/Hungarian__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Hungarian
trans_list: Ungárach
sense:
A person from the former Kingdom of Hungary, during the Austro-Hungarian Empire, regardless of that person's ethnicity.


lexentry: eng/Huntington's_disease__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Huntington's disease
trans_list: falrais Huntington
sense:
(disease, neurology) A hereditary disorder of the basal ganglia that leads to progressive loss of motor coordination.


lexentry: eng/Hurler_syndrome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Hurler syndrome
trans_list: galar
sense:
(pathology, disease) A genetic disorder that results in the buildup of glycosaminoglycans due to a deficiency of alpha-L iduronidase.


lexentry: eng/Hydra__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Hydra
trans_list: Hydra
sense:
(Greek mythology) A mythological serpent with many heads, slain by Hercules as one of his twelve labours.


lexentry: eng/Hydra__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Hydra
trans_list: Péist Uisce
sense:
(constellation) A spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a serpent. It lies just south of the zodiac and contains the star Alphard.


lexentry: eng/Hydrus__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Hydrus
trans_list: Péist Bheag
sense:
(constellation) A winter constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a small serpent. It lies between the constellations Mensa and Tucana. It is not to be confused with the constellation Hydra.


lexentry: eng/I'm_sorry__Phrase__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: I'm sorry
trans_list: ní maith liom é sin chloisteáil | tá brón orm
sense:
(with an upward inflection) Indicates that the speaker is confused or requests information to be repeated; come again?, say again?, I beg your pardon?; see also Thesaurus:say again


lexentry: eng/I-beam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: I-beam
trans_list: I-bhíoma
sense:
(engineering) A beam with cross-section shaped like a capital letter I (with serifs top and bottom), used in construction.


lexentry: eng/IP_address__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: IP address
trans_list: seoladh IP
sense:
(Internet) A number assigned to each computer's or other device's network interface, which are active on a network. supporting the Internet Protocol, in order to distinguish each network interface, and hence each networked device) from every other network interface anywhere on the network.


lexentry: eng/Iberia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Iberia
trans_list: Ibéir
sense:
A peninsula and region of Europe south of the Pyrenees, consisting of Andorra, Spain, Portugal, and Gibraltar.


lexentry: eng/Iberia__Proper_noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Iberia
trans_list: an Ibéir
sense:
(historical) An antique and Byzantine name for the geographic region and ancient Georgian kingdom of Kartli in Eastern Europe, located east of Colchis, corresponding roughly to the eastern parts of present-day Georgia.


lexentry: eng/Iberian_Peninsula__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Iberian Peninsula
trans_list: Leithinis na hIbéire
sense:
A peninsula located in the extreme southwest of Europe which includes modern day Spain, Portugal, Andorra and Gibraltar, bordered on the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea, and on the north and west by the Atlantic Ocean, with the Pyrenees forming the northeast edge of the peninsula, connecting it to the rest of Europe.


lexentry: eng/Iberian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Iberian
trans_list: Ibéarach | Ibéaraigh
sense:
(countable) A native of modern-day Iberia (the European peninsula): a person native to Spain, Portugal, Andorra, or Gibraltar,.


lexentry: eng/Idumaea__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Idumaea
trans_list: Iodúimé
sense:
(historical) An ancient region in the south of Judea in modern Israel and the West Bank, inhabited by the Edomites during the Hellenistic period and Roman occupation.


lexentry: eng/Illinois__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: Illinois
trans_list: Illinois
sense:
A river in Oregon, United States that flows from the southwestern corner of the state into the Rogue River.


lexentry: eng/Illyria__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Illyria
trans_list: Eilíria
sense:
(historical) A vaguely-defined geographic region in Southeast Europe in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula, approximately coincident with modern Albania.


lexentry: eng/Illyrian__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Illyrian
trans_list: Eilíris
sense:
An extinct Indo-European language or group of languages spoken in modern Southeast Europe, in the western half of the Balkan Peninsula.


lexentry: eng/Illyricum__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Illyricum
trans_list: Illireacam
sense:
(historical) A former province of the Roman Empire, covering the whole of Dalmatia and Pannonia, existing from 27 BC to c. 70 AD and reconstituted in 293 AD by Diocletian.


lexentry: eng/Imbolc__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Imbolc
trans_list: Imbolg | Lá Fhéile Bríde
sense:
(Britain, Ireland) A Gaelic and Wiccan festival celebrated on 1 or 2 February which marks the beginning of spring.


lexentry: eng/Immaculate_Conception__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Immaculate Conception
trans_list: Giniúint Mhuire gan Smál
sense:
(Catholicism) The doctrine, in the Roman Catholic Church, that the Virgin Mary was conceived biologically but free from original sin.


lexentry: eng/Inca__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Inca
trans_list: Inceach
sense:
A member of the group of Quechuan peoples of highland Peru who established an empire from northern Ecuador to central Chile before the Spanish conquest.


lexentry: eng/India__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: India
trans_list: India | Poblacht na hIndia
sense:
(chiefly, historical, proscribed, _, in modern use) A region of South Asia, traditionally delimited by the Himalayas and the Indus river; the Indian subcontinent.


lexentry: eng/Indian_subcontinent__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Indian subcontinent
trans_list: fo-ilchríoch na hIndia
sense:
The landmass south of the Himalayas projecting into the Indian Ocean, sometimes also including nearby islands; the land on the Indian plate.


lexentry: eng/Indian_summer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Indian summer
trans_list: samhradh beag
sense:
A stretch of sunny and warm, often hazy, days during late autumn. [from late 18th c., popularized in the early 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/Indian_summer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Indian summer
trans_list: fómhar beag na ngéanna
sense:
(figuratively) The late autumn of life; a late flowering of activity before old age. [from early 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/Indianapolis__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Indianapolis
trans_list: Indianapolis
sense:
The capital city of Indiana, United States and the county seat of Marion County, with which the city is consolidated.


lexentry: eng/Indo-European__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Indo-European
trans_list: Ind-Eorpach
sense:
(anthropology, archaeology, linguistics) A member of the original ethnolinguistic group hypothesized to have spoken Proto-Indo-European and thus to have been the ancestor for most of India and Western Eurasia.


lexentry: eng/Indo-European__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Indo-European
trans_list: Ind-Eorpach
sense:
A speaker of any Indo-European language (though especially an ancient one), or a member of an Indo-European culture, who is regarded as a continuation of the Proto-Indo-Europeans in terms of language, ancestry, or cultural affinity.


lexentry: eng/Indonesia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Indonesia
trans_list: Indinéis | Poblacht na hIndinéise
sense:
A country and archipelago in maritime Southeast Asia. Official name: Republic of Indonesia (since 1950). Capital: Jakarta.


lexentry: eng/Industrial_Revolution__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Industrial Revolution
trans_list: Réabhlóid Thionsclaíoch
sense:
(historical) The major technological, socioeconomic and cultural change in the late 18th and early 19th century resulting from the replacement of an economy based on manual labour to one dominated by industry and machine manufacture.


lexentry: eng/Information_Age__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Information Age
trans_list: Ré na Faisnéise
sense:
The current era, characterised by the increasing importance and availability of information (especially by means of computers), as opposed to previous eras (such as the Industrial Age) in which most endeavours related to some physical process or product.


lexentry: eng/Inner_Mongolia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Inner Mongolia
trans_list: Ion-Mhongóil
sense:
An autonomous region of China, south of Mongolia, with closely related native Mongolian population, mostly north of the Great Wall. Capital: Hohhot.


lexentry: eng/Intermediate_Certificate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Intermediate Certificate
trans_list: Teastas Idirmheánach
sense:
(Ireland, dated) A certificate awarded to Irish students who passed the state examinations at the end of the third or fourth year of a voluntary secondary school or boarding school.


lexentry: eng/International_Court_of_Justice__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: International Court of Justice
trans_list: An Chúirt Bhreithiúnais Idirnáisiúnta
sense:
(UN) A judicial body of the United Nations, established in 1945 to decide disputes brought by nations.


lexentry: eng/International_System_of_Units__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: International System of Units
trans_list: Córas Idirnáisiúnta na nAonad
sense:
(metrology) A standard set of units of measurement for use in scientific literature worldwide. The newest and most widespread version of the metric system.


lexentry: eng/Internet__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Internet
trans_list: Idirlíon | idirlíon
sense:
The global, decentralized network of computers which communicate with one another using the Internet protocol suite, which now forms a vital part of global communication, content sharing, and information exchange systems.


lexentry: eng/Iran__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Iran
trans_list: Iaráin
sense:
A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Islamic Republic of Iran. Capital: Tehran.


lexentry: eng/Iraq__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Iraq
trans_list: Iaráic | An Iaráic
sense:
A country in Western Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Iraq. Capital and largest city: Baghdad.


lexentry: eng/Iriomote_cat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Iriomote cat
trans_list: cat Oileán Iriomote
sense:
(zoology) A small wild cat, Prionailurus iriomotensis, found only on the Japanese island of Iriomote. It has a long, dark brown coat with darker rows of horizontal spots.


lexentry: eng/Irish_Free_State__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Irish Free State
trans_list: Saorstát Éireann
sense:
(historical, 1922–1937) An autonomous dominion under nominal British sovereignty that included most of the island of Ireland, created in 1922 as part of a treaty between the British government and Irish republicans.


lexentry: eng/Irish_Republican_Army__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Irish Republican Army
trans_list: Arm Phoblacht na hÉireann
sense:
Any of several Irish guerrilla or terrorist organisations fighting British rule in Ireland (later Northern Ireland) since the early 20th century.


lexentry: eng/Irish_Sea__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Irish Sea
trans_list: Muir Éireann | Muir Meann
sense:
A sea in British Isles, Europe in the Atlantic. A sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland; bordered to the north by the North Channel and to the south by St George's Channel and the Celtic Sea.


lexentry: eng/Iron_Age__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Iron Age
trans_list: Iarannaois
sense:
(mythology) The most recent and debased of the four or five classical Ages of Man; hence, any period characterized by wicked behavior. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/Iron_Age__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: Iron Age
trans_list: Iarannaois
sense:
(archaeology) A level of culture in which humans used iron and the technology of ironworking. (Estimated to have begun in Europe about 1100 BC) [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/Isaac__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Isaac
trans_list: Íosác
sense:
(biblical character) The son of Abraham and Sarah, father of Esau and Jacob, from whom the Hebrew people trace their descent.


lexentry: eng/Isfahan__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Isfahan
trans_list: Isfahan
sense:
A city in Iran, the seat of Isfahan County's Central District and the capital of Isfahan Province, the third largest city of Iran; the former capital of Iran, from 1598–1736.


lexentry: eng/Ishmael__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Ishmael
trans_list: Ísmeáéil
sense:
(Abrahamism, biblical character) The eldest son of Abraham and his wife's handmaiden Hagar who were cast out after the birth of Isaac; traditionally the ancestor of the Arabs via the Ishmaelites.


lexentry: eng/Islam__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Islam
trans_list: Ioslam | Mahamadachas
sense:
A monotheistic Abrahamic religion followed by Muslims that is based on the teachings of Muhammad and the Qur'an.


lexentry: eng/Islamic_State__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Islamic State
trans_list: Stát Ioslámach
sense:
A Salafist group active in Libya, Nigeria, Iraq and Syria, where it has proclaimed an (unrecognized) state.


lexentry: eng/Islamism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: Islamism
trans_list: Ioslamachas
sense:
(by extension) Islamic fundamentalism, especially the forms that promote violence, hostility, and persecution of non-believers. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/Isle_of_Man__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Isle of Man
trans_list: Oileán Mhanann | Manainn
sense:
An island and crown dependency of the United Kingdom in the Irish Sea, part of the British Isles but not of the United Kingdom.


lexentry: eng/Isle_of_Wight__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Isle of Wight
trans_list: Inis Iocht
sense:
An island, county, and unitary authority off the south coast of England, in the English Channel opposite Southampton.


lexentry: eng/Israel__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Israel
trans_list: Iosrael
sense:
(Biblical) A Biblical region of Western Asia roughly coextensive with the modern State of Israel, known in the Bible as the Land of Israel and considered the ancestral homeland of the Jewish people.


lexentry: eng/Istanbul__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Istanbul
trans_list: Iostanbúl
sense:
A Turkish city, and the largest European city by population, which was the last capital of the Ottoman Empire and the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire).


lexentry: eng/Italian_Peninsula__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Italian Peninsula
trans_list: An Iodáil
sense:
A large peninsula in Southern Europe protruding into the Mediterranean Sea and shaped like a boot. The mountain range of Apennines runs across it from north to south. Occupied almost entirely by Italy.


lexentry: eng/Italian__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Italian
trans_list: Iodáilis
sense:
(uncountable) The official language of Italy, also spoken in San Marino, the Vatican, and parts of Argentina, Slovenia and Switzerland.


lexentry: eng/Italy__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Italy
trans_list: Iodáil | An Iodáil
sense:
A country in Southern Europe. Official names: Italian Republic and Republic of Italy. Capital and largest city: Rome.


lexentry: eng/Jack_the_Ripper__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Jack the Ripper
trans_list: Seac an Réabthóir
sense:
A supposed individual who was an unidentified 19th century serial killer in England, who has become part of folklore.


lexentry: eng/Jacob__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Jacob
trans_list: Séamus | Séamas | Iacób
sense:
(biblical character) One of the sons of Isaac and Rebecca, and twin brother of Esau; father of the Israelites (Jews and Samaritans) by 12 sons by 4 consorts, most famously Judah and Joseph who fathered Manasseh; was renamed to Israel.


lexentry: eng/Jacobean__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Jacobean
trans_list: Seacaibíneach
sense:
(historical) Relating to or characteristic of the reign of James VI and I (of Scotland and England, 1567–1625).


lexentry: eng/Jacobite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Jacobite
trans_list: Seacaibíteach
sense:
(historical) A supporter of the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England and Scotland in the late 17th century. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/James__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: James
trans_list: Séamas | Séamus | Naomh Séamas
sense:
One of two Apostles, James the Greater and James the Less, often identified with James, brother of Jesus.


lexentry: eng/January__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: January
trans_list: Eanáir | Mí Eanáir
sense:
The first month of the Gregorian calendar, following the December of the previous year and preceding February.


lexentry: eng/Janus__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Janus
trans_list: Ianus
sense:
(Roman god) The god of doorways, gates and transitions, and of beginnings and endings, having two faces looking in opposite directions.


lexentry: eng/Japanese__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Japanese
trans_list: Seapánach | Seapáinis
sense:
(countable, chiefly, in the plural) A person living in or originating from Japan, or of Japanese ancestry.


lexentry: eng/Japanese_spitz__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Japanese spitz
trans_list: spitse Seapánach
sense:
(zoology) A small breed of dog from Japan, having a somewhat square body, deep chest, and very thick, pure white double coat.


lexentry: eng/Japheth__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Japheth
trans_list: Iáfat
sense:
(biblical character) The third son of Noah, brother to Shem and Ham, who received a blessing from God with Shem, considered to be the ancestor of the Japhetic people(s) (associated approx. with Indo-Europeans).


lexentry: eng/Jason__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Jason
trans_list: Iasón
sense:
(Greek mythology) The leader of the Argonauts, who retrieved the Golden Fleece from king Aeetes of Colchis, for his uncle Pelias.


lexentry: eng/Jehovah's_Witness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Jehovah's Witness
trans_list: Finné Iáivé
sense:
A member of a monotheistic and nontrinitarian Restoration Christian denomination founded by Charles Taze Russell in 1879 as a small Bible study group. Originally known as International Bible Students or Bible Students.


lexentry: eng/Jeremiah__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Jeremiah
trans_list: Irimia
sense:
(Abrahamism, biblical character) An ancient prophet, the author of the Book of Jeremiah, and of the Lamentations.


lexentry: eng/Jersey__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Jersey
trans_list: Geirsí
sense:
An island, a crown dependency of the United Kingdom; the largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel between France and England.


lexentry: eng/Jerusalem__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Jerusalem
trans_list: Iarúsailéim
sense:
A city in the Holy Land between the Mediterranean Sea and Dead Sea, holy in Judaism, Christianity and Islam; the claimed capital cities of both Israel and Palestine.


lexentry: eng/Jerusalem_artichoke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Jerusalem artichoke
trans_list: bliosán gréine
sense:
A variety of sunflower, Helianthus tuberosus, native to North America, having yellow flower heads and edible tubers.


lexentry: eng/Jesus_Christ__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Jesus Christ
trans_list: Íosa Críost
sense:
(Christianity, Islam, Baháʼí) Jesus of Nazareth, a first-century Jewish religious preacher and craftsman (commonly understood to have been a carpenter, see TemplateParserError:LuaError) from Galilee, held to be a prophet, teacher and the Messiah, or Christ, in Christianity. Also held to be a prophet in Islam and the Baháʼí Faith.


lexentry: eng/Jesus__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Jesus
trans_list: Íosa
sense:
Jesus of Nazareth, a first-century Jewish religious preacher and craftsman (commonly understood to have been a carpenter) from Galilee held to be a prophet, teacher, the son of God, and the Messiah, or Christ, in Christianity; also called "Jesus Christ" by Christians. Held to be a prophet by Muslims and Baháʼís. Also called "the historical Jesus" from a historiographic viewpoint or a secular one.


lexentry: eng/Jesus__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Jesus
trans_list: Íosa
sense:
(historical, religion) One of a variety of persons or entities in western Manichaeism, of whom some correspond closely to the Christian conception of Jesus of Nazareth.


lexentry: eng/Jew's_harp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Jew's harp
trans_list: trumpa
sense:
A musical instrument consisting of a flexible metal or bamboo “tongue” attached to a frame. This tongue is placed in the performer's mouth and plucked with the finger to produce a note of constant pitch. Melodies can be created by changing the shape of the mouth and causing different overtones.


lexentry: eng/John__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: John
trans_list: Eoin | Seán
sense:
(biblical) Persons of the Christian Bible: John the Baptist; and names possibly referring to one, two or three persons, frequently called "Saint": John the Apostle, John the Evangelist and John of Patmos (also called John the Divine or John the Theologian).


lexentry: eng/John__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: John
trans_list: Eoin | Leabhar Eoin | Soiscéal Eoin | Soiscéal Naofa Íosa Críost de réir Eoin
sense:
(biblical) The Gospel of St. John, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the fourth of the four gospels.


lexentry: eng/John__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: John
trans_list: Eóin | Seán
sense:
(biblical) One of the books in the New Testament of the Bible, the epistles of John (1 John, 2 John and 3 John).


lexentry: eng/Johnson__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Johnson
trans_list: Mac Eoin
sense:
A patrilineal surname transferred from the given name. The second most common surname in the United States.


lexentry: eng/Jovian__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Jovian
trans_list: Ióbhach | Ióvach
sense:
(Roman mythology) Pertaining to the Roman god Jove or Jupiter (the counterpart of the Greek god Zeus); Jove-like; befitting Jupiter.


lexentry: eng/Judaism__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Judaism
trans_list: Giúdachas
sense:
An Abrahamic religion tracing its origin to the Hebrew people of the ancient Middle East, as documented in their religious writings, the Tanakh.


lexentry: eng/Judas_Iscariot__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Judas Iscariot
trans_list: Iúdás Isceiriót
sense:
(biblical character) One of the twelve disciples of Jesus in the New Testament, who betrayed Jesus into the hands of the chief priests for 30 pieces of silver.


lexentry: eng/Judas__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Judas
trans_list: Iúdás
sense:
(biblical character) One of the twelve original Apostles of Jesus, known for his role in Jesus' betrayal into the hands of Roman authorities.


lexentry: eng/Judas__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: Judas
trans_list: Iúdás
sense:
(biblical, archaic) Alternative form of Jude, the penultimate book of the Bible and its ascribed author, Jude the Apostle.


lexentry: eng/Julian_calendar__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Julian calendar
trans_list: féilire Iúil
sense:
The calendar which was used in the western world before the present-day Gregorian calendar. The Julian calendar differed in having all multiple-of-4 years as leap years.


lexentry: eng/Julian_day__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Julian day
trans_list: lá Iúlach
sense:
A date expressed as a real number of days counted with GMT noon on 1 January 4713 BCE in proleptic Julian calendar (November 24, 4714 BCE, in the proleptic Gregorian calendar) as zero; used primarily by astronomers and historians to compare events recorded in different cultures.


lexentry: eng/June__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: June
trans_list: Meitheamh
sense:
The sixth month of the Gregorian calendar, following May and preceding July, containing the northern solstice.


lexentry: eng/Jupiter__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Jupiter
trans_list: Iúpatar
sense:
(Roman god) The King of the Gods, also called Jove. Equivalent to the Greek Zeus, Jupiter was one of the children of Saturn. As supreme god of the Roman pantheon, Jupiter was the god of thunder, lightning, and storms, and appropriately called the god of light and sky.


lexentry: eng/Jurassic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Jurassic
trans_list: Iúrasach
sense:
(geology) Of or pertaining to the second period of the Mesozoic era, a time still dominated by dinosaurs.


lexentry: eng/Jurassic__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Jurassic
trans_list: Iúrasach | Tréimhse Iúrasach
sense:
(geology, paleontology) The period from 201.3±0.2 to 145 million years ago, after the Triassic and before the Cretaceous; the geologic systems of this period.


lexentry: eng/Jutland__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Jutland
trans_list: Iútlainn
sense:
A cultural region and peninsula in northwestern Europe, consisting of the mainland part of Denmark and Schleswig-Holstein, which is part of Germany.


lexentry: eng/K__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: K
trans_list: K
sense:
(baseball) Abbreviation of strikeout On a baseball scorecard, a frontwards K signifies striking out while swinging the bat, while a backwards K signifies striking out while looking.


lexentry: eng/Kabardian__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Kabardian
trans_list: Cabairdis
sense:
A North Caucasian language spoken in Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia, Russia, also known as East Circassian.


lexentry: eng/Kabbalah__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Kabbalah
trans_list: Cabála
sense:
(Judaism) A body of mystical Jewish teachings based on an esoteric reading of the Hebrew scriptures.


lexentry: eng/Kabyle__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Kabyle
trans_list: Caibílis
sense:
A Northern Berber language of the Berber branch of the Afroasiatic language family, spoken by over 3,000,000 people in Algeria; native name Taqbaylit.


lexentry: eng/Kaiser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Kaiser
trans_list: impire
sense:
An emperor of a German-speaking country, particularly the Holy Roman Empire (962–1806), the Austrian Empire/Austria-Hungary (1806–1918), or the German Empire (1871–1918) — often specifically Wilhelm II.


lexentry: eng/Kamchatka__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Kamchatka
trans_list: Leithinis Kamchatka
sense:
A long peninsula forming part of Kamchatka Krai in the Far East of Russia, lying between the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk.


lexentry: eng/Kara_Sea__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Kara Sea
trans_list: Muir Chara
sense:
A part of the Arctic Ocean in north Russia. It is separated from the Barents Sea to the west by the Kara Strait and Novaya Zemlya, and the Laptev Sea to the east by the Severnaya Zemlya.


lexentry: eng/Karelia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Karelia
trans_list: Cairéil
sense:
A historical region of Northern Europe, located to the north of Saint Petersburg and politically split between Russia and Finland.


lexentry: eng/Karelia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Karelia
trans_list: Cairéil | Poblacht na Cairéile
sense:
A republic and federal subject of Russia. Official name: Republic of Karelia. Capital: Petrozavodsk.


lexentry: eng/Karelian__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Karelian
trans_list: Cairéalach
sense:
Of, from or relating to the region of Karelia, politically split between the administrative regions of North Karelia and South Karelia, Finland and the Republic of Karelia, Russia.


lexentry: eng/Kentish_plover__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Kentish plover
trans_list: feadóigín chosdubh
sense:
Charadrius alexandrinus, a small wader that breeds in a wide range, from southern Europe to Japan and in Ecuador, Peru, Chile, the southern United States and the Caribbean, but not including Kent.


lexentry: eng/Khoisan__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Khoisan
trans_list: Cadhsainis
sense:
The group of languages associated with the Khoisan including the Khoi, Kx'a and Tuu families, sometimes to the inclusion of the Hadza and Sandawe language isolates of Tanzania.


lexentry: eng/Khrushchev__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Khrushchev
trans_list: Khrushchev
sense:
English transliteration of the Russian surname Хрущёв; usually refers to the Russian revolutionary and Soviet Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU(b) Nikita Khrushchev.


lexentry: eng/King_Arthur__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: King Arthur
trans_list: Rí Artúr
sense:
A legendary king of Britain, said to have led the defence of Britain against Saxon invaders in the early 6th century.


lexentry: eng/Kingdom_of_Denmark__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Kingdom of Denmark
trans_list: Ríocht na Danmhairge
sense:
Official name of Denmark or the Danish Realm: a country consisting of metropolitan Denmark ("Denmark proper") in Western Europe as well as the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic and Greenland off the coast of North America.


lexentry: eng/Kingdom_of_England__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Kingdom of England
trans_list: Ríocht Shasana
sense:
A kingdom in western Europe, from the early 900s until the foundation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain on 1 May 1707.


lexentry: eng/Kingdom_of_Heaven__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Kingdom of Heaven
trans_list: Flaitheas Dé
sense:
(Christianity) A concept of heaven as a hierarchical dominion with God at the top and a court of saints, archangels and angels.


lexentry: eng/Kingdom_of_Scotland__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Kingdom of Scotland
trans_list: Ríocht na hAlban
sense:
A kingdom in western Europe, until the foundation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain on the First of May 1707.


lexentry: eng/Kingdom_of_Yemen__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Kingdom of Yemen
trans_list: Ríocht Éimin
sense:
Former official name of North Yemen: a former country in West Asia on the Arabian Peninsula; used from 1918–1962, when the country was a monarchy.


lexentry: eng/Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Kingdom of the Netherlands
trans_list: Ríocht na hÍsiltíre
sense:
Official name of the Netherlands: a country consisting of the Netherlands per se, in Western Europe, as well as three other small island countries in the <, namely Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten.


lexentry: eng/Kinshasa__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Kinshasa
trans_list: Cinseasa
sense:
The capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire), in the western part of the country on the Congo River.


lexentry: eng/Kiribati__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Kiribati
trans_list: Cireabaití | Ciribeas | Poblacht Chiribeas
sense:
A country consisting mostly of the Gilbert Islands archipelago, located in Micronesia in Oceania. Official name: Republic of Kiribati. Capital and largest city: South Tarawa.


lexentry: eng/Kislev__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Kislev
trans_list: Cisléiv
sense:
(Judaism) The third month of the civil year and the ninth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Cheshvan and before Tevet.


lexentry: eng/Komi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Komi
trans_list: Coimígh | Coimíoch
sense:
A member of an ethnic group chiefly consisting of Komi speakers and descendants of Komi speakers who don't speak the language.


lexentry: eng/Komi__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Komi
trans_list: Coimis
sense:
A Finno-Ugric language currently spoken by 200,000 to 400,000 people, depending on source and definition of "speaker", in northeastern European part of Russia.


lexentry: eng/Komodo_dragon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Komodo dragon
trans_list: dragan Chomódó
sense:
Any of the endangered species Varanus komodoensis of monitor lizards native to certain Indonesian islands east of Java, the world's largest lizard, growing to 10 feet or 3 meters, known for its ability to kill prey with its septic saliva.


lexentry: eng/Korea__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Korea
trans_list: Cóiré
sense:
A geographic region consisting of two countries in East Asia, commonly known as South Korea and North Korea; formerly a single country.


lexentry: eng/Korean__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Korean
trans_list: Cóiréis
sense:
(uncountable) Official language of the people residing on the Korean Peninsula, and language of approximately 60 million people, in Asia, North America, and elsewhere.


lexentry: eng/Kosovo__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Kosovo
trans_list: Cosaiv | an Chosaiv
sense:
A partly-recognized country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Kosovo. Capital and largest city: Pristina. Considered by the Republic of Serbia to be one of its two autonomous provinces.


lexentry: eng/Kraken__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Kraken
trans_list: cráca
sense:
(Norse mythology) A colossal sea monster that attacks ships and sailors, often portrayed as a giant octopus or squid.


lexentry: eng/Krakow__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Krakow
trans_list: Kraków
sense:
A city on the Vistula River, the capital of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland and the former capital (until 1596) of Poland as a whole.


lexentry: eng/Krasnodar__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Krasnodar
trans_list: Krasnodar
sense:
A city, the administrative center of Krasnodar Krai, Russia, called Yekaterinodar before December 1920.


lexentry: eng/Kremlin__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Kremlin
trans_list: Creimil
sense:
The Moscow Kremlin; a fortified complex in Moscow, Russia that serves as the official residence of the President of the Russian Federation.


lexentry: eng/Kuala_Lumpur__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Kuala Lumpur
trans_list: Cuala-Lumpair
sense:
A federal territory, the capital and largest city of Malaysia, located in the western part of the country.


lexentry: eng/Kurd__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Kurd
trans_list: Coirdíneach
sense:
A member of the linguistically and culturally distinct people who speak Kurdish and mainly inhabit those parts of Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria sometimes known as Kurdistan.


lexentry: eng/Kurdish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Kurdish
trans_list: Coirdis
sense:
Family of Indo-Iranian languages of Kurdistan (in the Mesopotamia region, from the Zagros of mid-western Iran to the eastern extension of the chain of the Taurus Mountains).


lexentry: eng/Kurdistan__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Kurdistan
trans_list: Cordastáin
sense:
(by extension) An autonomous region in northern and northeastern Iraq, lying within the aforementioned Kurdish-majority region.


lexentry: eng/Kurmanji__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Kurmanji
trans_list: Curmainsis
sense:
The Kurdish language with the largest number of speakers, spoken in Turkey, Syria, northernmost Iraq, and parts of Iran and Central Asia.


lexentry: eng/Kyrgyzstan__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Kyrgyzstan
trans_list: Cirgeastáin
sense:
A country in Central Asia, bordering on Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and China. Official name: Kyrgyz Republic. Capital: Bishkek.


lexentry: eng/La_Rochelle__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: La Rochelle
trans_list: La Rochelle
sense:
A port city, the capital of Charente-Maritime department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, on the Bay of Biscay, formerly in Poitou-Charentes.


lexentry: eng/Labour_Party__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Labour Party
trans_list: Páirtí an Lucht Oibre
sense:
Any of various political parties that aim to advance the interests of the working class, often characterised by left-of-centre politics and support for organised labour.


lexentry: eng/Labrador__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Labrador
trans_list: Labradar | Leithinis Labradar
sense:
(chiefly, historical) A geographic region, including the mainland portion of Newfoundland and Labrador and neighbouring regions of what is now the province of Quebec.


lexentry: eng/Lacerta__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Lacerta
trans_list: Laghairt
sense:
(constellation) An inconspicuous autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a lizard. It lies between the constellations of Cygnus and Andromeda.


lexentry: eng/Ladin__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Ladin
trans_list: Laidinis
sense:
A Rhaeto-Romance language (or dialect continuum), spoken primarily in the Italian portion of Tyrol and the Dolomite Mountains in Northern Italy.


lexentry: eng/Ladino__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Ladino
trans_list: Laideanóis | Laidinis | Laidínis
sense:
A Romance language mainly spoken by Sephardic Jews (Wikipedia), derived mainly from Old Castilian (Spanish) and Hebrew.


lexentry: eng/Ladoga__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Ladoga
trans_list: Loch Ladoga
sense:
A freshwater lake located in the Republic of Karelia and Leningrad Oblast in northwestern Russia, not far from Saint Petersburg. It is the largest lake in Europe.


lexentry: eng/Lady__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Lady
trans_list: Bantiarna
sense:
An aristocratic title for a woman; the wife of a lord and/or a woman who holds the position in her own right; a title for a peeress, the wife of a peer or knight, and the daughters and daughters-in-law of certain peers.


lexentry: eng/Lake_Michigan__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Lake Michigan
trans_list: Loch Michigan
sense:
One of the Great Lakes of North America, and the only one located entirely within the United States. Hydrologically, a bay of Lake Michigan–Huron.


lexentry: eng/Lake_Superior__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Lake Superior
trans_list: Loch Superior
sense:
A lake in North America; the largest of the Great Lakes and second largest lake and largest freshwater lake in the world by area.


lexentry: eng/Lake_Victoria__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Lake Victoria
trans_list: Loch Victoria
sense:
The largest lake in Africa, with shoreline in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania; one of the African Great Lakes.


lexentry: eng/Laotian__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Laotian
trans_list: Laosach
sense:
Of, from, or pertaining to the Lao People's Democratic Republic, the Laotian people or the Laotian language.


lexentry: eng/Lapland__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Lapland
trans_list: Laplainn
sense:
The northern parts of Scandinavia and Finland with the Kola Peninsula in Russia, traditionally inhabited by the Sami people.


lexentry: eng/Laptev_Sea__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Laptev Sea
trans_list: Muir Laptaiv
sense:
A marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean, located between the eastern coast of Siberia, the Taimyr Peninsula, the Severnaya Zemlya and the New Siberian Islands. The Kara Sea lies to the west, the East Siberian Sea to the east.


lexentry: eng/Latin_America__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Latin America
trans_list: Meiriceá Laidineach
sense:
(most often) A continental region consisting of those parts of the Americas located south of the United States where Spanish or Portuguese is predominantly spoken; sometimes including areas speaking French or French-based creoles.


lexentry: eng/Latin__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Latin
trans_list: Laidin
sense:
(uncountable) The language of the ancient Romans, other Latins and of the Roman Catholic church, especially Classical Latin.


lexentry: eng/Latin_alphabet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Latin alphabet
trans_list: aibítir Laidineach | aibítir Rómhánach
sense:
The 26-letter alphabet consisting of the following letters (presented in majuscule and minuscule pairs):


lexentry: eng/Latinity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Latinity
trans_list: Laidineacht | Laidneachas
sense:
(uncountable, countable) The quality of a particular person's Latin speech or writing; the Latin language, as an area of study or interest.


lexentry: eng/Latium__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Latium
trans_list: Lazio
sense:
(historical) A historical region of central Italy, in which the city of Rome was founded and grew to be the capital city of the Roman Empire.


lexentry: eng/Laurasia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Laurasia
trans_list: Labhráise
sense:
(geology) A supercontinent which included most of the landmasses making up today's continents of the Northern Hemisphere.


lexentry: eng/Lausanne__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Lausanne
trans_list: Lausanne
sense:
A municipality and city, the capital of Vaud canton, in western Switzerland, in which French is the main language.


lexentry: eng/Lazio__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Lazio
trans_list: Lazio
sense:
An administrative region of Italy, situated in the central peninsular section of the country with Rome as its capital. It corresponds to ancient Latium.


lexentry: eng/League_of_Nations__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: League of Nations
trans_list: Conradh na Náisiún
sense:
An international organization founded as a result of the Treaty of Versailles, which ended the First World War. Its goals included disarmament, preventing war through collective security, settling disputes between countries through negotiation, diplomacy and improving global quality of life. The predecessor of the United Nations.


lexentry: eng/Leaving_Certificate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Leaving Certificate
trans_list: Ardteistiméireacht
sense:
(Ireland) The certificate awarded to Irish students who pass the state examinations at the end of secondary school.


lexentry: eng/Lebanon__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Lebanon
trans_list: Liobáin
sense:
A country in Western Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Lebanese Republic. Capital: Beirut. Also (especially formerly) known as "the Lebanon".


lexentry: eng/Leeward_Islands__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Leeward Islands
trans_list: Oileáin na Fothana
sense:
The northern of the Lesser Antilles, consisting of the islands or nations of the Virgin Islands, Anguilla, Saint Martin, Saint-Barthélemy, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Saint Kitts, Nevis, Barbuda, Antigua, Montserrat and Guadeloupe.


lexentry: eng/Leningrad__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Leningrad
trans_list: Leningrad
sense:
(historical) Former name of Saint Petersburg: a major city in Russia, from the time of Lenin's death in 1924 until 1991.


lexentry: eng/Lent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Lent
trans_list: Carghas
sense:
(Christianity) A period of the ecclesiastical year preceding Easter, traditionally involving temporary abstention from certain foods and pleasures.


lexentry: eng/Leo_Minor__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Leo Minor
trans_list: Leon Beag
sense:
(constellation) A spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a small lion. It lies north of the constellation Leo and south of Ursa Major.


lexentry: eng/Leo__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Leo
trans_list: Leon | an Leon
sense:
(zodiac constellations) A constellation of the zodiac, shaped approximately like a lion and containing the stars Regulus and Denebola.


lexentry: eng/Leo__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: Leo
trans_list: Leon | an Leon
sense:
(astrology) The zodiac sign for the Lion, ruled by the Sun and covering July 23 - August 22 (tropical astrology) or August 16 - September 15 (sidereal astrology).


lexentry: eng/Lepus__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Lepus
trans_list: Giorria
sense:
(constellation) A winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a rabbit. It lies south of the constellation Orion.


lexentry: eng/Levant__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Levant
trans_list: an Leiveaint
sense:
A cultural region of Western Asia, consisting of the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea, namely Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Cyprus (and sometimes, especially in a historical context, also including Turkey and Egypt, then part of the Ottoman Empire).


lexentry: eng/Leyden_jar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Leyden jar
trans_list: crúsca Leyden
sense:
(electrical engineering, historical) A glass jar or bottle used to accumulate static electricity between two electrodes.


lexentry: eng/Libra__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Libra
trans_list: Meá | an Mheá
sense:
(astrology) The astrological sign for the scales, ruled by Venus and covering September 24 - October 23 (tropical astrology) or October 16 - November 16 (sidereal astrology).


lexentry: eng/Liffey__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Liffey
trans_list: Life
sense:
A river in Ireland that flows from the Wicklow Mountains for around 75 miles (125 km) through Dublin to the Irish Sea.


lexentry: eng/Lingala__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Lingala
trans_list: Liongáilis
sense:
A Bantu language spoken throughout the northwestern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa) and a large part of the Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville), as well as to some degree in Angola and the Central African Republic.


lexentry: eng/Lisbon__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Lisbon
trans_list: Liospóin
sense:
A port city on the Iberian Peninsula, at the mouth of the Tagus River on the Atlantic Ocean; the capital city of Portugal.


lexentry: eng/Liverpool__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Liverpool
trans_list: Learpholl
sense:
A city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England; an important seaport in the United Kingdom, and once one of the biggest in the world.


lexentry: eng/Lombardy__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Lombardy
trans_list: Lombaird
sense:
An administrative region in northern Italy, where its capital and the largest city Milan is founded in the Po Valley.


lexentry: eng/London__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: London
trans_list: Londain
sense:
The capital city of the United Kingdom; the capital city of England, within Greater London. Situated on the tidal River Thames in southeast England, with a metropolitan population of more than 13,000,000.


lexentry: eng/London_pride__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: London pride
trans_list: cabáiste an mhadra rua
sense:
A perennial saxifragaceous plant (Saxifraga × urbium, a hybrid of Saxifraga umbrosa and Saxifraga spathularis) that has a basal rosette of leaves and pinkish-white flowers.


lexentry: eng/Lord__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: Lord
trans_list: Tiarna
sense:
An additional title added to denote the dignity of certain high officials, such as the "Lord Mayors" of major cities in the British Commonwealth


lexentry: eng/Lordship_of_Ireland__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Lordship of Ireland
trans_list: Tiarnas na hÉireann
sense:
The Irish state under the English Kings/Queens when the King/Queen of England held the ex officio title Lord of Ireland from the time Pope Adrian IV granted the title to King Henry II of England, until the time King Henry VIII left the Roman Catholic Church and elevated his Irish title to King of Ireland and the Irish state's status from a lordship to a kingdom.


lexentry: eng/Lorraine__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Lorraine
trans_list: Lorráin
sense:
A cultural region, former administrative region, and former duchy in eastern France; since 2016 part of the region of Grand Est region.


lexentry: eng/Los_Angeles__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Los Angeles
trans_list: Cathair na nAingeal | Los Angeles
sense:
A city and port, the county seat of Los Angeles County, the largest city in California, and the 2nd largest in the United States, famed for being the center of the American film industry.


lexentry: eng/Louisiana__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Louisiana
trans_list: Louisiana
sense:
A state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. Capital: Baton Rouge. Largest city: New Orleans.


lexentry: eng/Low_German__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Low German
trans_list: Gearmáinis Íochtarach
sense:
A West Germanic language spoken in Low (i.e. Northern) Germany and north-eastern parts of the Netherlands, and formerly also in large parts of eastern and north-eastern Europe, which developed out of Middle Low German from Old Saxon; often treated as a dialect group of German (or Dutch) for convenience, but widely recognized as a separate language.


lexentry: eng/Lower_Egypt__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Lower Egypt
trans_list: Éigipt Íochtarach
sense:
(Egyptology) The half of Ancient Egypt north of Memphis, the Nile Delta, so named because the Nile flows South to North.


lexentry: eng/Loyalist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Loyalist
trans_list: Dílseoir
sense:
(US, Canada, historical) A person from the 13 Colonies (of British North America from the eastern seaboard of mainland North America) who was in favor of remaining in the British Empire during the American Revolution.


lexentry: eng/Lugh__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Lugh
trans_list: Lú
sense:
(Irish mythology) A pre-Christian Irish deity represented in mythological texts as a hero and High King of the distant past: the son of Cian and Ethniu.


lexentry: eng/Luke__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Luke
trans_list: Lúcás
sense:
Luke the Evangelist, an early Christian credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles.


lexentry: eng/Luke__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: Luke
trans_list: Lúcás | Soiscéal Lúcáis | Soiscéal Naofa Íosa Críost de réir Lúcáis
sense:
(biblical) The Gospel of St. Luke, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the third of the four gospels.


lexentry: eng/Lupus__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Lupus
trans_list: Faolchú
sense:
(constellation) A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a wolf. It lies south of the constellation Libra.


lexentry: eng/Lutheran__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Lutheran
trans_list: Liútarach
sense:
(Christianity) Of or pertaining to the theology of Martin Luther (1483–1546) or his followers, or the Lutheran church.


lexentry: eng/Lutheran__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Lutheran
trans_list: Clann Liútair | Liútarach
sense:
(Christianity) A member of any of the Christian churches which identify with the theology of Martin Luther.


lexentry: eng/Lutheranism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Lutheranism
trans_list: Liútarachas
sense:
The Christian denomination based on the beliefs and doctrines developed by Martin Luther and his immediate followers.


lexentry: eng/Luxembourg__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Luxembourg
trans_list: Lucsamburg
sense:
A small country in Western Europe. Official name: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Capital and largest city: Luxembourg.


lexentry: eng/Luxembourgish__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Luxembourgish
trans_list: Lucsambuirgise
sense:
Of or in the language of Luxembourg (derived from the Moselle Franconian group of High German dialects).


lexentry: eng/Luxembourgish__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Luxembourgish
trans_list: Lucsambuirgis
sense:
A Germanic language spoken in Luxembourg and, traditionally, around the city of Arlon (Belgium); originally included in the Moselle Franconian group of High German dialects, but now usually regarded as a separate language due to its standardisation and official use in the state of Luxembourg.


lexentry: eng/Lyme_disease__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Lyme disease
trans_list: borralóis
sense:
(disease) Infection by one of three or more subspecies of the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, which is transmitted by four species of tick in genus Ixodes. Symptoms include a rash followed by fever, joint pain, and headaches.


lexentry: eng/Lynx__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Lynx
trans_list: Lincse
sense:
(constellation) A faint spring constellation of the northern sky. It lies north of the constellation Cancer.


lexentry: eng/Lyon__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Lyon
trans_list: Lyon
sense:
A metropolitan authority in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, outside of Rhône department, which includes the city of Lyon and most of its suburbs; in full, the Metropolis of Lyon.


lexentry: eng/Lyra__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Lyra
trans_list: Lir
sense:
(constellation) A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a lyre. It includes the bright star Vega and the Ring Nebula.


lexentry: eng/Maccabee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Maccabee
trans_list: Macabaech
sense:
(biblical) A member of the Maccabees (a liberation movement in Israel who established Jewish independence in the Land of Israel in the second and first centuries BC).


lexentry: eng/Maccabees__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Maccabees
trans_list: Macabaeigh
sense:
(biblical) One of two books of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.


lexentry: eng/Macedonia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Macedonia
sense:
A geographic region in Southeast Europe in the Balkans which includes the Republic of North Macedonia, the region of Macedonia in Greece, the Pirin region of Bulgaria, and small parts of Albania and Serbia.

trans_list:
Iar-Phoblacht Iúgslavach na Macadóine | Macadóin | Macadóin na Gréige | Poblacht Iar-Iúgslavach na Macadóine


lexentry: eng/Macedonia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Macedonia
trans_list: Macadóin
sense:
(historical) An ancient Greek kingdom in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, located to the north of Thessaly, comprising the Greek city of Thessaloniki and its surroundings.


lexentry: eng/Macedonia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: Macedonia
sense:
A geographic region and former administrative region of Greece, comprising the regions of West Macedonia, Central Macedonia and the East Macedonia part of the region of East Macedonia and Thrace.

trans_list:
Iar-Phoblacht Iúgslavach na Macadóine | Macadóin | Macadóin na Gréige | Poblacht Iar-Iúgslavach na Macadóine


lexentry: eng/Madagascar__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Madagascar
trans_list: Madagascar
sense:
An island and country off the east coast of Africa. Official name: Republic of Madagascar. Capital: Antananarivo.


lexentry: eng/Mafia__Proper_noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Mafia
trans_list: maifia
sense:
A party game modelling a conflict between an informed minority (the mafia) and an uninformed majority (the innocents). Each player is secretly assigned a role within one of these teams, and the innocents attempt to identify the mafia members before they are all "murdered".


lexentry: eng/Maghreb__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Maghreb
trans_list: An Bharbair
sense:
The predominantly Arabic-speaking geographic region comprising northwest Africa, particularly the region of Africa north of the Sahara and west of the Nile; the coastal plains of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and western Libya.


lexentry: eng/Mahayana__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Mahayana
trans_list: Búdachas Mahayana | Mahayana
sense:
(Buddhism) A school of Buddhism widely practised in East Asia and Vietnam which accepts non-Pali canon scriptures, recognizes a broader array of buddhas and bodhisattvas, and whose spiritual objective is to achieve Buddhahood and liberate other beings, rather than simply to achieve personal enlightenment, as in Theravada Buddhism.


lexentry: eng/Malay__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Malay
trans_list: Malaeis
sense:
Of or relating to the Malays, a people living in Brunei, on the eastern coast of Sumatra, the islands of Bangka and Belitung, the Riau archipelago and the coastal areas of Kalimantan in Indonesia, in most of Malaysia (states where they are politically dominant), in Singapore and in the southernmost provinces of Thailand.


lexentry: eng/Malay__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Malay
trans_list: Malaeis
sense:
(broad sense) The Malay language, an Austronesian language spoken by most Malay people and by others where it is an official language, including under the name Indonesian.


lexentry: eng/Malaya__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Malaya
trans_list: Leithinis Mhalae | Malae
sense:
(historical) A peninsula and geographic region of Southeast Asia constituting the southern part of the Malay Peninsula and several nearby islands, currently forming the western part of Malaysia; now known as West Malaysia or Peninsular Malaysia.


lexentry: eng/Maldives__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Maldives
trans_list: Oileáin Mhaildíve
sense:
An archipelago and country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India. Official name: Republic of Maldives. Capital: Malé.


lexentry: eng/Malta__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Malta
trans_list: Málta
sense:
An archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea. Official name: Republic of Malta. Capital: Valletta.


lexentry: eng/Mameluke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Mameluke
trans_list: Mamalúcach
sense:
(historical) A member of various military regimes in the Middle East established and run by freed white slave soldiers, mainly from the Eurasian steppe or the Caucasus; in particular, those who formed a ruling caste in Egypt from 1250 until 1812 and in Syria from 1260 until 1516.


lexentry: eng/Manchester__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: Manchester
trans_list: Manchain
sense:
The largest city in New Hampshire, United States and one of the two county seats of Hillsborough County.


lexentry: eng/Manchuria__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Manchuria
trans_list: Manchúir
sense:
A historical region of northeastern China comprising the three provinces of Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang and the northeastern part of Inner Mongolia.


lexentry: eng/Mandarin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Mandarin
trans_list: Mandairínis
sense:
Standard Mandarin, an official language of China and Taiwan, and one of four official languages in Singapore; Putonghua, Guoyu or Huayu.


lexentry: eng/Manichaeism__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Manichaeism
trans_list: an mhainicéasaíocht
sense:
(religion) A syncretic, dualistic religion that combines elements of Zoroastrian, Christian, and Gnostic thought, founded by the Iranian prophet Mani in 3rd century AD.


lexentry: eng/Manx__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Manx
trans_list: Gaeilge Mhanann | Manainnis
sense:
Relating to the Manx language (also known as Manx Gaelic), a Gaelic language of the Goidelic family.


lexentry: eng/Manx__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: Manx
trans_list: Manannach
sense:
A breed of domestic cat native to the Isle of Man, principally characterized by suppression of the tail, and with a short-haired coat and rounded, cobby body.


lexentry: eng/Manx_cat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Manx cat
trans_list: cat Manannach
sense:
A domestic cat of a breed that is native to the Isle of Man, principally characterized by suppression of the tail, and with a short-haired coat and a medium-sized, rounded, cobby body.


lexentry: eng/March__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: March
trans_list: Márta | márta
sense:
The third month of the Gregorian calendar, following February and preceding April, containing the northward equinox.


lexentry: eng/Mark__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: Mark
trans_list: Marcas
sense:
Mark the Evangelist, also called John Mark, the first patriarch of Alexandria, credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Mark.


lexentry: eng/Mark__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: Mark
trans_list: Marcas | Soiscéal Mharcais | Soiscéal Naofa Íosa Críost de réir Mharcais
sense:
(biblical) The Gospel of St. Mark, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the second of the four gospels.


lexentry: eng/Marseille__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Marseille
trans_list: Marseille
sense:
The capital city of Bouches-du-Rhône department, France; the capital city of the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.


lexentry: eng/Marshall_Islands__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Marshall Islands
trans_list: Oileáin Marshall
sense:
A country consisting of two archipelagos in Micronesia, in Oceania. Official name: Republic of the Marshall Islands. Capital and largest city: Majuro.


lexentry: eng/Marxism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Marxism
trans_list: Marxachas
sense:
The socialist and communist philosophy and political program founded by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.


lexentry: eng/Marxism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: Marxism
trans_list: Marxachas
sense:
(primarily, _, Western, often, _, derogatory, colloquial) Any left-wing ideology, government regulations, or policies promoting a welfare state, nationalisation, etc.


lexentry: eng/Mary__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: Mary
trans_list: Muire | Máire
sense:
(Islam) The 19th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an, recounting the events leading up to the birth of Jesus.


lexentry: eng/Mass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Mass
trans_list: Aifreann
sense:
(Roman Catholic Church) The principal liturgical service of the Church, encompassing both a scripture service (Liturgy of the Word) and a eucharistic service (Liturgy of the Eucharist), which includes the consecration and oblation (offering) of the host and wine.


lexentry: eng/Mass_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Mass card
trans_list: cárta Aifrinn
sense:
(Christianity) A religious card that states that a Catholic Mass has been said in honour of a dead person, or as a request for special favours such as improved health or success in a worldly endeavour.


lexentry: eng/Matthew__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: Matthew
trans_list: Matha | Soiscéal Mhatha | Soiscéal Naofa Íosa Críost de réir Mhatha
sense:
(biblical) The Gospel of St. Matthew, the first book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the first of the four gospels, a book attributed to Matthew the Evangelist.


lexentry: eng/Mauretania__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Mauretania
trans_list: Máratáin | Múratáin
sense:
An ancient Berber kingdom on the Mediterranean coast of north Africa which was annexed by the Romans.


lexentry: eng/May_Day__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: May Day
trans_list: Lá Bealtaine
sense:
The first day of May, a festival celebrating the beginning of the spring season; originally, and still among neopagans, a fertility celebration.


lexentry: eng/Maynooth__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Maynooth
trans_list: Maigh Nuad
sense:
A town in County Kildare, Ireland, about 22 km west of Dublin city centre: home of Maynooth University and St Patrick’s college.


lexentry: eng/Mecca__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Mecca
trans_list: Meice
sense:
(figuratively, sometimes, _, offensive) Any place considered to be a very important place to visit by people with a particular interest.


lexentry: eng/Mecca__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Mecca
trans_list: Meice
sense:
A large city, the provincial capital of Mecca Province in the in the Hejaz region, Saudi Arabia, the holiest place in Islam, location of the sacred Ka'ba, and to which Muslims are required to make a hajj at least once in their lifetime, if possible.


lexentry: eng/Media__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Media
trans_list: Méide
sense:
(historical) A geographic region and ancient satrapy of the Persian Empire in northwestern Iran, originally inhabited by the Medes.


lexentry: eng/Media__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Media
trans_list: Méide
sense:
(historical) A possible ancient kingdom ruled by the Medes from approximately 700 to 550 BCE, whose extent and sometimes even existence is debated.


lexentry: eng/Median__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Median
trans_list: Méidis
sense:
The northwestern Old Iranian language of the Medes, attested only by numerous loanwords in Old Persian, few borrowings in Old Armenian and some glosses in Ancient Greek; nothing is known of its grammar.


lexentry: eng/Melanesia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Melanesia
trans_list: Meilinéis
sense:
A continental region of Oceania, made up of New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji.


lexentry: eng/Mensa__Proper_noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Mensa
trans_list: Tábla
sense:
(constellation) A summer constellation of the southern sky, originally named after Table Mountain in South Africa. It lies between the constellations of Hydrus and Volans.


lexentry: eng/Mercury__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Mercury
trans_list: Mearcair
sense:
(astronomy) The first planet in the Solar system with the closest orbit to the Sun, named after the god; represented by ☿.


lexentry: eng/Mercury__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Mercury
trans_list: Mearcair
sense:
(Roman god) The Roman god associated with speed, sometimes used as a messenger, wearing winged sandals; the Roman counterpart of the Greek god Hermes.


lexentry: eng/Merovingian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Merovingian
trans_list: Meirvínseach
sense:
One of a Salian Frankish dynasty that came to rule the Franks in a region (known as Francia in Latin) largely corresponding to ancient Gaul from the middle of the 5th century, and whose politics involved frequent civil warfare among branches of the family.


lexentry: eng/Mesolithic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Mesolithic
trans_list: Méisiliteach
sense:
Of or referring to the Middle Stone Age (also the Mesolithic period or the Mesolithic age), a prehistoric period that lasted between 10000 and 3000 BC.


lexentry: eng/Mesopotamia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Mesopotamia
trans_list: an Mheaspatáim
sense:
(historical) A geographic region in southwest Asia, spanning from the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, located in modern Iraq, eastern Syria, and southeast Turkey; the site of one of the most ancient civilizations in the history of man.


lexentry: eng/Mexican_wave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Mexican wave
trans_list: tonn
sense:
(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A phenomenon that primarily occurs at sports events, where the members of the crowd stand up and/or raise their hands in turn, creating the illusion of a wave passing through the crowd.


lexentry: eng/Micah__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Micah
trans_list: Míocá
sense:
An Ephraimite featured in Judges 17–18 and protagonist of the Micah’s idol narrative. Also called Michas.


lexentry: eng/Michael__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Michael
trans_list: Mícheál
sense:
(Judaism, Christianity, Islam) An archangel associated with defending the faithful in the tribulation.


lexentry: eng/Micronesia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Micronesia
trans_list: Micrinéis
sense:
A country consisting of about 2000 islands in the Micronesia region. Official name: Federated States of Micronesia. Capital: Palikir.


lexentry: eng/Microscopium__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Microscopium
trans_list: Micreascóp
sense:
(constellation) A faint constellation of the southern spring sky, said to resemble a microscope. It lies south of the constellation of Capricornus.


lexentry: eng/Middle_Ages__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Middle Ages
trans_list: Meánaois
sense:
(history) The period of primarily European history between the decline of the Western Roman Empire (antiquity) and the early modern period or the Renaissance; the time between c. 500 and 1500 CE.


lexentry: eng/Middle_East__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Middle East
trans_list: Meánoirthear
sense:
(geopolitics) The geopolitical region at the intersection of Asia, Africa and Europe, comprising West Asia excluding the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey.


lexentry: eng/Middle_English__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Middle English
trans_list: Meán-Bhéarla
sense:
The ancient or older language of Modern English, spoken in England and parts of Scotland (where it became Lowland Scots) from about 1100 AD to 1500 AD.


lexentry: eng/Middle_High_German__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Middle High German
trans_list: Meán-Ard-Ghearmáinis
sense:
An ancestor to the modern (High) German language, spoken from 1050 to about 1500. Some linguists prefer to use 1350 as the end of the Middle High German period, calling the period from 1350 to 1650 Early New High German in a broad sense.


lexentry: eng/Middle_Irish__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Middle Irish
trans_list: Meán-Ghaeilge
sense:
The Goidelic language spoken in Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man from the 10th to the 12th century.


lexentry: eng/Midwest__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Midwest
trans_list: Iarthar Láir
sense:
The area of the contiguous United States contained in the central third of the country, especially the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas, sometimes inclusive of Missouri and Kentucky.


lexentry: eng/Milky_Way__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Milky Way
trans_list: Bealach na Bó Finne | Claí Mór na Réaltaí | Láir Bhán
sense:
(astronomy) A broad band of diffuse white light, visible in the night sky; our view of the dense portions of the Milky Way Galaxy from inside the galaxy. [from late 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/Minecraft__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Minecraft
trans_list: Minecraft
sense:
(video games) A sandbox video game, released in 2011, in which players explore a three-dimensional world made of blocks and can craft items and build structures.


lexentry: eng/Miss__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: Miss
trans_list: ógbhean | iníon
sense:
(often disparaging or sarcastic) Used in a mock title to point out some quality, or alleged quality, of a girl or woman.


lexentry: eng/Moldova__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Moldova
trans_list: Moldóiv | An Mholdóiv
sense:
A country in Eastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Moldova. Capital and largest city: Chișinău.


lexentry: eng/Moldova__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Moldova
trans_list: Moldóiv | An Mholdóiv
sense:
A region in eastern Romania adjacent to the country of Moldova, once part of the principality of Moldova.


lexentry: eng/Moldovan__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Moldovan
trans_list: Moldáivis
sense:
The dialect of Romanian spoken in the Republic of Moldova, which may be written in either the Cyrillic or the Roman alphabet.


lexentry: eng/Monday__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Monday
trans_list: Luan | Dé Luain
sense:
The second day of the week in many religious traditions, and the first day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm. It follows Sunday and precedes Tuesday.


lexentry: eng/Mongolian__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Mongolian
trans_list: Mongóilis
sense:
(uncountable) A group of languages from Mongolia, specifically Khalkha, the official language of Mongolia.


lexentry: eng/Monoceros__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Monoceros
trans_list: Aonbheannach
sense:
(constellation) A winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a unicorn. It lies amid the Milky Way, just east of the constellation Orion.


lexentry: eng/Montenegrin__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: Montenegrin
trans_list: Montainéigris
sense:
(uncountable) The standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken in Montenegro.


lexentry: eng/Montenegro__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Montenegro
trans_list: Montainéagró
sense:
A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Capital and largest city: Podgorica. Part of Yugoslavia until 2003, then part of Serbia and Montenegro until 2006.


lexentry: eng/Montreal__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Montreal
trans_list: Montréal
sense:
Ellipsis of Montreal Archipelago: an archipelago on the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada, which contains the island.


lexentry: eng/Moon__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Moon
trans_list: Gealach
sense:
The Earth's moon; the sole natural satellite of the Earth, represented in astronomy and astrology by ☾.


lexentry: eng/Moorish__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Moorish
trans_list: Múrach
sense:
(architecture) Of or pertaining to a style of Spanish and Portuguese architecture from the time of the Moors, characterized by the horseshoe arch and ornate, geometric decoration.


lexentry: eng/Mordovia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Mordovia
trans_list: an Mhordóiv
sense:
A republic and federal subject of southwestern Russia. Official name: Republic of Mordovia. Capital: Saransk.


lexentry: eng/Moses__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Moses
trans_list: Maois | Maoise
sense:
(biblical character) The pharaonic patriarch who led the enslaved Hebrews out of Egypt, the brother of Aaron and Miriam described in the Book of Exodus and the Quran.


lexentry: eng/Mother_of_God__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Mother of God
trans_list: Máthair Dé
sense:
(Christianity) A dogmatic title of Mary, mother of Jesus, in particular reference to her role as mother of God (God the Son).


lexentry: eng/Mount_Everest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Mount Everest
trans_list: barr
sense:
(figurative) An endeavor that is very demanding yet rewarding; also, something which is the highest achievement, challenge, etc.; the epitome, the pinnacle, the ultimate.


lexentry: eng/Mount_Everest__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Mount Everest
trans_list: Sliabh Everest
sense:
A mountain in the Himalayas, on the border of Solukhumbu district, Koshi, Nepal and Tingri County, Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China; the world's highest mountain above sea level. [from 1856]


lexentry: eng/Mount_of_Olives__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Mount of Olives
trans_list: Cnoc na nOlóg
sense:
A mountain ridge east of and adjacent to the Old City of Jerusalem, a holy place for both Judaism and Christianity.


lexentry: eng/Mozambique__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Mozambique
trans_list: Mósaimbíc
sense:
A country in East Africa and Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Mozambique (since 1990). Capital: Maputo.


lexentry: eng/Mrs__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Mrs
trans_list: Bh
sense:
Abbreviation of Missus or Mistress; used before an adult woman's name or surname, used for any high-status woman without regard to marital status until the 1800s, after which it began to be reserved for married, divorced and widowed women and used with their married surnames.


lexentry: eng/Ms__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Ms
trans_list: bean
sense:
Title used before an adult woman's name or surname, especially when it is not desired or possible to indicate her marital status with Miss or Mrs.


lexentry: eng/Myanmar__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Myanmar
trans_list: Maenmar
sense:
A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Republic of the Union of Myanmar. Capital: Naypyidaw. Also known as Burma (which was formerly the official name).


lexentry: eng/Möbius_strip__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Möbius strip
trans_list: stiall Möbius
sense:
(topology) A one-sided surface formed by identifying two opposite edges of a square in opposite senses;a narrow strip given a half twist and joined at the ends, forming a three-dimensional embedding of said surface.


lexentry: eng/Nagorno-Karabakh_Republic__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
trans_list: Poblacht na Nagarna-Carabaice
sense:
(historical) An erstwhile Armenian-populated republic with limited recognition in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of the South Caucasus that existed between 1991 and 2024.


lexentry: eng/Nakba__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Nakba
trans_list: Al-Nakba
sense:
(politics) The dispossession of land and other property, destruction of society, and suppression of culture and political rights experienced by Palestinian Arabs occuring since the 1948 Palestine war and establishment of the State of Israel.


lexentry: eng/Nanjing__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Nanjing
trans_list: Nanjing
sense:
A major subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Jiangsu, China, on the lower Yangtze; a former capital of China.


lexentry: eng/Napier's_bones__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Napier's bones
trans_list: slata Napier
sense:
(arithmetic) A set of numbered rods used for multiplication and division (see the Wikipedia article for a fuller explanation).


lexentry: eng/Naples__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Naples
trans_list: Napoli
sense:
A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Naples and the region of Campania, Italy.


lexentry: eng/Navajo__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Navajo
trans_list: Navachóis
sense:
An Apachean (Southern Athabaskan) language of the Athabascan language family belonging to the Na-Dené phylum. It is spoken by 149,000 people in the American Southwest (Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado).


lexentry: eng/Nazi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Nazi
trans_list: Naitsí
sense:
(historical) A member of the Nazi Party (the National Socialist German Workers' Party or NSDAP). [1930]


lexentry: eng/Nazism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Nazism
trans_list: Naitsíochas
sense:
The ideology of the Nazi Party (the National Socialist German Workers' Party or NSDAP), being a form of fascism characterised by Adolf Hitler's cult of personality, hate propaganda, white supremacy, extreme bigotry (especially antisemitism and racism), eugenics, mass violence, genocide, ethnonationalist territorial expansion (Lebensraum) and state capitalism.


lexentry: eng/Neapolitan__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Neapolitan
trans_list: Napóileach
sense:
Of, from or relating to the city of Naples, capital and largest city of Campania, Italy, or the surrounding metropolitan city.


lexentry: eng/Neapolitan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Neapolitan
trans_list: Napóileach
sense:
A native or inhabitant of the city of Naples, capital and largest city of Campania, Italy, or the surrounding metropolitan city.


lexentry: eng/Near_East__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Near East
trans_list: Neasoirthear
sense:
(historical) The geographic region of Western Asia located southeast of Eastern Europe, comprising Anatolia, Transcaucasia, the Levant, and Mesopotamia; used primarily in historical contexts.


lexentry: eng/Neoplatonism__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Neoplatonism
trans_list: Nua-Phlatónachas
sense:
A school of philosophy based on the teachings of Plato and, subsequently, Plotinus; it was the foundation for paganism.


lexentry: eng/Nepal__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Nepal
trans_list: Neipeal
sense:
A country in South Asia, located between China and India. Official name: Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. Capital and largest city: Kathmandu.


lexentry: eng/Neptune__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Neptune
trans_list: Neiptiún
sense:
(Roman mythology) The god of the ocean and of earthquakes, equivalent to Poseidon in Greek mythology.


lexentry: eng/Netherlands_Antilles__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Netherlands Antilles
trans_list: Aintillí na hÍsiltíre
sense:
(historical) A former autonomous country and set of islands within the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean, composed of the islands of Aruba, Curaçao, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, Saba and Sint Maarten, dissolved in 2010.


lexentry: eng/Netherlands__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Netherlands
trans_list: Ísiltír | Ollainn
sense:
The Kingdom of the Netherlands. A country in Western Europe, consisting of four constituent countries: the Netherlands per se, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten.


lexentry: eng/Netherlands__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: Netherlands
trans_list: Ísiltír | Ollainn
sense:
(rare, chiefly, historical) the Low Countries, a region of Western Europe located around the low-lying areas in and around the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, including the countries of the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.


lexentry: eng/New_Caledonia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: New Caledonia
trans_list: Nua-Chaladóin
sense:
An archipelago and overseas territory of France in Oceania. Official name: Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies.


lexentry: eng/New_England__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: New England
trans_list: Sasana Nua
sense:
A geographic region of the northeastern United States, consisting of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.


lexentry: eng/New_Guinea__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: New Guinea
trans_list: Nua-Guine
sense:
A large island in the Pacific Ocean north of Australia, in Oceania, whose territory is divided between Indonesia in the west and Papua New Guinea in the east.


lexentry: eng/New_Objectivity__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: New Objectivity
trans_list: Neue Sachlichkeit
sense:
An anti-expressionist artistic movement of the first half of the twentieth century that espoused direct, unadorned, matter-of-fact aesthetics.


lexentry: eng/New_Orleans__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: New Orleans
trans_list: New Orleans | Nua Orléans
sense:
The largest city in Louisiana, United States and the parish seat of Orleans Parish, which is coterminous with the city.


lexentry: eng/New_South_Wales__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: New South Wales
trans_list: New South Wales
sense:
A state of Australia, located in the southeastern part of the continent; a former British colony from 1788 to 1901. Capital: Sydney.


lexentry: eng/New_Testament__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: New Testament
trans_list: Tiomna Nua
sense:
(bible, Christianity) The second half of the Christian Bible, which includes the four Gospels, the Book of Acts, the Epistles, and the Book of Revelation.


lexentry: eng/New_Year's_Day__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: New Year's Day
trans_list: Lá Caille
sense:
A holiday celebrating the first day of the New Year, celebrated on January 1 in cultures following the Gregorian calendar.


lexentry: eng/New_Year's_Eve__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: New Year's Eve
trans_list: Oíche Chaille | Oíche Chinn Bliana | Oíche na Coda Móire | Oíche na Seanbhliana
sense:
The holiday occurring on the last day of the year, celebrated on December 31st in cultures following the Gregorian calendar.


lexentry: eng/New_Year__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: New Year
trans_list: bliain nua
sense:
In particular, January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar (New Year’s Day) and the days following.


lexentry: eng/New_York_City__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: New York City
trans_list: Nua-Eabhrac
sense:
The largest city in the United States, situated in the state of New York at the mouth of the Hudson River on the northeastern Atlantic Coast.


lexentry: eng/New_York__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: New York
trans_list: Nua-Eabhrac | Stát Nua-Eabhrac
sense:
The largest city in the state of New York, and the largest city in the United States, a metropolis extending into neighboring New Jersey.


lexentry: eng/New_Zealand__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: New Zealand
trans_list: Nua-Shéalainn | Nua-Shéalainneach
sense:
A country and archipelago of Oceania, to the east of Australia. Official name: New Zealand. Capital: Wellington.


lexentry: eng/Newfoundland__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Newfoundland
trans_list: madra Thalamh an Éisc
sense:
A very large breed of working dog from Newfoundland, with a shaggy, usually black coat, known for its water rescue ability, strength, and gentle disposition.


lexentry: eng/Newfoundland__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Newfoundland
trans_list: Talamh an Éisc
sense:
A large island off the coast of eastern Canada, which, along with Labrador, has composed the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador since 1949, and the Dominion of Newfoundland, before it.


lexentry: eng/Newfoundland_and_Labrador__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Newfoundland and Labrador
trans_list: Talamh an Éisc agus Labradar
sense:
A province in eastern Canada; abbreviation Nfld., Nfld, NL, N.L., N. L., or NF; formerly, Newfoundland (1949–2001). Capital: St. John's.


lexentry: eng/Newgrange__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Newgrange
trans_list: Brú na Bóinne | Sí an Bhrú
sense:
A monument in County Meath, Ireland. A prehistoric neolithic monument, a circular ceremonial burial mound structure with astronomical alignments


lexentry: eng/Niagara_Falls__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Niagara Falls
trans_list: Eas Niagara
sense:
A waterfall in Niagara river, Niagara region, on the international border between Canada and United States, in both Ontario and New York state; Massive waterfalls located on the Niagara River.


lexentry: eng/Nicene_Creed__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Nicene Creed
trans_list: Cré Nís | Cré Níséin
sense:
The first official creed of the early Christian church, stating the basic tenets of the Christian faith, including the homoousian nature of the Holy Trinity.


lexentry: eng/Nigeria__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Nigeria
trans_list: Nigéir | An Nigéir
sense:
A country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger. Official name: Federal Republic of Nigeria. Capital: Abuja. Largest city: Lagos.


lexentry: eng/Nile__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Nile
trans_list: Níl
sense:
A large river in Africa flowing through Khartoum and Cairo into the Mediterranean Sea, usually considered to be the longest river in the world.


lexentry: eng/Nintendrone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Nintendrone
trans_list: toircheas
sense:
(slang, derogatory, video games) A slavish supporter of Nintendo's video games or consoles; a Nintendo fanboy


lexentry: eng/Nisan__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Nisan
trans_list: Níosán
sense:
(Judaism) The seventh month of the civil year and the first month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Adar and before Iyar.


lexentry: eng/Niue__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Niue
trans_list: Niue
sense:
An island and country in Polynesia in Oceania, a self-governing state in free association with New Zealand. Official name: Republic of Niue. Capital: Alofi.


lexentry: eng/Norfolk_Island_pine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Norfolk Island pine
trans_list: péine Oileán Norfolk
sense:
Araucaria heterophylla (synonym Araucaria excelsa), a conifer endemic to Norfolk Island, but grown as an ornamental tree in mild climates and as a container plant indoors worldwide.


lexentry: eng/Norma__Proper_noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Norma
trans_list: Riail
sense:
(constellation) An inconspicuous constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a carpenter's square. It lies south of the constellations Scorpius and Centaurus.


lexentry: eng/Normandy__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Normandy
trans_list: Normainn
sense:
An administrative region, historical province, and medieval kingdom in northwest France, on the English Channel. The modern region was created in 2016 with the merger of Upper Normandy and Lower Normandy.


lexentry: eng/North_America__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: North America
trans_list: Meiriceá Thuaidh
sense:
The continent forming the northern part of the Americas; that part east of the Pacific Ocean, west of the Atlantic Ocean, north of South America and south of the Arctic Ocean.


lexentry: eng/North_Carolina__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: North Carolina
trans_list: Carolina Thuaidh
sense:
A state of the United States, situated on the east coast of the North American mainland north of South Carolina and south of Virginia. Capital: Raleigh.


lexentry: eng/North_East__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: North East
trans_list: Oirthuaisceart Shasana
sense:
(UK) One of nine official administrative regions of England, comprising Northumberland, Tyne and Wear and County Durham as well as a small part of North Yorkshire.


lexentry: eng/North_Frisian__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: North Frisian
trans_list: Freaslainnis an Tuaiscirt
sense:
A Frisian language, or group of dialects, spoken by 5,000 to 10,000 people in northwestern Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.


lexentry: eng/North_Korea__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: North Korea
trans_list: Cóiré Thuaidh
sense:
A country in East Asia, whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea. Official name: Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Capital: Pyongyang.


lexentry: eng/North_Macedonia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: North Macedonia
trans_list: Macadóin Thuaidh
sense:
A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of North Macedonia. Capital and largest city: Skopje. Part of Yugoslavia until 1992. The current name was adopted in 2019 to resolve a naming dispute with Greece.


lexentry: eng/North_Ossetia-Alania__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: North Ossetia-Alania
trans_list: an Oiséit Thuaidh
sense:
A republic and federal subject of Russia, located in the Northern Caucasus mountains; short form North Ossetia or Alania. Capital: Vladikavkaz.


lexentry: eng/North_Sea__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: North Sea
trans_list: Muir Thuaidh | an Mhuir Thuaidh
sense:
A marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean between Britain (in the west), Scandinavia (in the east) and Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and France (in the south).


lexentry: eng/Northern_Cyprus__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Northern Cyprus
trans_list: an Chipir Thuaidh
sense:
A geographic region and de facto unrecognized country comprising the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus, internationally recognized as part of the country of Cyprus. Official name: Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Capital: North Nicosia.


lexentry: eng/Northern_Hemisphere__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Northern Hemisphere
trans_list: leathsféar thuaidh
sense:
The hemisphere in Earth to the north of the Equator, in which 90% of the total land area on Earth is located.


lexentry: eng/Northern_Ireland__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Northern Ireland
trans_list: Tuaisceart Éireann
sense:
A constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland.


lexentry: eng/Northern_Mariana_Islands__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Northern Mariana Islands
trans_list: Máirianas Thuaidh | na hOileáin Mháirianacha Thuaidh
sense:
An archipelago, commonwealth and dependent territory (technically, an unincorporated territory) of the United States in the Pacific Ocean. Official name: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.


lexentry: eng/Northern_Sami__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Northern Sami
trans_list: Sáimis an Tuaiscirt
sense:
The most widely spoken Sami language; it is spoken in northern Norway, Sweden, and Finland. It includes three dialects: Torne, Finnmark and Sea Sami.


lexentry: eng/Northwest_Passage__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Northwest Passage
trans_list: Pasáiste Siar ó Thuaidh
sense:
(geography, nautical) The sea route through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, connecting the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans, between the Baffin Bay and the Beaufort Sea.


lexentry: eng/Norway_spruce__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Norway spruce
trans_list: sprús Lochlannach
sense:
A species of spruce native to Europe and naturalized in temperate northeastern North America, Picea abies.


lexentry: eng/Norwegian__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: Norwegian
trans_list: Ioruais
sense:
(uncountable) The language of Norway, which has two official forms (written standards): Bokmål and Nynorsk.


lexentry: eng/Numbers__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Numbers
trans_list: Uimhreacha | Leabhar na nUimhreacha
sense:
The Book of Numbers, the fourth of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the fourth book in the Torah.


lexentry: eng/Occitan__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Occitan
trans_list: Ocsatánais
sense:
A Romance language spoken in Occitania, a region of Europe that includes Southern France, Auvergne, Limousin, and some parts of Catalonia and Italy.


lexentry: eng/Occitania__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Occitania
trans_list: Ocsatáin
sense:
A cultural region in southwestern Europe where Occitan has historically been spoken, consisting of southern France, parts of Catalonia in Spain, and some valleys in northwestern Italy.


lexentry: eng/Oceania__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Oceania
trans_list: Aigéine | An Aigéine
sense:
A continent or continental region composed of many islands (Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia) plus Australasia, located between Asia, Antarctica and the Americas.


lexentry: eng/Octans__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Octans
trans_list: Ochtamhán
sense:
(constellation) A small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble an octant. It lies closest to the southern celestial pole of any constellation.


lexentry: eng/Odin__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Odin
trans_list: Óidin
sense:
(Norse mythology, and, paganism) A major Germanic god, often described as chief of the pantheon, in his Norse form a member of the Æsir, married to Frigg and associated with knowledge, poetry and war. Wednesday refers to him by way of interpretatio germanica.


lexentry: eng/Odysseus__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Odysseus
trans_list: Odaiséas
sense:
(Greek mythology) The son of Laertes and Anticlea and father of Telemachus. A Greek leader during the Trojan War, he was responsible for the Trojan horse. He was also king of Ithaca, hero of the Iliad and protagonist of the Odyssey.


lexentry: eng/Oedipus__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Oedipus
trans_list: Éideapús
sense:
(Greek mythology) A son of Laius and Jocasta, who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother.


lexentry: eng/Oedipus_complex__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Oedipus complex
trans_list: coimpléacs Éideapúis
sense:
(psychoanalysis) In Freudian theory, the complex of emotions aroused in a child by an unconscious sexual desire for the parent of the opposite sex.


lexentry: eng/Old_English__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Old English
trans_list: Sean-Bhéarla | Angla-Shacsainis
sense:
(linguistics, history) The ancestor language of Modern English, also called Anglo-Saxon, spoken in most of Britain from about 400 to 1100.


lexentry: eng/Old_High_German__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Old High German
trans_list: Sean-Ard-Ghearmáinis
sense:
The early recorded form of the High German language, spoken from the 8th century to the 11th century.


lexentry: eng/Old_Irish__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Old Irish
trans_list: Sean-Ghaeilge
sense:
The Irish language as attested from the sixth to the tenth centuries C.E., the oldest form of the Goidelic languages for which extensive texts (written in the Latin alphabet) are extant.


lexentry: eng/Old_Norse__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Old Norse
trans_list: Sean-Lochlannais
sense:
The language of Scandinavia until the 14th century, the common ancestor of modern Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Faroese, and Icelandic.


lexentry: eng/Old_Testament__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Old Testament
trans_list: Sean-Tiomna
sense:
(religion, chiefly, Christianity) The first major part of the Christian Bible, covering events before the coming of Christ, corresponding roughly to the Jewish Tanakh. Usually subdivided into the categories of law, history, poetry (or wisdom books), and prophecy.


lexentry: eng/Olympiad__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: Olympiad
trans_list: Oilimpiad
sense:
(by, _, extension, usually, _, preceded, _) A competition aspiring to the importance of the Olympic Games or considered similar to them, especially one occurring at 4-year intervals, representing a national or international range of amateur student rather than professional adult competition, and/or requiring the highest level of ability in the field for success.


lexentry: eng/Olympian__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Olympian
trans_list: Oilimpeach
sense:
(not comparable) Of or relating to Mount Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece; or (Greek mythology) the Greek gods and goddesses who were believed to live there.


lexentry: eng/Olympian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Olympian
trans_list: Oilimpeach
sense:
(Greek mythology) Any of the 12 principal gods and goddesses of the Greek pantheon (Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Ares, Hermes, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Demeter, and Hades); (specifically) preceded by the: Zeus, the supreme ruler of the Greek deities.


lexentry: eng/Olympic_Games__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Olympic Games
trans_list: Cluichí Oilimpeacha
sense:
An international multi-sport event (inspired by the ancient festival) taking place every fourth year. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/Onega__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Onega
trans_list: Loch Onega
sense:
a freshwater lake in the north-west European part of Russia, located on the territory of Republic of Karelia, Leningrad Oblast and Vologda Oblast


lexentry: eng/Ophiuchus__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Ophiuchus
trans_list: Fear na bPéisteanna
sense:
(zodiac constellations) A zodiacal constellation of the northern summer said to depict a man (Asclepius) holding a serpent; the serpent is the constellation Serpens.


lexentry: eng/Ops__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Ops
trans_list: Ops
sense:
(Roman god) The goddess of earth and fertility. Equivalent to the Greek Rhea, Ops was the sister-wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter. After Saturn learned of a prophecy that his children by Ops would overthrow him, he ate each of them just after they were born; however, Ops saved Jupiter by feeding Saturn a stone instead.


lexentry: eng/Orangeman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Orangeman
trans_list: Oráisteach
sense:
A member of the Orange Order, a Protestant society in the United Kingdom (especially Northern Ireland).


lexentry: eng/Ordnance_Survey__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Ordnance Survey
trans_list: Suirbhéireacht Ordanáis
sense:
(British) Originally the branch of government that produced maps for the military, now a civilian organisation that produces maps worldwide.


lexentry: eng/Oriental__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: Oriental
trans_list: Áiseach
sense:
Pertaining to the regions east of the Mediterranean, beyond the Roman Empire or the early Christian world; of the Near East, the Middle East or the Far East, now especially relating to East Asia. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/Orion's_Belt__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Orion's Belt
trans_list: Banlámh | Crios Oiríon | Fearsaid | Slat an Bhodaigh | Slat an Cheannaí | Slat an Rí
sense:
(constellation) A bright asterism located near the celestial equator, consisting of three bright stars lined up and visibly close together.


lexentry: eng/Orion_Nebula__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Orion Nebula
trans_list: Réaltnéal Oiríon | buaile an Bhodaigh
sense:
(astronomy) A diffuse nebula visible in the night sky below Orion's Belt; it is approximately 40 light years across. It is one of the brightest nebulae visible to the naked eye and is the closest region of stellar formation to Earth.


lexentry: eng/Orion__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Orion
trans_list: Bodach | Oiríon
sense:
(constellation) A constellation on the celestial equator close to Gemini and Taurus, containing the stars Betelgeuse and Rigel.


lexentry: eng/Orpheus__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Orpheus
trans_list: Oirféas
sense:
(Greek mythology) A Thracian musician and poet, who failed to retrieve his wife Eurydice from Hades.


lexentry: eng/Orthodox_Judaism__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Orthodox Judaism
trans_list: Giúdachas Ceartchreidmheach
sense:
(Judaism) The most traditional Rabbinic branch of Judaism, characterized by the belief in the continued relevance and binding nature of the Rabbinic interpretation of Jewish law.


lexentry: eng/Ossetia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Ossetia
trans_list: an Oiséit
sense:
An ethnolinguistic region on the border of Europe and Asia, located on both sides of the Greater Caucasus Mountains, largely inhabited by the Ossetians. The northern part of the region forms North Ossetia-Alania federal subject of Russia. The southern part is South Ossetia.


lexentry: eng/Other__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Other
trans_list: eile
sense:
(philosophy, psychoanalysis) Radical alterity or otherness conceived or reified as a separate entity; “other people” altogether in their difference from oneself.


lexentry: eng/Ottoman_Empire__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Ottoman Empire
trans_list: Impireacht Otamánach
sense:
(historical) A large former Turkish empire which began as a sultanate centered in modern Turkey and at its height ruled over much of Southeast Europe, West Asia and North Africa; founded in the late 13th century, it lasted until the end of World War I.


lexentry: eng/Pacific_Ocean__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Pacific Ocean
trans_list: Aigéan Ciúin | Ciúin-Aigéan
sense:
An ocean, the world's largest body of water, to the east of Asia and Australasia and to the west of the Americas.


lexentry: eng/Palace_of_Westminster__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Palace of Westminster
trans_list: Pálás Westminster
sense:
An extensive building on the north bank of the River Thames in London, housing the House of Commons and the House of Lords.


lexentry: eng/Palau__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Palau
trans_list: Oileáin Palau
sense:
A country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania. Official name: Republic of Palau. Capital: Ngerulmud.


lexentry: eng/Palestine__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: Palestine
trans_list: Palaistín | Palaistíne
sense:
(historical, technical, rare) The British League of Nations Mandate for Palestine, of which this region was a part (the remainder being Transjordan, which covered approximately the lands of the modern Kingdom (originally Emirate) of Jordan).


lexentry: eng/Pan-American__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Pan-American
trans_list: Pan-Mheiriceánach
sense:
Covering or representing all of the Americas (both North America and South America), particularly with respect to events involving representatives of most or all countries in the Americas.


lexentry: eng/Pan__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Pan
trans_list: arán
sense:
(Greek god) Greek god of nature, often visualized as half goat and half man playing pipes. His Roman counterpart is Faunus.


lexentry: eng/Pangaea__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Pangaea
trans_list: Pangaea
sense:
(geology) A former supercontinent that included all the landmasses of the earth before the Triassic period and that broke up into Laurasia and Gondwana.


lexentry: eng/Papal_States__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Papal States
trans_list: Stáit an Phápa
sense:
(historical) A country in southern Europe that existed until 1870, comprising the territories of Italy (and some enclaves in France) over which the pope was the ruler in a civil as well as a spiritual sense.


lexentry: eng/Papua_New_Guinea__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Papua New Guinea
trans_list: Nua-Ghuine Phapua | Stát Neamhspleách Nua-Ghuine Phapua
sense:
A country in Oceania. Official name: Independent State of Papua New Guinea. Capital and largest city: Port Moresby.


lexentry: eng/Papua__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Papua
trans_list: Papua
sense:
The southern part of what is now called Papua New Guinea, formerly administered as a separate territory to New Guinea.


lexentry: eng/Paraguay__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Paraguay
trans_list: Paragua
sense:
A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Paraguay. Capital and largest city: Asunción.


lexentry: eng/Parkinson's_disease__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Parkinson's disease
trans_list: galar Parkinson
sense:
(neurology, disease) A chronic neurological disorder affecting movement, characterized by tremor, slowness of movement (bradykinesia), cogwheel or lead-pipe rigidity, and postural instability.


lexentry: eng/Parthia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Parthia
trans_list: an Phairtia
sense:
(historical) A former empire in Central Asia and West Asia, ruled by dynasts from Parthia; the Parthian Empire; the Arsacid Empire.


lexentry: eng/Pashto__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Pashto
trans_list: Paistis
sense:
The native Indo-Iranian language of the Pashtun people; an official language of Afghanistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.


lexentry: eng/Passover__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Passover
trans_list: Cáisc | Cáisc na nGiúdach
sense:
The one-day Biblical feast or festival (not a holy day) that begins at twilight at the beginning of the fourteenth day of the first month (Abib 14 / Nisan 14), during which the first-born sons of the Israelites were passed over while those of the Egyptians were killed; this feast day is then immediately followed by the seven-day Feast of Unleavened Bread (Nisan 15 to 21; the first and seventh days are holy days or annual or yearly Sabbaths).


lexentry: eng/Patagonia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Patagonia
trans_list: Patagóin
sense:
A geographical region in southern South America, including the southern parts of Chile and Argentina.


lexentry: eng/Pavo__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Pavo
trans_list: Péacóg
sense:
(constellation) A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a peacock. It lies between the constellations Telescopium and Octans.


lexentry: eng/Pegasus__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Pegasus
trans_list: Peigeasas
sense:
(Greek mythology) A winged horse fabled to have sprung from the blood of Medusa when she was slain. He is noted for causing, with a blow of his hoof, Hippocrene, the inspiring fountain of the Muses, to spring from Mount Helicon. Bellerophon tamed and rode upon Pegasus when he defeated the Chimaera.


lexentry: eng/Pegasus__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Pegasus
trans_list: Peigeasas | Capall Eitilte
sense:
(constellation) A constellation of the northern sky, near the vernal equinoctial point, representing the winged horse. Its three brightest stars, with the brightest star of Andromeda, form the asterism of the Great Square of Pegasus.


lexentry: eng/Persephone__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Persephone
trans_list: Peirsifiné | Peirséifiné
sense:
(Greek god) A minor deity, the queen of the Underworld/Hades, and goddess of the seasons and vegetation. Originally named Kore/Core, she is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter; and the wife of Hades. Her Roman counterpart is Proserpina.


lexentry: eng/Perseus__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Perseus
trans_list: Peirséas
sense:
(Greek mythology) The mythological Greek warrior who slew the Gorgon Medusa by decapitating her. He married Andromeda after rescuing her from Ceto and founded Mycenae. He was the son of Zeus and Danae.


lexentry: eng/Perseus__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Perseus
trans_list: Peirséas
sense:
(constellation) An autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the mythical hero. It includes the stars Algenib, Algol, and Mirfak.


lexentry: eng/Persia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Persia
trans_list: an Pheirs
sense:
Persia proper (Persis), the land of the ancient Persians, corresponding to modern-day Fars province in southwestern Iran.


lexentry: eng/Peter__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: Peter
trans_list: Peadar
sense:
(biblical) The epistles of Peter in the New Testament of the Bible, 1 Peter and 2 Peter attributed to St. Peter.


lexentry: eng/Pharisee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Pharisee
trans_list: Fairisíneach
sense:
(historical) A member of an ancient Jewish political party, a social movement, and a school of thought among Jews that flourished during the Second Temple Era (536 B.C.E.–70 C.E.). The movement was ultimately the basis for most contemporary forms of Judaism.


lexentry: eng/Philemon__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Philemon
trans_list: Filéamón | Litir Naomh Pól chuig Filéamón
sense:
The eighteenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle of Saint Paul to a fellow Christian called Philemon.


lexentry: eng/Philippians__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Philippians
trans_list: Filipigh | Litir Naomh Pól chuig na Filipigh
sense:
(biblical) The eleventh book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle of St Paul to the Philippians.


lexentry: eng/Philistine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Philistine
trans_list: Filistíneach
sense:
(historical) A non-Semitic person from ancient Philistia, a region in the southwest Levant in the Middle East.


lexentry: eng/Phoenicia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Phoenicia
trans_list: an Fhéiníc
sense:
The land of city states of the Phoenicians which around 1000 BC was situated on the coast of present day Syria and Lebanon, and included the cities of Tyre and Sidon.


lexentry: eng/Phrygia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Phrygia
trans_list: an Fhrigia
sense:
(historical) A geographic region and ancient kingdom in the west central part of Asia Minor, in what is now modern-day Turkey.


lexentry: eng/Pictor__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Pictor
trans_list: Péintéir
sense:
(constellation) A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble an easel. It lies between the constellations Carina and Dorado.


lexentry: eng/Pied_Piper__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Pied Piper
trans_list: An Píobaire Breac
sense:
A folk tale or legend, dating back to the Middle Ages, about a ratcatcher in variegated attire, hired by the German town of Hamelin, who is not paid for his services and retaliates by luring away the local children by playing a flute.


lexentry: eng/Pisces__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Pisces
trans_list: Éisc | na hÉisc
sense:
(zodiac constellations) The Fish, a Greco-Roman constellation of the zodiac named for its presumed resemblance to a pair of fish


lexentry: eng/Pisces__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Pisces
trans_list: Éisc | na hÉisc
sense:
(astrology) The zodiac sign for the fish, supposed to be ruled by Neptune or Jupiter and to influence events occurring between February 20 and March 20 (tropical) or, less often, between March 15 and April 14 (sidereal).


lexentry: eng/Piscis_Austrinus__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Piscis Austrinus
trans_list: Iasc an Deiscirt
sense:
(constellation) An autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a fish. It contains the star Fomalhaut.


lexentry: eng/Plastic_Paddy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Plastic Paddy
trans_list: Páidín Plaisteach
sense:
(pejorative, ethnic slur) An Irish person considered to be inauthentically Irish, especially (UK) recent Irish arrivals to London.


lexentry: eng/Pluto__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Pluto
trans_list: Plútón
sense:
(astronomy) The largest dwarf planet and formerly the ninth planet, represented by the symbol ♇ or ⯓, both now used mostly in astrology. [from 1930]


lexentry: eng/Pluviôse__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Pluviôse
trans_list: chuvioso
sense:
(historical) The fifth month of the French Republican Calendar, from January 20, 21 or 22 to February 18, 19 or 20.


lexentry: eng/Polynesia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Polynesia
trans_list: Polainéis
sense:
A continental region of Oceania, including Easter Island, Hawaii, New Zealand, and most of the islands between them.


lexentry: eng/Pomeranian__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Pomeranian
trans_list: Pomaerach | Pomaránach
sense:
Of, from or relating to Pomerania, a historic region split between the German states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Brandenburg and the Pomeranian Voivodeship, West Pomeranian Voivodeship and Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland.


lexentry: eng/Pontus__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Pontus
trans_list: Pontas
sense:
An ancient kingdom and cultural region covering the eastern half of the southern coast of the Black Sea, in Anatolia in modern Turkey; traditionally Greek-speaking.


lexentry: eng/Portland__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: Portland
trans_list: Port Tulcháin
sense:
A civil parish with a town council on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England, a tied island in the English Channel.


lexentry: eng/Portugal__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Portugal
trans_list: Portaingéil | an Phortaingéil
sense:
A country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula. Official name: Portuguese Republic. Capital and largest city: Lisbon.


lexentry: eng/Portuguese__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Portuguese
trans_list: Portaingéilis
sense:
A Romance language originating in Portugal, and now the official language of Portugal, Angola, Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe, Guiné Bissau (Guinea-Bissau), Cape Verde, East Timor, and Brazil.


lexentry: eng/Portuguese_man-of-war__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Portuguese man-of-war
trans_list: smugairle an tseoil
sense:
Physalia physalis, a marine cnidarian consisting of a floating colony of hydrozoans attached to a float, superficially resembling a jellyfish.


lexentry: eng/Poseidon__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Poseidon
trans_list: Poiséadón
sense:
(Greek god) The god of the sea and other waters, earthquakes and horses; corresponds to the Roman god Neptune.


lexentry: eng/Prague__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Prague
trans_list: Prág
sense:
The capital city of the Czech Republic; the former capital of Czechoslovakia; the former capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia.


lexentry: eng/Primitive_Irish__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Primitive Irish
trans_list: Gaeilge Chianach | Gaeilge Ársa
sense:
The Irish language as attested from the fourth to the seventh centuries C.E. and written in the Ogham alphabet, the predecessor of Old Irish.


lexentry: eng/Principality_of_Albania__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Principality of Albania
trans_list: Prionsacht na hAlbáine
sense:
(historical) Former official name of Albania: a country and former principality in Southeast Europe, existing from 1914 to 1925.


lexentry: eng/Prometheus__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Prometheus
trans_list: Proiméitéas
sense:
(Greek god) The Titan chiefly honored for stealing fire from Zeus in the stalk of a fennel plant and giving it to mortals for their use. The god of fire and craft.


lexentry: eng/Protestant__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Protestant
trans_list: Protastúnach
sense:
(Christianity) Of or pertaining to several denominations of Christianity that separated from the Roman Catholic Church based on theological or political differences during the Reformation.


lexentry: eng/Protestant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Protestant
trans_list: Protastúnach
sense:
(Christianity) A member of any of several Christian denominations which separated from the Roman Catholic Church based on theological or political differences during the Reformation (or in some cases later).


lexentry: eng/Proto-Indo-European__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Proto-Indo-European
trans_list: Próta-Ind-Eorpach
sense:
(linguistics, anthropology) Of or pertaining to the Proto-Indo-European language, or the people who spoke it.


lexentry: eng/Proto-Indo-European__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Proto-Indo-European
trans_list: Próta-Ind-Eorpais
sense:
(linguistics, uncountable) The reconstructed ancestor language or protolanguage of the Indo-European family of languages, which includes most European, Iranian, and Indian languages.


lexentry: eng/Proto-Polynesian__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Proto-Polynesian
trans_list: Próta-Pholainéiseach
sense:
(linguistics, anthropology) Of or pertaining to the Proto-Polynesian language, or the people who spoke it.


lexentry: eng/Proto-Polynesian__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Proto-Polynesian
trans_list: Próta-Pholainéisis
sense:
(linguistics, uncountable) The hypothetical ancestor language or protolanguage of most Polynesian languages.


lexentry: eng/Proto-Sino-Tibetan__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Proto-Sino-Tibetan
trans_list: Sín-Tibéidis
sense:
The original language, or rather, cluster of dialects, from which descended the Sino-Tibetan family of languages.


lexentry: eng/Provence__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Provence
trans_list: Provence
sense:
A maritime geographic region and former province of southeastern France bordering Italy; since 2016 included in the administrative region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.


lexentry: eng/Prussia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Prussia
trans_list: Prúis | An Phrúis
sense:
(historical) A former duchy, kingdom and (after German unification in 1871) a province of Germany, existing in various forms from 1525 to 1947 in parts of modern Germany, Poland and Russia; it originated from the historical region of Prussia and expanded over time through conquest.


lexentry: eng/Prussia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: Prussia
trans_list: Prúis | An Phrúis
sense:
(countable) A country known for exceptional military professionalism in her region. Historically used for Bulgaria as the "Prussia of the Balkans".


lexentry: eng/Prussian_blue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Prussian blue
trans_list: gorm phrúiseach
sense:
(inorganic compound) An insoluble dark, bright blue pigment, ferric ferrocyanide (equivalent to ferrous ferricyanide), used in painting and dyeing, and as an antidote for certain kinds of heavy metal poisoning.


lexentry: eng/Puppis__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Puppis
trans_list: Deireadh na Loinge
sense:
(constellation) A winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the stern of a ship. Until 1763, it was part of a larger constellation, Argo Navis.


lexentry: eng/Purgatory__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Purgatory
trans_list: purgadóir
sense:
(Christianity) An intermediate state after death in which some of those ultimately destined for Heaven must first undergo purification.


lexentry: eng/Pyrenees__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Pyrenees
trans_list: Na Piréiní
sense:
The mountain range separating Spain from France, inhabited by Basques in the west, Occitans in the centre-north, Aragonese in the centre-south, and Catalans in the east.


lexentry: eng/Pythagorean_theorem__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Pythagorean theorem
trans_list: teoirim Phíotagarásach
sense:
(geometry) A mathematical theorem which states that the square of the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of those of the two other sides.


lexentry: eng/Pyxis__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Pyxis
trans_list: Compás an Mhairnéalaigh
sense:
(constellation) A spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble the compass of a ship. It is associated with the larger Argo Navis, although it was never officially part of that constellation.


lexentry: eng/Quaker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Quaker
trans_list: Caecar
sense:
A believer of the Quaker faith and a member of the Society of Friends, known for their pacifist views.


lexentry: eng/Queens_County__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Queens County
trans_list: Contae na Banríona
sense:
(historical) The former name for County Laois in Ireland (used from the mid 16th century till 1922).


lexentry: eng/Red_Sea__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Red Sea
trans_list: Muir Rua
sense:
A long, narrow sea between Africa and the Arabian Peninsula; links the Suez Canal with the Arabian Sea.


lexentry: eng/Reform_Judaism__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Reform Judaism
trans_list: Giúdachas Leasaitheach
sense:
(Judaism) A movement in Judaism, characterized by the loosening of the strictures of much of traditional Jewish law that is seen as irrelevant to modern society, and by the shortening, simplification, and translation to the vernacular of Jewish ritual.


lexentry: eng/Renaissance__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Renaissance
trans_list: Athbheochan | Áthbhreithniú
sense:
(historical) The 14th-century revival of classical art, architecture, literature and learning that originated in Italy and spread throughout Europe over the following two centuries.


lexentry: eng/Renaissance__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Renaissance
trans_list: Athbheochan | Áthbhreithniú
sense:
The period of this revival, typically lasting from the late 14th to the late 16th centuries; the transition from medieval to modern times.


lexentry: eng/Republic_of_Armenia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Republic of Armenia
trans_list: Poblacht na hAirméine
sense:
Official name of Armenia: a country in the South Caucasus region of Asia, sometimes considered to belong politically to Europe. [20th c.]


lexentry: eng/Republic_of_China__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Republic of China
trans_list: Poblacht na Síne
sense:
Official name of Taiwan: a partly-recognized country in East Asia; the rump state left over from the Republic of China on the mainland after 1949.


lexentry: eng/Republic_of_Cyprus__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Republic of Cyprus
trans_list: Poblacht na Cipire
sense:
Official name of Cyprus: an island country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Southeast Europe but geographically part of Western Asia.


lexentry: eng/Republic_of_Zaire__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Republic of Zaire
trans_list: Poblacht na Sáíre
sense:
(historical) Former official name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a country in Central Africa; used from 1971 through 1997.


lexentry: eng/Reticulum__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Reticulum
trans_list: Líontán
sense:
(constellation) A small constellation of the southern summer sky, said to resemble a reticle. It lies between the constellations of Horologium and Dorado.


lexentry: eng/Reynold__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Reynold
trans_list: Raghnall
sense:
A en given name, today more popular in the forms Reginald and Ronald. Modern use is partly transferred from the surname.


lexentry: eng/Rhine__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Rhine
trans_list: Réin
sense:
A major river in western Europe, which flows through Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, Germany, France and the Netherlands, before emptying into the North Sea.


lexentry: eng/Rhineland__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Rhineland
trans_list: Dúiche na Réine | Tír na Réine
sense:
(usually, with the definite article) An area on both sides of the river Rhine, in the west of Germany. Roughly equivalent to the former Prussian Rhine Province, now the greater part of Rhineland-Palatinate plus the south-western half of North Rhine-Westphalia.


lexentry: eng/Rhinelander__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Rhinelander
trans_list: Réineach
sense:
A native or inhabitant of the Rhineland, a geographic area partly overlapping the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.


lexentry: eng/Rhodesia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Rhodesia
trans_list: an Róidéis
sense:
(historical) A historical region of Southern Africa, the area now occupied by Zimbabwe and Zambia. [used from 1895 to 1964]


lexentry: eng/Richter_scale__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Richter scale
trans_list: scála Richter
sense:
(seismology) a logarithmic scale used to express the energy released by an earthquake, each increase of 1 representing a 32-fold increase in energy.


lexentry: eng/Roblox__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Roblox
trans_list: Roblox
sense:
A massively multiplayer online game and creation system platform (introduced in 2004) in which users design and play video games.


lexentry: eng/Roman_Empire__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Roman Empire
trans_list: Impireacht na Róimhe
sense:
(historical) An ancient empire based out of Rome, which succeeded the Roman Republic and existed between 27 B.C.E. and 476 C.E. in the west (and until 1453 C.E. in the east; see Byzantine Empire), encompassing vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa, stretching from Britain and Germany to Spain, North Africa and the Persian Gulf. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/Roman_road__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Roman road
trans_list: bóthar Rómhánach
sense:
(historical) Any of many roads built in Europe, including Britain, by the Ancient Romans, many of which survive in various forms.


lexentry: eng/Romance__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Romance
trans_list: úrscéal
sense:
Of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Galician, Romanian, Catalan, Occitan, etc.


lexentry: eng/Romanesque__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Romanesque
trans_list: úrscéal
sense:
Somewhat resembling the Roman; applied sometimes to the debased style of the later Roman Empire, but especially to the more developed art and architecture prevailing from the 8th century to the 12th.


lexentry: eng/Romani__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Romani
trans_list: Romanaí
sense:
The Indo-Aryan lect of the Roma people, or one of its sublects (such as Roma, Sinti, Romanichal, etc), closely related to Hindi and Rajasthani.


lexentry: eng/Romans__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Romans
trans_list: Rómhánaigh | Litir Naomh Pól chuig na Rómhánaigh
sense:
(biblical) The sixth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle of St Paul to the Christians in Rome.


lexentry: eng/Romansch__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Romansch
trans_list: Raeta-Rómáinsis
sense:
(strict sense) A Rhaeto-Romance language (or dialect continuum) spoken in the Graubünden/Grisons canton of Switzerland; it is one of the four official languages of Switzerland.


lexentry: eng/Romanticism__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Romanticism
trans_list: rómánsaíocht
sense:
(arts, music) An artistic, literary, musical, and intellectual movement that originated in Europe towards the end of the 18th century, peaking from 1800 to 1850, characterized by its emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of all the past and nature, preferring the medieval rather than the classical.


lexentry: eng/Rome__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Rome
trans_list: Róimh
sense:
A major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire.


lexentry: eng/Roundhead__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Roundhead
trans_list: Maolcheann
sense:
(informal, historical) A supporter of parliament during the English Civil War (in the 17th century).


lexentry: eng/Russia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Russia
trans_list: Rúis | An Rúis
sense:
A transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. Official name: Russian Federation. Capital and largest city: Moscow. It borders the Pacific and Arctic Oceans and the Baltic, Black, and Caspian Seas. Part of the Soviet Union from 1917 through 1991.


lexentry: eng/Ruthenia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Ruthenia
trans_list: Rúitéin
sense:
The territory between Central and Eastern Europe inhabited by Rusyns, on the slopes of the Carpathian Mountains in parts of Ukraine, Poland and Slovakia.


lexentry: eng/Ruthenia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Ruthenia
trans_list: Rúitéin
sense:
(historical) Lands inhabited by Ukrainians (Ruthenians) of the former Austrian Empire kingdom of Galicia (1772–1918), corresponding to parts of Western Ukraine.


lexentry: eng/Ruy_Lopez__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Ruy Lopez
trans_list: Spáinnis
sense:
(chess) A common chess opening, an Open Game characterized by the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5, in which White moves king's bishop to the fifth rank.


lexentry: eng/Ryan__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Ryan
trans_list: Rián
sense:
A en given name رَيَّان. Sometimes written and pronounced as Ryan in English due to the phonetic similarity with the Arabic name.


lexentry: eng/Réunion__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Réunion
trans_list: La Réunion
sense:
An island, overseas department, and administrative region of France, located in the Indian Ocean to the west of Mauritius and to the east of Madagascar.


lexentry: eng/SIM_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: SIM card
trans_list: cárta SIM
sense:
A small, removable card smaller than a credit card which stores mobile phone data such as contact names and numbers, SMSs and security information.


lexentry: eng/Saba__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Saba
trans_list: Saba
sense:
An island, dependent territory, and special municipality of the Netherlands in the Caribbean, in the southern part off the west coast of Venezuela.


lexentry: eng/Sadducee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Sadducee
trans_list: Sadúcach
sense:
(historical) A member of an ancient Jewish sect possibly formed as a political party in the 2nd century BCE and existing until around the 1st century CE.


lexentry: eng/Sagitta__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Sagitta
trans_list: Saighead
sense:
(constellation) A small autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble an arrow. It lies between the constellations of Vulpecula and Aquila.


lexentry: eng/Sagittarius__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Sagittarius
trans_list: Saighdeoir | an Saighdeoir
sense:
(zodiac constellations) A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a centaur who is an archer. It contains the stars Kaus Australis and Nunki.


lexentry: eng/Sagittarius__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Sagittarius
trans_list: Saighdeoir | an Saighdeoir
sense:
(astrology) The zodiac sign for the archer, ruled by Jupiter and covering November 23 - December 21 (tropical astrology) or December 16 - January 14 (sidereal astrology).


lexentry: eng/Saint_Michael__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Saint Michael
trans_list: Naoimh Mícheál
sense:
Ellipsis of Town of Saint Michael, former name of Bridgetown: a city in Saint Michael parish, Barbados.


lexentry: eng/Saint_Nicholas__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Saint Nicholas
trans_list: Naomh Nioclás | San Nioclás
sense:
(Christianity) A 4th-century Greek bishop from Myra, Anatolia, patron saint of children, mariners and the unwed among others, functioning in multiple countries as a gift-giving figure around his feast day of December 6.


lexentry: eng/Saint_Valentine's_Day__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Saint Valentine's Day
trans_list: Lá Fhéile Vailintín | Lá San Vailintín
sense:
A holiday in remembrance of Saint Valentine, February 14th, celebrated by sending cards or similar tokens of love.


lexentry: eng/Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
trans_list: San Uinseann agus na Greanáidíní
sense:
An archipelago and country in the Caribbean, comprising the islands of Saint Vincent and the island chain of the Grenadines.


lexentry: eng/Samaria__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Samaria
trans_list: an tSamáir
sense:
(historical) An ancient region of the region of Palestine, mostly in the northern part of the modern West Bank.


lexentry: eng/Samhain__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Samhain
trans_list: Samhain
sense:
A holiday, falling on the night of 31 October to 1 November, celebrated by the ancient Celts and by modern neo-pagans as the beginning of winter and the new year, and a time during which the spirits of the dead could return to the earth.


lexentry: eng/Samoa__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Samoa
trans_list: Samó | Stát Neamhspleách Shamó
sense:
A country consisting of the western part of the Samoan archipelago in Polynesia, in Oceania. Official name: Independent State of Samoa. Capital and largest city: Apia. Formerly Western Samoa, and, before that, German Samoa. It is distinct from American Samoa.


lexentry: eng/San_Marino__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: San Marino
trans_list: San Mairíne
sense:
A landlocked microstate in Southern Europe, located within the borders of Italy. Official name: Republic of San Marino.


lexentry: eng/San_Salvador__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: San Salvador
trans_list: San Salvador
sense:
(historical) A former province of El Salvador of the Spanish Empire and then of the United Provinces of Central America.


lexentry: eng/Sanskrit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Sanskrit
trans_list: Sanscrait
sense:
A classical Indo-European language of South Asia, which is the liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism.


lexentry: eng/Sappho__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Sappho
trans_list: Safó
sense:
An Ancient Greek female name, particularly borne by a poetess from Lesbos who lived between 630 and 570 BC (exact dates unknown).


lexentry: eng/Satan__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Satan
trans_list: An tAinspiorad | Sátan
sense:
(religion) The supreme evil spirit in the Abrahamic religions, who tempts humanity into sin; the Devil; (in, _, Theistic Satanism) the same figure, regarded as a deity to be revered and worshipped.


lexentry: eng/Saturday__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Saturday
trans_list: Satharn | An Satharn
sense:
The seventh day of the week in many religious traditions, and the sixth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; the Jewish Sabbath; it follows Friday and precedes Sunday.


lexentry: eng/Saturn__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Saturn
trans_list: Satarn
sense:
(astronomy) The sixth planet of the solar system, known for its large rings, and until recent times the furthest known; represented in astronomy and astrology by ♄.


lexentry: eng/Saudi_Arabia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Saudi Arabia
trans_list: Araib Shádach | Ríocht na hAraibe Sádaí
sense:
A country in Western Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Capital: Riyadh.


lexentry: eng/Savi's_warbler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Savi's warbler
trans_list: ceolaire Savi
sense:
Locustella luscinioides, an Old World warbler, found in parts of Europe, Western Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa.


lexentry: eng/Savoy__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Savoy
trans_list: Saváí
sense:
(historical) A historical region shared between the modern countries of France, Italy and Switzerland.


lexentry: eng/Savoy__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Savoy
trans_list: Saváí
sense:
(historical) A former duchy existing from 1416 to 1847, whose maximal extent included parts of modern southeastern France, northwestern Italy, and southwestern Switzerland; in full, Duchy of Savoy.


lexentry: eng/Saxon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Saxon
trans_list: Sacsanach
sense:
A member of an ancient West Germanic tribe that lived at the eastern North Sea coast and south of it.


lexentry: eng/Saxony-Anhalt__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Saxony-Anhalt
trans_list: Sacsain‑Anhalt
sense:
One of the component states of Germany according to the current administrative division of the nation. Its capital is Magdeburg.


lexentry: eng/Saxony__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Saxony
trans_list: Sacsain
sense:
A state of modern Germany, located in the east, far from historical Saxon lands. Official name: Free State of Saxony.


lexentry: eng/Scandinavia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Scandinavia
trans_list: Críoch Lochlann
sense:
A geographic region of Northern Europe, consisting of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden collectively and sometimes Finland, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands.


lexentry: eng/Scandinavian_Peninsula__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Scandinavian Peninsula
trans_list: Críoch Lochlann
sense:
A peninsula comprising the mainlands of Norway and Sweden, and the northwestern part of Finland (compared to Fennoscandia which comprises all the three countries Norway, Sweden and Finland); the largest peninsula in Europe (with an area of three-quarter million square kilometres).


lexentry: eng/Scandinavian__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Scandinavian
trans_list: Lochlannach
sense:
(of a language) Of or relating to the North Germanic family of languages to which Swedish, Norwegian (Bokmål, Nynorsk), Danish, Icelandic, and Faeroese belong.


lexentry: eng/Scorpio__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Scorpio
trans_list: Scairp
sense:
(astrology) The zodiac sign for the scorpion, ruled by Mars and covering October 23 - November 22 (tropical astrology) or November 16 - December 15 (sidereal astrology).


lexentry: eng/Scorpius__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Scorpius
trans_list: Scairp
sense:
(constellation) A constellation of the zodiac, roughly shaped like a scorpion. Its brightest star is the red giant Antares.


lexentry: eng/Scots__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Scots
trans_list: Albainis
sense:
A Germanic language closely related to English and descended from northern dialects of Middle English, spoken in parts of Scotland, now especially in the northeastern and southern regions of the country.


lexentry: eng/Sculptor__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Sculptor
trans_list: an Dealbhóir
sense:
(constellation) A dim spring constellation of the southern sky. It lies between Aquarius and Phoenix and lies in the direction of the southern pole of the Milky Way.


lexentry: eng/Scutum__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Scutum
trans_list: Sciath | Sciath Sobieski
sense:
(constellation) A small autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a shield. It lies between the constellations of Aquila, Sagittarius, and the tail of Serpens.


lexentry: eng/Scythia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Scythia
trans_list: an Scitia
sense:
(historical) A geographic region encompassing the Pontic-Caspian steppe in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, inhabited by nomadic Scythians from at least the 11th century BCE to the 2nd century CE.


lexentry: eng/Sea_of_Azov__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Sea of Azov
trans_list: Muir Mheoid
sense:
A very shallow sea bounded by Russia, Ukraine, and the Crimean peninsula, linked to the Black Sea by the Strait of Kerch.


lexentry: eng/Sea_of_Marmara__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Sea of Marmara
trans_list: Muir Mharmara
sense:
A deep inland sea in north-western Turkey connecting the Black Sea to the Aegean Sea via the straits of Bosphorus and Dardanelles.


lexentry: eng/Sea_of_Okhotsk__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Sea of Okhotsk
trans_list: Muir Ocatsc
sense:
A sea between the Kamchatka Peninsula on the east, the Kuril Islands on the southeast, the island of Hokkaidō to the far south, the island of Sakhalin along the west, and a long stretch of eastern Siberian coast along the west and north.


lexentry: eng/Semite__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Semite
trans_list: Seimíteach
sense:
A member of any of a number of peoples of ancient southwestern Asia and East Africa such as the Akkadians, Assyrians, Arameans, Phoenicians, Canaanites, Hebrews, Arabs, or Aksumites.


lexentry: eng/Senate__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Senate
trans_list: séanad
sense:
Any of several legislative bodies. (In countries which have multiple legislative bodies, the Senate is often the more senior.)


lexentry: eng/Seoul__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Seoul
trans_list: Súl
sense:
The capital city of South Korea, also the historical capital of Korea from 1394 until the country was divided in 1945.


lexentry: eng/September__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: September
trans_list: Meán Fómhair | Méan Fómhair
sense:
The ninth month of the Gregorian calendar, following August and preceding October, containing the southward equinox.


lexentry: eng/Serbia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Serbia
trans_list: Seirbia
sense:
A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Serbia. Capital and largest city: Belgrade. Part of Yugoslavia until 1992, then part of Serbia and Montenegro until 2006.


lexentry: eng/Serbo-Croatian__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Serbo-Croatian
trans_list: Seirbea-Chróitis
sense:
The South Slavic language of which Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin and Serbian are literary standards.


lexentry: eng/Serpens__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Serpens
trans_list: Péist
sense:
(constellation) A large summer constellation of the northern sky said to resemble a snake. It is the only constellation consisting of two parts (Serpens Caput and Serpens Cauda) separated by the constellation Ophiuchus, representing the snake handler Asclepius.


lexentry: eng/Sextans__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Sextans
trans_list: Seiseamhán
sense:
(constellation) A dim spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a sextant. It lies south of the constellation of Leo.


lexentry: eng/Seychelles__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Seychelles
trans_list: Poblacht na Séiséal | Séiséil
sense:
An archipelago and country in East Africa, in the Indian Ocean. Official name: Republic of Seychelles.


lexentry: eng/Shannon__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: Shannon
trans_list: Sionainn
sense:
A en given name (from the river); first used in the USA in early 20th century, and only recently in Ireland.


lexentry: eng/Shetland_Islands__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Shetland Islands
trans_list: Inse Shealtainn | Sealtainn
sense:
An archipelago and council area of Scotland, roughly north-east of the Orkney Islands; the northernmost part of Scotland and the United Kingdom.


lexentry: eng/Shiva__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Shiva
trans_list: Síve
sense:
(Hinduism) The god of destruction and transformation, and together with Brahma and Vishnu, one of the principal deities in Hinduism. Within Shaivism he is viewed as the Supreme deity, whereas in other branches of Hinduism such as the Smarta tradition he is worshipped as one of the six manifestations of the Divine.


lexentry: eng/Shrovetide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Shrovetide
trans_list: an Inid
sense:
The three days immediately preceding Lent; Shrove Sunday, Shrove Monday, and Shrove Tuesday, preceding Ash Wednesday.


lexentry: eng/Sicily__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Sicily
trans_list: Sicil
sense:
The largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, an autonomous region of Italy, close to Africa and separated from Tunisia and Libya by the Strait of Sicily.


lexentry: eng/Silesia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Silesia
trans_list: Siléis
sense:
A cultural region of Central Europe, now chiefly in Poland, with small portions in the Czech Republic and Germany, from early modernity until 1945 predominantly German-speaking with Slavic-speaking minorities (and local majorities).


lexentry: eng/Silk_Road__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Silk Road
trans_list: Bóthar an tSíoda
sense:
(historical) An extensive interconnected network of trade routes across Asia, North and Northeast Africa, and Europe, historically used by silk traders.


lexentry: eng/Silurian__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Silurian
trans_list: siolúrach
sense:
(geology) Of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises the Llandovery, Wenlock, Ludlow and Pridoli epochs from about 439 to 409 million years ago.


lexentry: eng/Simon_says__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Simon says
trans_list: Deir Ó Grádaigh
sense:
(games) A children's game where players must carry out only those commands that are preceded by the utterance "Simon says".


lexentry: eng/Simplified_Chinese__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Simplified Chinese
trans_list: Sínis shimplithe | carachtar simplithe
sense:
Chinese written using the forms of Chinese characters introduced by the People's Republic of China as script reform. The characters are simplified (with a reduced number of strokes, etc.) compared to their pre-reform shapes.


lexentry: eng/Sinai__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Sinai
trans_list: Sliabh Shíonáí | Síonáí
sense:
A mountain in Sinai Peninsula; the location where Moses is said to have received the Ten Commandments from God.


lexentry: eng/Singapore__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Singapore
trans_list: Singeapór
sense:
An island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony and state of Malaysia (1963-1965). Official name: Republic of Singapore.


lexentry: eng/Sinhalese__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Sinhalese
trans_list: Siolónach
sense:
Of or pertaining to the majority ethnic group of Sri Lanka, their Indo-Aryan language, or their culture.


lexentry: eng/Sinophone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Sinophone
trans_list: Síniseoir
sense:
A person who speaks one or more of the Sinitic or Chinese language(s), usually natively; a Chinese-speaking person.


lexentry: eng/Sivan__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Sivan
trans_list: Síveán
sense:
(Judaism) The ninth month of the civil year and the third month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Iyar and before Tammuz.


lexentry: eng/Skolt_Sami__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Skolt Sami
trans_list: Sáimis Scoltach
sense:
A Finno-Ugric language spoken by 300 people in the area north of the lake Inari in Finland and nearby parts of Russia.


lexentry: eng/Slavonia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: Slavonia
trans_list: Slavóin
sense:
In early modern times: Kingdom of Slavonia, covering north-eastern parts of modern Croatia and region of Syrmia in modern Serbia.


lexentry: eng/Sliabh_Luachra__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Sliabh Luachra
trans_list: Sliabh Luachra
sense:
A region of Ireland, straddling the county boundaries of Cork, Kerry, and Limerick, noted for its traditional music, poetry and dance.


lexentry: eng/Slovenia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Slovenia
trans_list: Slóivéin | An tSlóvéin
sense:
A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Central Europe. Official name: Republic of Slovenia. Capital and largest city: Ljubljana. Part of Yugoslavia until 1991.


lexentry: eng/Snow_White__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: Snow White
trans_list: Sneachta Bán
sense:
A fictional character in the fairy tale Snow-White and Rose-Red, from Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot collected by the Brothers Grimm.


lexentry: eng/Society_of_Jesus__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Society of Jesus
trans_list: Cumann Íosa
sense:
An order of Roman Catholic clergy, the Jesuits, having a tradition of education, theological scholarship, and missionary work; formed during the 16th century.


lexentry: eng/Solar_System__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Solar System
trans_list: grianchóras | Grianchóras
sense:
(astronomy) The Sun and all the heavenly bodies that orbit around it, including the eight planets, their moons, the asteroids, and comets.


lexentry: eng/Solomon_Islands__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Solomon Islands
trans_list: Oileáin Sholomón
sense:
A country consisting of the majority of the Solomon Islands archipelago in Melanesia, in Oceania, as well as the Santa Cruz Islands. Official name: Solomon Islands. Capital and largest city: Honiara.


lexentry: eng/Solomon__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Solomon
trans_list: Solamh
sense:
(Biblical character) In the Old Testament and Qur'an, a king of Israel famous for his wisdom; father of King Rehoboam and the son of King David.


lexentry: eng/Somali__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Somali
trans_list: Somáilis
sense:
(chiefly, countable, collective) An ethnic group native to the Somali Peninsula; a Somali, a group of Somalis, the Somalis.


lexentry: eng/Somali__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: Somali
trans_list: Somálach
sense:
(countable, collective) A citizen or resident from the country of Somalia. The term Somalian is sometimes used as an alternative to Somali to emphasize civic affiliations to the Republic of Somalia and de-emphasize ethnic affiliations. Using the term Somalian may be offensive to some Somalis as it is deemed nonstandard. Some Somali ethnonationalists do not consider all citizens of Somalia to be Somali. Some Somali separatists prefer terms such as Somalian or Somalilander in civic contexts over the ethnolinguistic connoted term Somali.


lexentry: eng/Somalia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Somalia
trans_list: Somáil
sense:
A country in East Africa, in the Horn of Africa. Official name: Federal Republic of Somalia. Capital: Mogadishu.


lexentry: eng/Somaliland__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Somaliland
trans_list: Críoch Shomáile
sense:
An ethnically Somali geographic region of East Africa comprising Somalia, Djibouti, and parts of Ethiopia.


lexentry: eng/Song_of_Songs__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Song of Songs
trans_list: Laoi na Laoithe
sense:
(biblical) The twenty-second book of the Christian Old Testament and the seventeenth book of the Hebrew Bible.


lexentry: eng/South_Africa__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: South Africa
trans_list: Afraic Theas | An Afraic Theas
sense:
A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of South Africa. Capitals: Pretoria, Cape Town, and Bloemfontein.


lexentry: eng/South_America__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: South America
trans_list: Meiriceá Theas
sense:
The continent forming the southern part of the Americas; east of the Pacific Ocean, west of the Atlantic Ocean, south of North America and north of Antarctica.


lexentry: eng/South_Australia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: South Australia
trans_list: Astráil Theas
sense:
A state of Australia, located in the central southern part of the continent; a former British colony until 1901. Capital: Adelaide.


lexentry: eng/South_China_Sea__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: South China Sea
trans_list: Muir na Síne Theas
sense:
The western arm of the Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines.


lexentry: eng/South_Dakota__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: South Dakota
trans_list: Dakota Theas
sense:
A state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States. Capital: Pierre. Largest city: Sioux Falls.


lexentry: eng/South_Korea__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: South Korea
trans_list: Cóiré Theas | Chóiré Theas
sense:
A country in East Asia, comprising the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. Official name: Republic of Korea. Capital: Seoul.


lexentry: eng/South_Ossetia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: South Ossetia
trans_list: an Oiséit Theas
sense:
A disputed geographic region and de-facto independent but largely unrecognized country in the South Caucasus on the border of Europe and Asia, which considers itself an independent state called the Republic of South Ossetia; considered part of Georgia's territory by the Georgian government and the vast majority of the international community. Capital: Tskhinvali.


lexentry: eng/South_Pole__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: South Pole
trans_list: Mol Theas | Pol Theas
sense:
(geography) The Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole; the point which south is oriented towards, and therefore the southernmost point on Earth (having a latitude of -90°).


lexentry: eng/South_Sudan__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: South Sudan
trans_list: Súdáin Theas
sense:
A country in East Africa. Official name: Republic of South Sudan, formerly the southern part of Sudan.


lexentry: eng/South_Tyrol__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: South Tyrol
trans_list: an Tioróil Theas
sense:
A predominantly German-speaking autonomous province of the Trentino-Alto Adige region in north-east Italy; until 1919 part of Austria, since 1972 under a special autonomy statute. Capital: Bolzano.


lexentry: eng/South_West_Africa__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: South West Africa
trans_list: Afraic Thiar Theas
sense:
(historical) A former German colony (before World War I) and later a South African colony (from 1915 to 1990, illegally occupied after 1966 per United Nations stipulations) in Southern Africa; modern Namibia.


lexentry: eng/South__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: South
trans_list: theas
sense:
(US) The south-eastern states of the United States, including many of the same states as formed the Confederacy.


lexentry: eng/Southern_Altai__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Southern Altai
trans_list: Altaeis an Deiscirt
sense:
A Turkic language spoken in the Altai Republic, Russia on the border of Mongolia and the People's Republic of China. There is no mutual intelligibility with Northern Altai.


lexentry: eng/Southern_Hemisphere__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Southern Hemisphere
trans_list: leathsféar theas
sense:
The hemisphere in Earth to the south of the Equator, containing only about 10% of the total land area on Earth.


lexentry: eng/Southern_Ireland__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Southern Ireland
trans_list: Deisceart Éireann
sense:
The short-lived autonomous region of the United Kingdom established on 3 May 1921 and dissolved on 6 December 1922, superseded by the Irish Free State.


lexentry: eng/Southern_Ocean__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Southern Ocean
trans_list: Aigéan Antartach
sense:
The portion of the World Ocean surrounding Antarctica, variously taken as the waters south of the Antarctic Circle, the waters south of 60° S, or the waters bounded by the Antarctic Convergence.


lexentry: eng/Soviet_Union__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Soviet Union
trans_list: an tAontas Sóivéadach
sense:
(historical) A former transcontinental country in Europe and Asia (1922–1991), now split into Russia and 14 other countries. Official name: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.


lexentry: eng/Spain__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Spain
trans_list: Spáinn | an Spáinn
sense:
A country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula. Official name: Kingdom of Spain. Capital and largest city: Madrid.


lexentry: eng/Spartacus__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Spartacus
trans_list: Spartachas
sense:
A Thracian name, notably borne by a gladiator who was one of the slave leaders in a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic.


lexentry: eng/Spiritism__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Spiritism
trans_list: spioradachas
sense:
A philosophical doctrine, established in France in the mid nineteenth century, postulating that humans are essentially immortal spirits that temporarily inhabit physical bodies, and may have influence on the physical world.


lexentry: eng/Sranan_Tongo__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Sranan Tongo
trans_list: Criól Shuranam | Suranaimis
sense:
An English-based creole language and lingua franca in Suriname; its approximately 126,000 native speakers are predominantly ethnic Creoles.


lexentry: eng/Sri_Lanka__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Sri Lanka
trans_list: Srí Lanca
sense:
An island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India. Official name: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Capital: Colombo.


lexentry: eng/St._Elmo's_fire__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: St. Elmo's fire
trans_list: gealán San Elmo
sense:
An electrical discharge, or corona, seen around pointed objects, caused by ionization of the atmosphere during storms.


lexentry: eng/St._John's_wort__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: St. John's wort
trans_list: luibh Eoin Baiste
sense:
Any of several plants, of the genus Hypericum, especially Hypericum perforatum, that have yellow flowers and traditionally ward off evil.


lexentry: eng/St._Stephen's_Day__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: St. Stephen's Day
trans_list: Lá 'le Stiofáin | Lá Fhéile Stiofáin
sense:
(Christianity) A Christian holiday commemorating Saint Stephen the protomartyr (first Christian martyr; died 34 C.E.), falling immediately after Christmas Day (on December 26 in the Western Church and on December 27 in the Eastern Orthodox Church).


lexentry: eng/Stalin__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Stalin
trans_list: Iósaf Stailín
sense:
A surname from Russian; usually referring to the Georgian revolutionary and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU Joseph Stalin.


lexentry: eng/Star_of_Bethlehem__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Star of Bethlehem
trans_list: Réalta na Beithile
sense:
(Biblical) The bright star in the Gospel of Matthew that lead the "wise men from the East" to travel to Bethlehem.


lexentry: eng/Star_of_David__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Star of David
trans_list: Réalta Dháiví
sense:
(Judaism) A symbol of Jewish identity and Judaism, having the shape of a hexagram, the compound of two equilateral triangles.


lexentry: eng/Statue_of_Liberty__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Statue of Liberty
trans_list: Dealbh na Saoirse
sense:
A very large statue in New York harbor, representing the Roman goddess Libertas, and considered emblematic of the United States and its attractiveness to immigrants.


lexentry: eng/Stigmata__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Stigmata
trans_list: stiogmata
sense:
(religion, Christianity) bodily marks or sores, corresponding in location to the crucifixion wounds of Christ; supposed to occur during states of religious ecstasy or hysteria, and sometimes reported to bleed periodically


lexentry: eng/Stockholm__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Stockholm
trans_list: Stócólm
sense:
A municipality, the capital and largest city of Sweden; the county seat of Stockholm County, Sweden.


lexentry: eng/Stone_Age__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Stone Age
trans_list: Clochaois
sense:
(archaeology, paleontology) A broad prehistoric period during which humans widely used stone for toolmaking.


lexentry: eng/Stone_Age__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: Stone Age
trans_list: clochaois
sense:
(figuratively) The time a particular field was introduced and was in its earliest stages of development.


lexentry: eng/Stone__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Stone
trans_list: cloch
sense:
(countable) An English occupational and habitational surname from Old English, for someone who lived near a stone worked with stone, from Old English stan.


lexentry: eng/Stonehenge__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Stonehenge
trans_list: Cór an Curadhí
sense:
An ancient group of standing stones on Salisbury Plain in Amesbury parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1242).


lexentry: eng/Strait_of_Dover__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Strait of Dover
trans_list: Caolas Dover
sense:
A strait in the English Channel, connecting to the North Sea, between Dover (England) and Calais (France)


lexentry: eng/Strathspey__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Strathspey
trans_list: Srath Spé
sense:
The area encompassing the upper part of the strath (valley) of Scotland’s River Spey in Highland council area, from its source in Loch Spey to the strath’s capital, Grantown-on-Spey.


lexentry: eng/Sumer__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Sumer
trans_list: an tSuiméir
sense:
A historical region occupied by the earliest known ancient civilization of the ancient Near East (4th to 3rd millennia BC), located in lower Mesopotamia in modern southern Iraq.


lexentry: eng/Sun__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Sun
trans_list: grian | ghrian
sense:
The star at the center of the Solar System (our solar system), which shines in our sky, represented in astronomy and astrology by ☉.


lexentry: eng/Sunday__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Sunday
trans_list: Domhnach | An Domhnach
sense:
The first day of the week in many religious traditions, and the seventh day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 standard; the Christian Sabbath; the Lord's Day; it follows Saturday and precedes Monday.


lexentry: eng/Suriname__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Suriname
trans_list: Suranam
sense:
A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Suriname. Capital and largest city: Paramaribo.


lexentry: eng/Swahili__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Swahili
trans_list: Ciosvahaílis | Svahaílis
sense:
An agglutinative language of the Bantu branch widely spoken in East Africa. Born in its modern form from the hybridization of the Arabic and Bantu cultures, it was the language of the traders in East Africa, and spread along the routes of trade.


lexentry: eng/Swazi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Swazi
trans_list: Suasach | Suasalannach
sense:
A person from Swaziland/Eswatini or of Swazi/Swati descent originally migrating from Central Africa.


lexentry: eng/Swazi__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Swazi
trans_list: Suaisis
sense:
A Bantu language primarily spoken in Swaziland/Eswatini and the South African regions adjacent to it.


lexentry: eng/Swedish__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Swedish
trans_list: sualainnis | Sualainnis
sense:
The language of Sweden and Åland (an autonomous part of Finland). Swedish is also one of the two official languages of Finland, spoken by 6% of the citizens. A very small minority in Estonia has Swedish as their mother tongue.


lexentry: eng/Swiss_Army_knife__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Swiss Army knife
trans_list: scian airm Eilvéiseach
sense:
Any of a class of multi-function pocket knives or multitools, having a blade and various tools, such as screwdrivers and can openers.


lexentry: eng/Swiss_roll__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Swiss roll
trans_list: rollóg Eilvéiseach
sense:
A type of sponge cake rolled up into a cylinder, typically but not exclusively with jam or chocolate filling.


lexentry: eng/Switzerland__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Switzerland
trans_list: Eilvéis | An Eilvéis
sense:
A country in Western Europe and Central Europe. Official name: Swiss Confederation. Capital: Bern (de facto).


lexentry: eng/Sydney__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Sydney
trans_list: Sidní
sense:
(uncountable) A major port city, the state capital of New South Wales, Australia, and the most populous city in Australia.


lexentry: eng/Synoptic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Synoptic
trans_list: sionoptach
sense:
Relating to the first three Gospels of the New Testament — Matthew, Mark, and Luke — which are similar in style and content.


lexentry: eng/Syria__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Syria
trans_list: an tSiria | Siria
sense:
(historical) Syria (an ancient region in the Levant in Western Asia, roughly coextensive with the modern country of Syria).


lexentry: eng/São_Tomé_and_Príncipe__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: São Tomé and Príncipe
trans_list: São Tomé agus Príncipe
sense:
A country and archipelago of Central Africa in the Atlantic Ocean. Official name: Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe. Capital: São Tomé.


lexentry: eng/T-junction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: T-junction
trans_list: T-acomhal
sense:
An intersection of routes where one road terminates as it joins a (usually higher priority) road at approximately 90°. In most countries, a give way or stop road sign will be seen at a T-junction.


lexentry: eng/T-shirt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: T-shirt
trans_list: t-léine
sense:
(clothing) A lightweight shirt without buttons, usually with short sleeves and no collar. Often made of cotton and frequently bears a picture or slogan.


lexentry: eng/T-square__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: T-square
trans_list: crosbhacart
sense:
A rule with a short perpendicular crosspiece at one end, used by draughtsmen to draw parallel lines.


lexentry: eng/Taiwan_Strait__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Taiwan Strait
trans_list: Caolas na Téaváine
sense:
The strait dividing mainland Asia (China) from Taiwan island and connecting the East and South China Seas.


lexentry: eng/Taiwan__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Taiwan
trans_list: Téaváin | Formósa
sense:
A partly-recognized country in East Asia consisting of a main island and 167 smaller islands. Official name: Republic of China. Capital: Taipei. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/Tajik__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Tajik
trans_list: Táidsíceastánach
sense:
Of, from, or pertaining to Tajikistan, the Tajik people (living in Tajikistan and Afghanistan) or the Tajiki dialect of Persian.


lexentry: eng/Taoiseach__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Taoiseach
trans_list: Taoiseach
sense:
(Irish politics) The head of the government of Ireland, comparable to a prime minister of a Commonwealth of Nations country.


lexentry: eng/Tasmania__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Tasmania
trans_list: Tasmáin
sense:
One of the six federal states of Australia, consisting of one large, eponymous and several much smaller islands, off the eastern part of Australia's south coast; a former British colony, from 1856 to 1901. Capital: Hobart.


lexentry: eng/Tasmania__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Tasmania
trans_list: Tasmáin
sense:
The large island of Australia comprising the majority of the state of Tasmania's land area and on which most of its inhabitants live.


lexentry: eng/Tatarstan__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Tatarstan
trans_list: an Tatair
sense:
A republic and federal subject of south-central Russia. Official name: Republic of Tatarstan. Capital: Kazan.


lexentry: eng/Taurus__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Taurus
trans_list: an Tarbh
sense:
(zodiac constellations) A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a bull and containing the star Aldebaran.


lexentry: eng/Taurus__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Taurus
trans_list: an Tarbh
sense:
(astrology) The zodiac sign for the bull, ruled by Venus and covering April 21 - May 21 (tropical astrology) or May 16 - June 15 (sidereal astrology).


lexentry: eng/Tchaikovsky__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Tchaikovsky
trans_list: Tchaikovsky
sense:
A transliteration of the Russian surname Чайко́вский (Čajkóvskij), usually applying to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.


lexentry: eng/Tehran__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Tehran
trans_list: Teheran
sense:
The capital city of Iran, the seat of Tehran County's Central District and the capital of Tehran Province.


lexentry: eng/Telescopium__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Telescopium
trans_list: Teileascóp
sense:
(constellation) A small faint constellation of the southern winter sky, said to resemble a telescope. It lies south of the constellation of Corona Australis.


lexentry: eng/Teletext__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Teletext
trans_list: fístéacs
sense:
(UK, Ireland) A text-based information retrieval system using television sets with a suitable decoder; developed by the BBC.


lexentry: eng/Temple__Proper_noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Temple
trans_list: teampall
sense:
(Judaism, Christianity, historical) Any of the former chief temples to YHWH in Jerusalem, particularly Solomon's Temple.


lexentry: eng/Temple__Proper_noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Temple
trans_list: teampall
sense:
Either of two of the Inns of Court in London (the Inner Temple and the Middle Temple), built on a site once occupied by the Knights Templar.


lexentry: eng/Ten_Commandments__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Ten Commandments
trans_list: na Deich nAitheanta
sense:
(bible) A particular list of religious and moral imperatives which, according to the Old Testament of the Bible or the Hebrew Bible, were twice given or dictated by God to Moses on Mount Sinai and inscribed on two stone tablets.


lexentry: eng/Thailand__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Thailand
trans_list: Téalainn
sense:
A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Kingdom of Thailand. Capital: Bangkok. Former name: Siam.


lexentry: eng/Thames__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: Thames
trans_list: Tamais
sense:
(with the) A river in the U.S. State of Connecticut flowing 24 km (15 mi.) past New London to Long Island Sound.


lexentry: eng/Thebes__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Thebes
trans_list: An Téibh
sense:
A city in central Greece, the capital city of Boeotia and an important political centre in antiquity.


lexentry: eng/Thebes__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Thebes
trans_list: An Téibh
sense:
An ancient city and archaeological site in Upper Egypt, having functioned as capital city at times during the Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom.


lexentry: eng/Theravada__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Theravada
trans_list: Teireaváda
sense:
(Buddhism) A sect of Buddhism, whose teachings are based on the Buddha's scriptures in the Pali canon, widely practised in Southeast Asia, mainly in Sri Lanka, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar. It tends to be conservative in contrast to the more liberal Mahayana, rejects reliance on celestial beings, and teaches non-universal salvation.


lexentry: eng/Thermopylae__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Thermopylae
trans_list: Tearmápalae | Bearnas Thearmápalae
sense:
A narrow pass on the east-central coast of Greece adjacent to the Maliakos Gulf, northwest of Athens. Its name is derived from its hot sulphur springs. It was the site of the Battle of Thermopylae, at which the Spartan King Leonidas stood off, for a time, the Persian armies of Xerxes.


lexentry: eng/Thessalonians__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Thessalonians
trans_list: Teasalónaigh
sense:
(biblical) Books in the New Testament of the Bible (1 Thessalonians and 2 Thessalonians), epistles to the Christians in ancient Thessaloniki.


lexentry: eng/Thessaly__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Thessaly
trans_list: an Teasáil
sense:
A historical region and administrative region in north-central Greece; one of its 13 peripheries. It contains the prefectures of Karditsa, Larissa, Magnesia and Trikala.


lexentry: eng/Thor__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Thor
trans_list: Túr
sense:
(Norse mythology, and, paganism) A hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, and the protection of mankind.


lexentry: eng/Thoth__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Thoth
trans_list: Tót
sense:
(Egyptian god) The ancient Egyptian moon god of wisdom, learning, and magic, usually depicted as an ibis or baboon.


lexentry: eng/Thuban__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Thuban
trans_list: Túban
sense:
(star) α Draconis, a white giant star in the constellation Draco which served as the North Star from about 3942 to 1793 BC.


lexentry: eng/Thursday__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Thursday
trans_list: Déardaoin | An Déardaoin
sense:
The fifth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the fourth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Wednesday and precedes Friday.


lexentry: eng/Tiberius__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Tiberius
trans_list: Tiberius
sense:
(historical) A en given name of mostly historical use, in particular, the praenomen of the second Roman emperor Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus, reigning 14-37 C.E..


lexentry: eng/Tibet__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Tibet
trans_list: Tibéid
sense:
A geographic region in Central Asia (mostly in China), the homeland of the Tibetan people, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau.


lexentry: eng/Tibet__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Tibet
trans_list: Tibéid
sense:
(historical) A former country in East Asia that existed from 1912 until its annexation by China in 1951.


lexentry: eng/Tibetan_Mastiff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Tibetan Mastiff
trans_list: Maistín Tibéadach
sense:
A large dog of a breed from Central Asia, having a medium to long double coat in a wide variety of colors, sometimes with white markings around neck, chest, and legs.


lexentry: eng/Tibetan_Plateau__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Tibetan Plateau
trans_list: Ardchlár na Tibéide
sense:
A high altitude plateau north of the Great Himalaya ranges, west of the Szechuan basin, and south of the Taklamakan Desert.


lexentry: eng/Tirana__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Tirana
trans_list: Tiorána
sense:
A municipality, the capital and largest city of Albania, located in the center of the country west of the mountain of Dajti on the plain of Tirana; it is the seat of its eponymous county and municipality.


lexentry: eng/Tishrei__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Tishrei
trans_list: Tisrí
sense:
(Judaism) The first month of the civil year and the seventh month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Elul and before Cheshvan.


lexentry: eng/Titan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Titan
trans_list: Tíotán
sense:
(Greek god) Any of the race of giant gods in Greek mythology that preceded and was overthrown by the Olympian gods.


lexentry: eng/Tocharian__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Tocharian
trans_list: Tocáiris
sense:
(linguistics) An extinct branch of the Indo-European language family, consisting of two languages, Tocharian A and Tocharian B, written in an abugida derived from Brahmi.


lexentry: eng/Torah__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Torah
trans_list: Tórá
sense:
The first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures, traditionally attributed to Moses and therefore also known as the Five Books of Moses.


lexentry: eng/Torah__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Torah
trans_list: Tórá
sense:
The full body of written Jewish law, including the Tanakh, the Talmud, the Mishnah and the midrashic texts.


lexentry: eng/Tory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Tory
trans_list: Tóraí
sense:
(UK politics) A member or supporter of the Conservative Party, which evolved from Royalist politicians; historically associated with upholding the rights of the monarchy and the privileges of the established Church.


lexentry: eng/Tory__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: Tory
trans_list: Tóraí
sense:
(Canadian politics) A member or supporter of the Conservative Party of Canada, one of that party's predecessors, or an affiliated provincial political party.


lexentry: eng/Tower_of_Babel__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Tower of Babel
trans_list: Túr Bháibil
sense:
(biblical) A tower erected at Babel by the descendants of Noah's son Ham to reach the sky, and whose completion God thwarted by making the workers speak different languages so that they were unable to understand one another.


lexentry: eng/Tower_of_London__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Tower of London
trans_list: Túr Londan
sense:
A riverside fortress in London, used as a palace, a prison and now a museum housing the Crown Jewels.


lexentry: eng/Traditional_Chinese__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Traditional Chinese
trans_list: Sínis thraidisiúnta | carachtair traidisiúnta
sense:
Chinese written using the traditional form of Chinese characters, as opposed to Simplified Chinese (introduced by the PRC as script reform).


lexentry: eng/Transfiguration__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Transfiguration
trans_list: Claochlú an Tiarna
sense:
(Christianity) An annual feast day, observed on August 6th (Gregorian) or 19th (Julian), celebrating the miracle when the face of Jesus "shone like the sun" before the apostles.


lexentry: eng/Transnistria__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Transnistria
trans_list: an Tras-dnístiria
sense:
A geographic region and de-facto independent but unrecognized country in Eastern Europe that claims statehood as the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic; internationally considered an autonomous territorial unit within Moldova.


lexentry: eng/Treasury__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Treasury
trans_list: ciste
sense:
Any specific instance of a government department responsible for the collection, management, and expenditure of public revenue.


lexentry: eng/Treasury_bill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Treasury bill
trans_list: bille státchiste
sense:
(finance) A government obligation, sold at a discount, maturing in one year or less, and pays no interest prior to maturity.


lexentry: eng/Triangulum_Australe__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Triangulum Australe
trans_list: Triantán an Deiscirt
sense:
(constellation) A winter constellation of the southern sky, which has three bright stars that form a triangle. It lies north of the constellation Apus, between Ara and Circinus.


lexentry: eng/Triangulum__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Triangulum
trans_list: Triantán
sense:
(constellation) An autumn constellation of the northern sky whose brightest three stars form a small triangle. The constellation lies near Perseus, between Aries and Andromeda.


lexentry: eng/Triassic__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Triassic
trans_list: Triasach
sense:
(geology) A geologic period within the Mesozoic era, comprising lower, middle and upper epochs from about 250 to 200 million years ago.


lexentry: eng/Trinidad_and_Tobago__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Trinidad and Tobago
trans_list: Tríonóide agus Tobága
sense:
A country consisting of two main islands and several smaller islands in the Caribbean, off the coast of Venezuela. Official name: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.


lexentry: eng/Trinity__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Trinity
trans_list: Tríonóid
sense:
(Christianity) In Christian belief, the three persons of the Godhead: the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.


lexentry: eng/Tripoli__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Tripoli
trans_list: Tripilí
sense:
The capital city of Libya, originally three separate settlements known as Oea, Sabratha, and Leptis Magna.


lexentry: eng/Tropic_of_Cancer__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Tropic of Cancer
trans_list: Trópaic an Phortáin
sense:
(geography) The parallel of latitude 23°26′north of the equator, marking the northern boundary of the tropics; the sun is directly overhead at the June solstice.


lexentry: eng/Tropic_of_Capricorn__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Tropic of Capricorn
trans_list: Trópaic an Ghabhair
sense:
(geography) The parallel of latitude 23°26′south of the equator, marking the southern boundary of the tropics; the sun is directly overhead at the December solstice.


lexentry: eng/Trotskyism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Trotskyism
trans_list: Trotscaíochas
sense:
The left-wing political philosophy named after and based on the ideas of Leon Trotsky that is characterized by international socialism, opposition to Stalinism, the theory of permanent revolution and the theory of the vanguard party.


lexentry: eng/Trotskyite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Trotskyite
trans_list: Trotscaíoch | Trotscaíteach
sense:
(derogatory) An advocate of the communist doctrines of Leon Trotsky (born Лев Дави́дович Бронште́йн / Lev Davidovich Bronstein).


lexentry: eng/Troubles__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Troubles
trans_list: na Trioblóidí
sense:
(Ireland, historical) The continued violence and terrorist, military and paramilitary activity in Northern Ireland that happened from the mid 1960s to the late 1990s.


lexentry: eng/Tucana__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Tucana
trans_list: Túcán
sense:
(constellation) A spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a toucan. It lies south of the constellations Phoenix and Grus.


lexentry: eng/Tudor__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Tudor
trans_list: Túdarach
sense:
Pertaining to the period of English history ruled by King Henry VII, Henry VIII and the children of Henry VIII.


lexentry: eng/Tudor__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: Tudor
trans_list: Túdarach
sense:
(architecture) In the style of English buildings of the sixteenth century; using exposed wooden beams on the exterior.


lexentry: eng/Tudor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Tudor
trans_list: Túdar
sense:
A monarch of the English royal family during the sixteenth century, specifically, King Henry VII and Henry VIII or one of his three children who ascended the throne.


lexentry: eng/Tuesday__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Tuesday
trans_list: Máirt
sense:
The third day of the week in many religious traditions, and the second day of the week in systems that use the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Monday and precedes Wednesday.


lexentry: eng/Turkey__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Turkey
trans_list: Tuirc | An Tuirc
sense:
A country located in Eastern Thrace in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia in western Asia. Official name: Republic of Türkiye. Capital: Ankara.


lexentry: eng/Turkish__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Turkish
trans_list: Tuircis | Turcach
sense:
The official language of Turkey, Republic of Cyprus (alongside Greek) and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.


lexentry: eng/Turkish_bath__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Turkish bath
trans_list: folcadán Turcach
sense:
An Islamic steam bath followed by a massage and, if running water is available, a dip in cool water.


lexentry: eng/Tutankhamun__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Tutankhamun
trans_list: Tútancáman
sense:
Ancient Egyptian pharaoh known for his young age and his tomb, which was preserved intact to the modern age.


lexentry: eng/Tyre__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Tyre
trans_list: Tuír
sense:
A city in Lebanon, a major port on the Levantine Sea that was a city-state in Phoenicia in antiquity and the capital of the Kingdom of Jerusalem during the Middle Ages.


lexentry: eng/Tyrol__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Tyrol
trans_list: Tioróil
sense:
A geographic region in Central Europe including the state of Tyrol in Austria and the regions of South Tyrol and Trentino in Italy.


lexentry: eng/Tyrrhenian_Sea__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Tyrrhenian Sea
trans_list: Muir Thoirian
sense:
A part of the Mediterranean Sea off the western coast of Italy, bounded by Corsica and Sardinia (west), Tuscany, Lazio, Campania, and Calabria (east), and Sicily (south).


lexentry: eng/Tír_na_nÓg__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Tír na nÓg
trans_list: Tír na nÓg
sense:
(Irish mythology) The Land of (eternal) Youth; one of the names for the Celtic otherworld (or possibly a part thereof).


lexentry: eng/U-bolt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: U-bolt
trans_list: U-bholta
sense:
a metal fixing in the shape of the letter U, which has a pin or screw bolt closure which fits across the two ends making a closed clamp


lexentry: eng/UAV__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: UAV
trans_list: aerfheithicil gan foireann
sense:
(aviation) Initialism of unmanned aerial vehicle or uncrewed aerial vehicle: an aircraft with no onboard pilot, and sometimes completely unpiloted, that is capable of controlled, sustained, level flight.


lexentry: eng/USSR__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: USSR
trans_list: APSS
sense:
(historical) A former transcontinental country in Europe and Asia (1922–1991), now split into Russia and 14 other countries; the Soviet Union; in full, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.


lexentry: eng/Udmurtia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Udmurtia
trans_list: an Udmairt
sense:
A republic and federal subject of Russia, on a plain to the west of the Ural Mountains. Capital: Izhevsk.


lexentry: eng/Ukraine__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Ukraine
trans_list: Úcráin | An Úcráin
sense:
A country in Eastern Europe, bordering on the north shore of the Black Sea. Capital and largest city: Kyiv.


lexentry: eng/Ulster_Cycle__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Ulster Cycle
trans_list: Rúraíocht
sense:
A large body of prose and verse centering around the traditional heroes of Ulaid and the reign of Conchobar mac Nessa. One of the four major cycles of Irish Mythology.


lexentry: eng/Ulster__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Ulster
trans_list: Cúige Uladh | Tuaisceart Éireann | Ulaidh
sense:
The northern province of Ireland, made up of all six Northern Irish counties and three counties in the Republic of Ireland.


lexentry: eng/Union_of_Soviet_Socialist_Republics__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
trans_list: Aontas na bPoblachtaí Sóivéadacha Sóisialacha
sense:
(historical) A former transcontinental country in Europe and Asia (1922–1991), now split into Russia and 14 other countries; short form Soviet Union; abbreviation USSR.


lexentry: eng/Unitarian__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Unitarian
trans_list: Úinitéireach
sense:
A follower of Unitarian Universalism or a similar non-credal religion that originated historically from Christian Unitarianism.


lexentry: eng/Unitarian__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: Unitarian
trans_list: Úinitéireach
sense:
A member of a political movement advocating a unitary state rather than a federal one, especially the Unitarios of nineteenth century Argentina (known as the Unitarian Party in English).


lexentry: eng/United_Kingdom__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: United Kingdom
trans_list: Ríocht Aontaithe
sense:
A kingdom and country in Northern Europe, comprising the four countries of England, Scotland and Wales on the island of Great Britain, and Northern Ireland on the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland since 1922.


lexentry: eng/United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Ireland__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
trans_list: Ríocht Aontaithe na Breataine Móire agus Éireann
sense:
(historical) Former official name of the United Kingdom: a country in Northern Europe; in use from 1801–1927 (before being renamed by the Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927 following the creation of the Irish Free State in 1922).


lexentry: eng/United_Nations__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: United Nations
trans_list: Náisiúin Aontaithe
sense:
(in the singular) An international coalition, founded in 1945 and headquartered in New York City, that aims to promote global co-operation and maintain international order.


lexentry: eng/United_States_Virgin_Islands__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: United States Virgin Islands
trans_list: Oileáin Mheiriceánacha na Maighdean
sense:
An archipelago and dependent territory of the United States, part of the Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. Official name: Virgin Islands of the United States.


lexentry: eng/United_States_of_America__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: United States of America
trans_list: Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá | Meiriceá | Meireac
sense:
A country located primarily in North America, stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean and consisting of fifty states (including Alaska and Hawaii) and the District of Columbia, while asserting sovereignty over several territories. Capital: Washington, D.C.. Largest city: New York City.


lexentry: eng/Upper_Egypt__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Upper Egypt
trans_list: an Éigipt Uachtarach
sense:
(Egyptology) The part of Ancient Egypt south of Memphis, so named because the Nile flows south to north.


lexentry: eng/Uranus__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Uranus
trans_list: Úránas | Uránus
sense:
(Greek god) The Greek god who personified the sky and heavens and fathered the Titans. Roman counterpart: Caelus.


lexentry: eng/Ursa_Major__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Ursa Major
trans_list: Béar Mór
sense:
(constellation) A large circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a bear. It includes the familiar asterism the Big Dipper and the stars Mizar, Dubhe, and Alkaid.


lexentry: eng/Ursa_Minor__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Ursa Minor
trans_list: Béar Beag
sense:
(constellation) A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a bear. It includes the familiar asterism of the Little Dipper and, as part of it, the northern pole star Polaris, as well as Kochab.


lexentry: eng/Uruguay__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Uruguay
trans_list: Uragua
sense:
A country in South America. Official name: Oriental Republic of Uruguay. Capital and largest city: Montevideo.


lexentry: eng/VE_Day__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: VE Day
trans_list: Lá an Bhua san Eoraip
sense:
Initialism of Victory in Europe Day: the date 8 May 1945 when Germany unconditionally surrendered its armed forces to the Allies, bringing World War II to an end; and each anniversary commemorating that date.


lexentry: eng/Vanuatu__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Vanuatu
trans_list: Vanuatú | Poblacht Vanuatú
sense:
A country and archipelago of Melanesia in Oceania. Official name: Republic of Vanuatu. Capital and largest city: Port Vila.


lexentry: eng/Vatican_City_State__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Vatican City State
trans_list: Stát Chathair na Vatacáine
sense:
Official name of Vatican City: a city-state in Southern Europe, an enclave within the city of Rome, Italy.


lexentry: eng/Vatican_City__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Vatican City
trans_list: Cathair na Vatacáine
sense:
A city-state in Southern Europe, an enclave within the city of Rome, Italy. Official name: Vatican City State.


lexentry: eng/Vela__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Vela
trans_list: Seolta
sense:
(constellation) A spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the sails of a ship. Until 1763, it was part of a larger constellation, Argo Navis.


lexentry: eng/Velcro__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Velcro
trans_list: velcro
sense:
A fastener consisting of two strips of fabric, one covered with minute fiber hooks and the other with tiny fiber loops, which stick strongly together but can be pulled apart.


lexentry: eng/Venetian__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Venetian
trans_list: Veinéiseach
sense:
Of, from or relating to the city of Venice or surrounding province, Veneto region, northeastern Italy.


lexentry: eng/Venetian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Venetian
trans_list: Veinéiseach
sense:
A native or inhabitant of the city of Venice or surrounding province, Veneto region, northeastern Italy.


lexentry: eng/Venezuela__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Venezuela
trans_list: Veiniséala
sense:
A country in South America. Official name: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Capital and largest city: Caracas.


lexentry: eng/Venice__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Venice
trans_list: Veinéis | An Veinéis
sense:
A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Venice and the region of Veneto, Italy; former capital of an independent republic.


lexentry: eng/Venus_flytrap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Venus flytrap
trans_list: cuilghaiste Véineas
sense:
An insectivorous plant of the savannas of North and South Carolina, Dionaea muscipula; the leaves are hinged and bordered with stiff hairs, and close when an insect alights on them.


lexentry: eng/Vercingetorix__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Vercingetorix
trans_list: Vercingetorix
sense:
72 BCE–46 BCE, the chieftain of the Arverni, leader of the great Gallic revolt against the Romans in 53–52 BCE.


lexentry: eng/Versailles__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Versailles
trans_list: Versailles
sense:
A city, suburb of Paris and capital of Yvelines department, Île-de-France, and the former capital of France.


lexentry: eng/Vesta__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Vesta
trans_list: Veiste
sense:
(Roman god) The virgin goddess of the hearth, fire, and the household, and therefore a deity of domestic life. The Roman counterpart of Hestia.


lexentry: eng/Victorian__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: Victorian
trans_list: Victeoiriach
sense:
(figuratively) Of or displaying the (supposed) ideals or standards of morality of that period; conservative; also, old-fashioned, out-of-date.


lexentry: eng/Vienne__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Vienne
trans_list: Vín
sense:
A left tributary of the Loire in southwest France, flowing through the departments of Corrèze, Creuse, Haute-Vienne, Charente, Vienne and Indre-et-Loire.


lexentry: eng/Viking__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Viking
trans_list: Lochlannach | Uigingeach
sense:
(historical) Scandinavian/Northern European seafarers, most familiarly raiders and pirates during the Viking age.


lexentry: eng/Vincentian__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Vincentian
trans_list: Uinseannach
sense:
A member of one of the Catholic orders or societies in the Vincentian Family (organizations inspired by the life and work of St. Vincent de Paul).


lexentry: eng/Virgin_Islands__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Virgin Islands
trans_list: Oileáin na Maighdean
sense:
An archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, comprising the British Virgin Islands and the United States Virgin Islands.


lexentry: eng/Virgo__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Virgo
trans_list: Maighdean | an Mhaighdean
sense:
(zodiac constellations) : A constellation in the zodiac, imagined in the shape of a maiden, that contains the bright binary star Spica.


lexentry: eng/Virgo__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: Virgo
trans_list: Maighdean | an Mhaighdean
sense:
(astrology) : The zodiac sign for the virgin, ruled by Mercury, that covers August 23 – September 23 (tropical astrology) or September 16 – October 15 (sidereal astrology).


lexentry: eng/Visigoth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Visigoth
trans_list: Viseagotach
sense:
Any member of an ancient East Germanic tribe, one branch of the Goths (the Ostrogoths being the other), which participated in several wars with Rome and established a kingdom with Toulouse for its capital.


lexentry: eng/Volans__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Volans
trans_list: Iasc Eitilte
sense:
(constellation) A small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a flying fish.


lexentry: eng/Volga__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Volga
trans_list: Eitil
sense:
A river in Russia, the longest river in Europe, flowing 2,325 miles through western Russia to the Caspian Sea.


lexentry: eng/Vulcan__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Vulcan
trans_list: Bolcán
sense:
(Roman god) The god of volcanoes and fire, especially the forge, also the patron of all craftsmen, especially blacksmiths. The Roman counterpart of Hephaestus.


lexentry: eng/Vulcan__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Vulcan
trans_list: Bolcán
sense:
(astronomy, historical) A hypothetical planet proposed in the 19th century to exist in an orbit between Mercury and the Sun. Coined by Jacques Bobinet


lexentry: eng/Vulgar_Latin__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Vulgar Latin
trans_list: Laidin na ndaoine
sense:
(linguistics, historical) The Latin language as spoken by the Roman people, as opposed to Classical Latin as written in formal literature. Developed into Proto-Romance and descendant languages in the Early Middle Ages.


lexentry: eng/Wadden_Sea__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Wadden Sea
trans_list: Muir Wadden
sense:
A shallow and narrow sea peripheral to the North Sea, situated between the Frisian Islands and the mainland coasts of Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands.


lexentry: eng/Wallis_and_Futuna__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Wallis and Futuna
trans_list: Vailís agus Futúna
sense:
An archipelago and overseas territory of France in Oceania. Official name: Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands.


lexentry: eng/Wallonia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Wallonia
trans_list: an Vallúin
sense:
A federal region of southern Belgium where French and German are the official languages, and where Lorrain, Luxembourgish, Picard, Franconian and Walloon languages are also spoken.


lexentry: eng/Walloon__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Walloon
trans_list: Vallúnais | Vallúinis
sense:
A Romance language traditionally spoken in parts of southern Belgium and a small strip of northern France (around Givet).


lexentry: eng/Washington,_D.C.__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Washington, D.C.
trans_list: Washington, D.C.
sense:
The capital city of the United States, formally known as the District of Columbia. Abbreviated as D.C. or DC.


lexentry: eng/Washington__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Washington
trans_list: Washington
sense:
A state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Capital: Olympia. Largest city: Seattle.


lexentry: eng/Wednesday__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Wednesday
trans_list: Céadaoin | An Chéadaoin
sense:
The fourth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the third day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Tuesday and precedes Thursday.


lexentry: eng/Weimar_Republic__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Weimar Republic
trans_list: Poblacht Weimar
sense:
(history) The democratic regime of Germany from 1919 to the assumption of power by Adolf Hitler in 1933.


lexentry: eng/Wellington__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Wellington
trans_list: Wellington
sense:
(card games) In the game of nap, a bid that results in the bidder winning quadruple, or losing double, the amount staked.


lexentry: eng/Wellington_boots__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Wellington boots
trans_list: buataisí rubair
sense:
(British) Waterproof rubber boots, intended to be worn in wet or muddy conditions. Short forms: wellies (singular welly or wellie)


lexentry: eng/West_Bank__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: West Bank
trans_list: Bruach Thiar
sense:
A Palestinian territory on the west bank of the Jordan river, claimed by and under the partial administration of State of Palestine, and illegally occupied by Israel.


lexentry: eng/West_Frisian__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: West Frisian
trans_list: Freaslainnis | Freaslainnis Iartharach | Freaslainnis an Iarthir
sense:
A language spoken mostly in the province of Friesland, in the north of the Netherlands; one of the Frisian languages (or language varieties).


lexentry: eng/West_Germany__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: West Germany
trans_list: Iar-Ghearmáin
sense:
(historical, 1949–1990) A former country in Central Europe, distinguished from the German Democratic Republic, commonly known as East Germany. Official name: Federal Republic of Germany.


lexentry: eng/West_Slavic__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: West Slavic
trans_list: Slavach Thiar
sense:
A subgrouping of the Slavic language family spoken mainly in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Lusatia (a small area in Germany).


lexentry: eng/West_Yorkshire__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: West Yorkshire
trans_list: Yorkshire Thiar
sense:
(from 1974) A metropolitan county in northern England bordering Derbyshire, South Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, Lancashire and Greater Manchester.


lexentry: eng/West__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: West
trans_list: iarthar
sense:
(US) The Western United States (sometimes excluding the West Coast), particularly (historical) in reference to the 19th century Wild West.


lexentry: eng/West__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: West
trans_list: iarthar
sense:
The western world; i.e. Western Europe, the US and Canada (sometimes includes Latin America), and Australia and New Zealand.


lexentry: eng/Western_Australia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Western Australia
trans_list: Iarthar na hAstráile
sense:
A state of Australia, occupying the western third of the continent; a former British colony until 1901. Capital: Perth.


lexentry: eng/Westminster_Abbey__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Westminster Abbey
trans_list: Abtheach Westminster
sense:
A large Gothic church, on the scale of a cathedral, next to the Houses of Parliament in London; the traditional place of coronation and burial of English monarchs.


lexentry: eng/Wheel_of_Fortune__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Wheel of Fortune
trans_list: roth an tsaoil
sense:
(mythology, philosophy) The mythological wheel turned randomly by Fortuna, the Roman goddess of fate, fortune, and luck, to determine people's fortunes which were thus unpredictable.


lexentry: eng/Wheel_of_Fortune__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Wheel of Fortune
trans_list: Roth Seama
sense:
(tarot) A tarot card with an image of Fortuna's wheel (sense 1), generally the tenth of 22 trumps of the major arcana in most tarot decks.


lexentry: eng/Whitsunday__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Whitsunday
trans_list: Cincís | Domhnach na Cincíse
sense:
(Christianity) The Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls, seven weeks after Easter.


lexentry: eng/Wicca__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Wicca
trans_list: Wicca
sense:
A neopagan religion that was first popularized by books written in 1949, 1954, and 1959 by Englishman Gerald Gardner, involving the worship of a horned male god and a moon goddess, the observance of eight Sabbats, and the performance of various rituals.


lexentry: eng/Wiktionary__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Wiktionary
trans_list: Vicífhoclóir | Wikishinari
sense:
A particular version of this dictionary project, written in a certain language, such as the English-language Wiktionary (often known simply as the English Wiktionary).


lexentry: eng/Williamite__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Williamite
trans_list: Clann Bhullaí
sense:
A member of the Hermits of Saint William, a religious order founded by disciples of William of Maleval.


lexentry: eng/Wisdom__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Wisdom
trans_list: Eagna | Leabhar na hEagna
sense:
(book of the bible) The Wisdom of Solomon, a book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.


lexentry: eng/World_War_II__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: World War II
trans_list: Dara Cogadh Domhanda
sense:
(history) The war from 1939 to 1945 of the Allied forces, including the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, the United States, France, and China, against the Axis Powers, including Germany, Italy, and Japan.


lexentry: eng/World_War_I__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: World War I
trans_list: an Chéad Chogadh Domhanda
sense:
(history) The war from 1914 to 1918 between the Entente Powers of the British Empire, Russian Empire, France, Italy, the United States and other allied nations, against the Central Powers represented by the German Empire, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria.


lexentry: eng/World_Wide_Web__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: World Wide Web
trans_list: Gréasán Domhanda
sense:
(Internet) Usually preceded by the: collectively, all of the hypertext documents (web pages) on the Internet stored in different computers around the world that hyperlink to each other and to other kinds of media, and are typically retrieved by the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) and Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS).


lexentry: eng/Wren_Day__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Wren Day
trans_list: Lá an Dreoilín
sense:
(Ireland, Wales, Isle of Man, Newfoundland) A celebration on December 26 where people, especially boys, hunt a fake wren and parade it upon a decorated pole.


lexentry: eng/Wrocław__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Wrocław
trans_list: Wrocław
sense:
A city, located in Silesia in what is now southwestern Poland. (At different points in history, the city has been part of Bohemia, Prussia, Germany, and Poland.)


lexentry: eng/Wyandot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Wyandot
trans_list: firéad
sense:
A member of a Native American people, formed from the Huron confederacy, that lived in and around Ohio.


lexentry: eng/X-ray__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: X-ray
trans_list: X-gha
sense:
Short wavelength electromagnetic radiation usually produced by bombarding a metal target in a vacuum. Used to create images of the internal structure of objects; this is possible because X-rays pass through most objects and can expose photographic film.


lexentry: eng/X-ray__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: X-ray
trans_list: X-ghathaigh
sense:
(transitive, informal) To take a radiograph of; to obtain an image of using X-ray radiation, especially for the purpose of medical diagnostic evaluation.


lexentry: eng/X-ray_radiation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: X-ray radiation
trans_list: X-radaíocht
sense:
electromagnetic radiation consisting of X-rays, radiation in the X-ray spectrum, of shorter wavelength and higher frequency than ultraviolet and longer wavelength and lower frequency than gamma rays


lexentry: eng/X_chromosome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: X chromosome
trans_list: X-chrómasóm
sense:
(genetics) A mammalian sex chromosome. Cells of females have a pair of X chromosomes while cells of males have an X and a Y.


lexentry: eng/Xavier__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: Xavier
trans_list: Savy
sense:
Any of various notable people with this name as given name or surname, especially Saint Francis Xavier, a Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552).


lexentry: eng/Xenocrates__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Xenocrates
trans_list: Seanócraitéas
sense:
(c. 396–314 B.C.E.) An Ancient Greek philosopher, mathematician, and the second leader (scholarch) of the Platonic Academy from 339 to 314 B.C.E.


lexentry: eng/Xenophon__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Xenophon
trans_list: Seineafón
sense:
Athenian historian and philosopher born 427 B.C.E. and author of the Anabasis and Memorabilia. He was a pupil of Socrates and became a general during the Persian wars.


lexentry: eng/Y_chromosome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Y chromosome
trans_list: Y-chrómasóm
sense:
(genetics) A mammalian sex chromosome, occurring only in male cells. Cells of females have a pair of X chromosomes while cells of males have an X and a Y.


lexentry: eng/Yakutia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Yakutia
trans_list: an Iacúit
sense:
A republic and federal subject of eastern Russia. Official name: Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). Capital and largest city: Yakutsk.


lexentry: eng/Yangon__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Yangon
trans_list: Rangún
sense:
The largest city and former capital of Myanmar; formerly, Rangoon (19th–21st c.), Dagon (16th–18th c.), and Dagoon (rare).


lexentry: eng/Yangtze__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Yangtze
trans_list: an [[Iaing-tsí]]
sense:
The chief river of central China and the third longest river in the world, flowing a total of 6300 km.


lexentry: eng/Yankee__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: Yankee
trans_list: Poncán
sense:
(chiefly southern, _, Louisiana) An Anglo, as opposed to someone with French ancestry; a native or inhabitant of the rest of the United States.


lexentry: eng/Yazidi__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Yazidi
trans_list: Iasaídeach
sense:
member of a Kurdish-speaking people of northern Iraq, Armenia and Caucasus, whose religion is Yazidism


lexentry: eng/Yiddish__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Yiddish
trans_list: Giúdais
sense:
A West Germanic, or more specifically High German, language that developed from Middle High German dialects, with an admixture of vocabulary from multiple source languages including Hebrew-Aramaic, Romance, Slavic, English, etc., and mostly written in Hebrew characters which is used mainly among Ashkenazic Jews from central and eastern Europe.


lexentry: eng/Yoruba__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Yoruba
trans_list: Iarúbach | Iarúibis
sense:
A sub-Saharan language. It belongs to the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo language family, and has nearly 40 million speakers in Nigeria, Benin, Togo, and Sierra Leone, as well as communities in The United States, Brazil and Cuba.


lexentry: eng/Yoruba__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Yoruba
trans_list: Iarúbach
sense:
An African traditional religion which spawned various offshoots in the Americas in the 15th to 19th centuries, including santería and Lucumí. (See Yoruba religion.)


lexentry: eng/Your_Excellency__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Your Excellency
trans_list: an tuasal
sense:
(formal) A title of respect used when addressing heads of state other than monarchs, heads of government, governors, ambassadors, certain ecclesiastics, royalty, and others holding equivalent rank.


lexentry: eng/Your_Majesty__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Your Majesty
trans_list: do mhaorga
sense:
(formal) A term of address used in direct address to a monarch of higher rank than a prince, such as a king, queen, emperor, or empress.


lexentry: eng/Yugoslavia__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Yugoslavia
trans_list: Iúgslaiv
sense:
(historical) A former country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, now split into 7 countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Serbia, and Slovenia.


lexentry: eng/Yule__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Yule
trans_list: An Nollaig
sense:
Christmastide, the Christmas season, the Twelve Days of Christmas (between December 25th and January 5th).


lexentry: eng/Yup'ik__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: Yup'ik
trans_list: Iúpaicis
sense:
(linguistics) A subbranch of the Eskimo-Aleut family of languages. This is the only language family known to straddle both North America and Asia. It is centered squarely in Alaska and is thought to have migrated across to Siberia a few hundred years ago.


lexentry: eng/Zaire__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Zaire
trans_list: Sáír
sense:
(historical) Former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a country in Central Africa; used from 1971–1997.


lexentry: eng/Zambezi__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Zambezi
trans_list: an tSaimbéis
sense:
A river in Southern Africa, flowing south and west from Zambia through east Angola and Zambia and then east along the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe into and through central Mozambique to the Indian Ocean.


lexentry: eng/Zante_currant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Zante currant
trans_list: rísín Corantach
sense:
A small, sweet, seedless black grape with an intense flavour when dried, from a cultivar of Vitis vinifera the grape vine.


lexentry: eng/Zechariah__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: Zechariah
trans_list: Zacairiá
sense:
(biblical character) A Hebrew prophet traditionally considered the author of the Book of Zechariah, the eleventh of the Twelve Minor Prophets.


lexentry: eng/Zen__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Zen
trans_list: Búdachas Zen | Zen
sense:
(religion) A school of Mahayana Buddhism characterized by sudden enlightenment achieved by indirect means and principally associated with China and Japan.


lexentry: eng/Zimbabwe__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Zimbabwe
trans_list: Siombáib | Poblacht na Siombáibe
sense:
A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Zimbabwe. Formerly called Southern Rhodesia or Rhodesia.


lexentry: eng/Zion__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Zion
trans_list: Sliabh Shíón | Síón
sense:
(biblical) A hill in Jerusalem, Israel, on which ancient Jerusalem was partly built; a centrepiece to Biblical accounts of old days and future eschatological events.


lexentry: eng/Zionism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Zionism
trans_list: Siónachas
sense:
(politics) Jewish nationalism, the movement which supported first the reestablishment of a Jewish homeland and now supports the continuation of a Jewish state in Israel.


lexentry: eng/a_bad_workman_always_blames_his_tools__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: It is not the tools we use that make us good, but rather how we employ them.
written_rep: a bad workman always blames his tools
trans_list:
droch-cheardaí a chuireann an milleán ar a chuid uirlisí | ní thig a sháith de chorrán a thabhairt do dhrochbhuanaí


lexentry: eng/a_cat_may_look_at_a_king__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: a cat may look at a king
trans_list: faigheann an cat cead amharc ar an rí is ní fhaigheann an rí cead é a chaitheamh
sense:
A purported inferior has certain rights or prerogatives, even in the presence of a purported superior.


lexentry: eng/a_few__Determiner__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: a few
trans_list: cúpla
sense:
A small number of (a set of countable items); more than one but not very many; especially, more than two but not very many (explained in usage note at several).


lexentry: eng/aa__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aa
trans_list: aa
sense:
(volcanology) A form of lava flow associated with Hawaiian-type volcanoes, consisting of basaltic rock, usually dark-colored with a jagged and loose, clinkery surface. Compare pahoehoe. [From 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/aardvark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aardvark
trans_list: arcán talún
sense:
The nocturnal, insectivorous primarily eating ants and termites, burrowing, mammal Orycteropus afer, of the order Tubulidentata, somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of sub-Saharan Africa. [from late 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/aardwolf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aardwolf
trans_list: faolchú talún
sense:
A nocturnal, insectivorous mammal, Proteles cristatus, of southern and eastern Africa, related to and resembling the hyena. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]


lexentry: eng/aback__Adverb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: aback
trans_list: taobh thiar
sense:
(nautical) Backward against the mast; said of the sails when pressed by the wind from the "wrong" (forward) side, or of a ship when its sails are set that way. [First attested in the late 17th century.]


lexentry: eng/abacus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abacus
trans_list: abacas
sense:
(historical, obsolete) A table or tray scattered with sand which was used for calculating or drawing. [attested from c. 1387]


lexentry: eng/abacus__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: abacus
trans_list: abacas | fráma comhairimh
sense:
A device used for performing arithmetical calculations; (rare) a table on which loose counters are placed, or (more commonly) an instrument with beads sliding on rods, or counters in grooves, with one row of beads or counters representing units, the next tens, etc. [from late 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/abacus__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: abacus
trans_list: abacas
sense:
(architecture) The uppermost portion of the capital of a column immediately under the architrave, in some cases a flat oblong or square slab, in others more decorated. [from mid 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/abalone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abalone
trans_list: cluas mhara
sense:
(North America, Australia, Hong Kong) An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl. [mid 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/abandon__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abandon
trans_list: tabhair suas
sense:
(transitive) To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]


lexentry: eng/abandon__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: abandon
trans_list: fág | lig ó | tabhair suas | tréig
sense:
(transitive) To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]


lexentry: eng/abandon__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: abandon
trans_list: lig ó | tabhair suas
sense:
(transitive) To leave behind; to desert, as in a ship, a position, or a person, typically in response to overwhelming odds or impending dangers; to forsake, in spite of a duty or responsibility. [First attested in the late 15th century.]


lexentry: eng/abandon__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: abandon
trans_list: caith amach | díbir
sense:
(transitive, obsolete) To cast out; to banish; to expel; to reject. [Attested from the mid 16th century until the mid 17th century.]


lexentry: eng/abandoned__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: abandoned
trans_list: fágtha | tréigthe
sense:
No longer maintained by its former owners, residents, or caretakers; forsaken, deserted. [Late 15th century]


lexentry: eng/abandonment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abandonment
trans_list: tréigean
sense:
The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment. [Late 16th century.]


lexentry: eng/abandonment__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: abandonment
trans_list: tréigean
sense:
The voluntary leaving of a person to whom one is bound by a special relation, as a wife, husband or child; desertion.


lexentry: eng/abandonment__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: abandonment
trans_list: tréigean
sense:
(legal) The relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege; relinquishment of right to secure a patent by an inventor; relinquishment of copyright by an author. [Early 19th century.]


lexentry: eng/abase__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abase
trans_list: uirísligh
sense:
(transitive) To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate. [from c. 1350–1470]


lexentry: eng/abate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: abate
trans_list: laghdaigh
sense:
To lower in price or value; (law) specifically, of a bequest in a will: to lower in value because the testator's estate is insufficient to satisfy all the bequests in full. [from early 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/abatement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abatement
trans_list: laghdú | lagú
sense:
The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; a moderation; removal or putting an end to; the suppression. [First attested from 1340 to 1470.]


lexentry: eng/abatis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abatis
trans_list: leagarnach
sense:
A means of defense formed by felled trees, or sometimes by bent trees, the ends of whose branches are sharpened and directed outwards, or against the enemy, and more recently fortified with barbed wire. [Mid 19th century.]


lexentry: eng/abaxial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abaxial
trans_list: allaiseach
sense:
(botany, zoology) Of a side that is facing away from the axis or central line, such as the underside of a leaf, or the back of an animal. [Mid 19th century.]


lexentry: eng/abbacy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abbacy
trans_list: abacht | abdhaine
sense:
The dignity, estate, term, or jurisdiction of an abbot or abbess. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]


lexentry: eng/abbess__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abbess
trans_list: ban-ab | máthairab
sense:
A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks. [First attested around 1150 to 1350]


lexentry: eng/abbey__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: abbey
trans_list: mainistir
sense:
A monastery or society of people, secluded from the world and devoted to religion and celibacy, which is headed by an abbot or abbess; also, the monastic building or buildings. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]


lexentry: eng/abbreviate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: abbreviate
trans_list: giorraigh
sense:
(transitive) To make shorter; to shorten (in time); to abridge; to shorten by ending sooner than planned. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]


lexentry: eng/abbreviation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: abbreviation
trans_list: giorrú | giorrúchán | nod
sense:
(linguistics) A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase used to represent the whole, using omission of letters, and sometimes substitution of letters, or duplication of initial letters to signify plurality, including signs such as +, =, @. [Late 16th century.]


lexentry: eng/abbreviature__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: abbreviature
trans_list: giorrú
sense:
A shortened form of a word or phrase, used in place of the whole; an abbreviation. [since the mid 17th century]


lexentry: eng/abdicate__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: abdicate
trans_list: tabhair suas
sense:
(transitive) To surrender, renounce or relinquish, as sovereign power; to withdraw definitely from filling or exercising, as a high office, station, dignity; to fail to fulfill responsibility for. [from mid 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/abdicate__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: abdicate
trans_list: tabhair suas
sense:
(intransitive) To relinquish or renounce a throne, or other high office or dignity; to renounce sovereignty. [First attested in the early 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/abdication__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: abdication
trans_list: tabhairt suas
sense:
The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder. [First attested in the early 17th century.]


lexentry: eng/abdomen__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: abdomen
trans_list: abdóman
sense:
(anatomy) The cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum, and contains the viscera; often restricted in humans to the part between the diaphragm and the commencement of the pelvis, the remainder being called the pelvic cavity. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/abdominal_cavity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abdominal cavity
trans_list: cuas an bhoilg
sense:
(anatomy) The hollow portion of the torso within the abdomen, containing the abdominal organs, in mammals below the diaphragm.


lexentry: eng/abducens_nerve__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abducens nerve
trans_list: néaróg abduchtach
sense:
(neuroanatomy) Each of the sixth pair of cranial nerves that are the motor nerves supplying the lateral rectus in the eye. [19th century.]


lexentry: eng/abduct__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abduct
trans_list: fuadaigh
sense:
(transitive) To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap. [Early 17th century.]


lexentry: eng/abductor__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abductor
trans_list: matán abduchtach
sense:
(anatomy) A muscle which serves to draw a part out, or from the median line of the body [early 17th century]


lexentry: eng/aberration__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: aberration
trans_list: iomrall
sense:
(optics) The convergence to different foci, by a lens or mirror, of rays of light emanating from one and the same point, or the deviation of such rays from a single focus; a defect in a focusing mechanism that prevents the intended focal point. [Mid 18th century.]


lexentry: eng/aberration__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: aberration
trans_list: iomrall | seachrán
sense:
(astronomy) A small periodical change of the apparent positions of the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer. [Mid 18th century.]


lexentry: eng/aberration__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: aberration
trans_list: iomrall
sense:
(zoology, botany) Atypical development or structure; deviation from the normal type; an aberrant organ. [Mid 19th century.]


lexentry: eng/abet__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abet
trans_list: neartaigh le
sense:
(transitive, crime) To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime. [ca. 1350–1470]


lexentry: eng/abettor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abettor
trans_list: neartaitheoir
sense:
One that abets an offender; one that incites; instigates; encourages. [First attested from 1350 to 1470.]


lexentry: eng/abhor__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abhor
trans_list: adhfhuathaigh
sense:
(transitive) To regard (someone or something) as horrifying or detestable; to feel great repugnance toward. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]


lexentry: eng/abhorrence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abhorrence
trans_list: fuath
sense:
(uncountable, countable) Extreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike or loathing. [Mid 17th century.]


lexentry: eng/abide__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: abide
trans_list: fan
sense:
(intransitive, archaic, Scotland) To stay; to continue in a place; to remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to be left. [from ca. 1150—1350]


lexentry: eng/abide__Verb__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: abide
trans_list: cónaigh
sense:
(transitive, obsolete) To endure or undergo a hard trial or a task; to stand up under. [from ca. 1150—1350 to early 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/abide__Verb__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: abide
trans_list: cónaigh
sense:
(transitive, archaic) To await submissively; accept without question; submit to. [from ca. 1350—1470]


lexentry: eng/ability__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ability
trans_list: ábaltacht | cumas
sense:
(uncountable) The quality or state of being able; capacity to do or of doing something; having the necessary power. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]


lexentry: eng/abiogenesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abiogenesis
trans_list: aibithghineas
sense:
(evolutionary theory) The origination of living organisms from lifeless matter; such genesis as does not involve the action of living parents. [from 1870]


lexentry: eng/abiotic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abiotic
trans_list: aibitheach
sense:
Nonliving, inanimate, characterised by the absence of life; of inorganic matter. [Mid 20th century.]


lexentry: eng/abjection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abjection
trans_list: ainnise | truaillíocht
sense:
A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]


lexentry: eng/ablaut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ablaut
trans_list: ablabht | grádaíocht
sense:
(phonology) The substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning; vowel permutation, distinct from the phonetic influence of a succeeding vowel. [Mid 19th century.]


lexentry: eng/able__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: able
trans_list: ábalta | in ann
sense:
Free from constraints preventing completion of task; permitted to; not prevented from. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]


lexentry: eng/able__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: able
trans_list: ábalta | in ann
sense:
Gifted with skill, intelligence, knowledge, or competence. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]


lexentry: eng/abloom__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abloom
trans_list: faoi bhláth
sense:
(postpositive) In or into bloom; in a blooming state; having flower blooms unfolding. [Mid 19th century.]


lexentry: eng/ablution__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ablution
trans_list: ionladh
sense:
The act of washing or cleansing the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite. [From mid 16th century.]


lexentry: eng/abnormal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abnormal
trans_list: mínormálta | neamhghnách
sense:
Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type. [First attested around the mid 19th century.]


lexentry: eng/abnormal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: abnormal
trans_list: mínormálta
sense:
Of or pertaining to that which is irregular, in particular, behaviour that deviates from norms of social propriety or accepted standards of mental health. [First attested around the early 20th century.]


lexentry: eng/abnormality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abnormality
trans_list: ainspiantacht | anchúinseacht | mínormáltacht | sonraíocht | éanormalacht
sense:
The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]


lexentry: eng/abode__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: abode
trans_list: adhbha
sense:
(dated, or, legal) Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn. [Attested from (1350 to 1470) to the mid 18th century.]


lexentry: eng/abomasum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abomasum
trans_list: abomasam
sense:
(biology, food) The fourth digestive compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminant, after the omasum;the lining of said compartment, considered as a foodstuff.


lexentry: eng/abominable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abominable
trans_list: gráiniúil
sense:
Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable. [first attested around 1150 to 1350]


lexentry: eng/aboriginal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aboriginal
trans_list: bundúchasach
sense:
First according to historical or scientific records; original; indigenous; primitive. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]


lexentry: eng/aborigine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aborigine
trans_list: bundúchasach
sense:
A native inhabitant of a country; a member of the original people. [First attested in the early 19th century.]


