Irish Nouns
Learning the Irish Nouns is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Irish language. But first we need to know what the role of Nouns is in the structure of the grammar in Irish.
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 |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Nouns in Irish has a logical pattern. Locate the Nouns above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Gaelic.
List of 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, therefore they need very special attention. 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.