If you're trying to learn Irish Nouns which is also called Gaelic, check our courses about Nouns and Words... to help you with your Irish grammar. Try to concentrate on the lesson and notice the pattern that occurs each time the word changes its place. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Irish. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
Learning the Irish Nouns displayed below is vital to the language. Irish nouns are words used to name a person, animal, place, thing, or abstract ideas. Nouns are usually the most important part of vocabulary. Here are some examples:
| English Nouns | Irish Nouns |
|---|---|
| nouns | ainmfhocail |
| my car | mo ghluaisteán/ mo charr |
| green car | carr glas |
| three cars | trí ghluaisteán |
| car garage | carr gharáiste |
| outside the car | taobh amuigh den charr |
Notice the structure of the Nouns in Irish.
Below is a list of the Nouns and Words in Irish placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Irish vocabulary.
| English Nouns | Irish Nouns |
|---|---|
| arm | lámh |
| back | droim |
| cheeks | leicne |
| chest | an t-ucht/ an cliabhrach |
| chin | smig |
| ear | cluas |
| elbow | an uilinn |
| eye | súil |
| face | aghaidh |
| finger | méar |
| fingers | méaracha |
| foot | cos |
| hair | gruaig |
| hand | lámh |
| head | ceann/cloigeann |
| heart | croí |
| knee | glúin |
| leg | cois |
| lip | liopa |
| mouth | béal |
| neck | muineál |
| nose | srón |
| shoulder | gualainn |
| stomach | bolg |
| teeth | fiacla |
| thigh | ceathrú |
| throat | scornach |
| thumb | ordóg |
| toe | méar coise(ladhraicín = small toe) |
| tongue | teanga |
| tooth | fiacail |
Nouns and Words have a very important role in Irish. Once you're done with the Gaelic Nouns, you might want to check the rest of our Irish lessons here: Learn Irish. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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