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na | | plural of the |
ná | | than |
ná | | nor, neither, that not, which not |
Ná bac leis | naw bawch lesh | Do not bother (with |
. | . | it) |
Ná caitear tobac | naw kath-ar tobak | No smoking |
nach | | which is not, is not? |
nach mór | | almost |
Nach raibh mé | | Wasn't I? |
nach n-eisíonn X | | that X does not issue |
nádúrthach | | natural |
naíonán | | infant |
náire | | shame |
náireach | | shameful, disgraceful |
naisiun | | nation |
na Náisiúin Aontaithe | | the United Nations |
na mion-náisiúin | | the small nations |
na mion-náisiún | | of the small nations |
náisiúnta | | national (in context ='at national level') |
námhaid | | enemy |
naoi | | nine |
a naoi | a nee | (number) nine |
naoi déag | nee-jayg | nineteen |
naomh | | saint |
ar oileán na naomh | | to the island of saints |
naomhóg | | coracle |
naonúr | | nine people |
naoú | | ninth |
naprún | | apron |
nár | | that not, which not |
na síogaí | na shee-ogue-ee | fairy folk |
nead | nyad | nest |
neaipicín | | napkin |
neaipicín póca | | handkerchief |
néal | | wink of sleep |
neamhcheangailte | | nonalaigned |
neamheacnamaíoch | | uneconomical |
neamhghoilliúnach | | too thick-skinned to recognise an insult |
neamhspleáchas | | independence |
neart | | lots of strength |
neimat | | minute |
neodracht | | neutrality |
Conradh Neodrachta na hÉireann | | Irish Neutrality League |
tíortha neodracha agus neamhcheangailte | | neutral and nonalaigned countries |
ní | | not |
nigh | | wash |
níl | | is not; present tense negative of tá. |
níl a dhath le gnóthú | | there is nothing to be gained |
Níl a fhios agam | neel a iss agom | I don't know |
Nílim cinnte | neel-im keenteh | I'm not sure |
Nílimid | kneelmeed | we are not. |
Níl mórán Gaeilge agam | neel moor-aan gael-ga agom | I have not much Irish |
Níl mé | kneel may | I am not. |
Níl sé | kneel shee | he is not |
Níl sí | kneel shay | she is not |
Níl siad | kneel shed | they are not. |
Níl sibh | kneel sheev | you (plural) are not. |
Níl tú | kneel too | you are not. |
ním | | I wash |
Ní maith liom é. | nee mah lom eh | I do not like it |
nimh | | poison |
an-nimhneacha | | very poisonous |
níochán | | washing |
níor | | it was not; negative of is, with past tense marker -r-. |
níor shéan siad | | they didn't deny |
níos doichte | tighter (in context, tightening up the | law) |
níos mó | | bigger/any more |
níos mó ná | | more than |
Ní rabhamar | | We were not |
Ní raibh mé | | I was not |
Ní raibh sé | | He was not |
Ní raibh sí | | She was not |
Ní raibh siad | | They were not |
Ní raibh sibh | | You were not |
Ní raibh tú | | You were not |
nithe ar fónamh | | good things |
Ní thosóid sí. | | It won't start. |
Ní thuigim | nee higim | I do not understand |
Nó | | or |
nó gónach | | until |
nócha | no-khah | ninety |
nóchadú | | ninetieth |
noiméad | no-mayd | minute |
Nollaig | | December, Christmas |
Nollaig faoi mhaise (dhuit)! | | Happy Christmas (to you (singular))! |
Nollaig faoi mhaise (dhaoibh)! | | Happy Christmas (to you (plural))! |
faoi Nollaig | | around Christmas |
Mí na Nollag | | December |
nós | | custom |
ar aon nós | | anyhow |
ar nós | | like |
nua | noo-ah | new |
nuaíochat | | news |
nuair | | when |
nuair a thiocfaidh X | | when X comes (NB. fut.tense: 'will come') |
nósanna | | customs, practices (as in `folk customs') |
nósmhaireacht | | customariness, formality, usual practice |
nuachtán | | newspaper |
nuachtáin | | newspapers |
nuachtáin laethiúla | | daily newspapers |
Nuacht Aisiontacht | | (News Agency ?) |
nuair | | when |
núicléach | | nuclear |
ó | oh | (away) from, since |
ó 1939 i leith | | since 1939, from 1939 on |
ó 1897 go dtí 1924 | | from 1897 to 1924 |