Irish reference
Irish days, months and colours
These lists use lesson and dictionary sources. Each shows all seven days and all twelve months; colour lists under ten entries are marked selected. Each word includes its source.
Days of the week
Dé Luain
Monday
Source: data/content/irish/vocabulary.json#ir-deluain
Dé Máirt
Tuesday
Source: data/content/irish/vocabulary.json#ir-demairt
Dé Céadaoin
Wednesday
Source: data/content/irish/vocabulary.json#ir-deceadaoin
Déardaoin
Thursday
Source: data/content/irish/vocabulary.json#ir-deardaoin
Dé hAoine
Friday
Source: data/content/irish/vocabulary.json#ir-dehaoine
Dé Sathairn
Saturday
Source: data/content/irish/vocabulary.json#ir-desathairn
Dé Domhnaigh
Sunday
Source: data/content/irish/vocabulary.json#ir-dedomhnaigh
Months
Eanáir
January
Source: data/content/irish/calendar-words.json#ga-calendar-month-january; https://www.teanglann.ie/en/fgb/Ean%C3%A1ir; Teanglann, Ó Dónaill
Feabhra
February
Source: data/content/irish/calendar-words.json#ga-calendar-month-february; https://www.teanglann.ie/en/fgb/Feabhra; Teanglann, Ó Dónaill
Márta
March
Source: data/content/irish/calendar-words.json#ga-calendar-month-march; https://www.teanglann.ie/en/fgb/M%C3%A1rta; Teanglann, Ó Dónaill
Aibreán
April
Source: data/content/irish/calendar-words.json#ga-calendar-month-april; https://www.teanglann.ie/en/fgb/Aibre%C3%A1n; Teanglann, Ó Dónaill
Bealtaine
May
Source: data/content/irish/calendar-words.json#ga-calendar-month-may; https://www.teanglann.ie/en/fgb/Bealtaine; Teanglann, Ó Dónaill
Meitheamh
June
Source: data/content/irish/calendar-words.json#ga-calendar-month-june; https://www.teanglann.ie/en/fgb/Meitheamh; Teanglann, Ó Dónaill
Iúil
July
Source: data/content/irish/calendar-words.json#ga-calendar-month-july; https://www.teanglann.ie/en/fgb/I%C3%BAil; Teanglann, Ó Dónaill
Lúnasa
August
Source: data/content/irish/calendar-words.json#ga-calendar-month-august; https://www.teanglann.ie/en/fgb/L%C3%BAnasa; Teanglann, Ó Dónaill
Meán Fómhair
September
Source: data/content/irish/calendar-words.json#ga-calendar-month-september; https://www.teanglann.ie/en/fgb/Me%C3%A1n%20F%C3%B3mhair; Teanglann, Ó Dónaill
Deireadh Fómhair
October
Source: data/content/irish/calendar-words.json#ga-calendar-month-october; https://www.teanglann.ie/en/eid/October; Teanglann, de Bhaldraithe
Samhain
November
Source: data/content/irish/calendar-words.json#ga-calendar-month-november; https://www.teanglann.ie/en/fgb/Samhain; Teanglann, Ó Dónaill
Nollaig
December
Source: data/content/irish/calendar-words.json#ga-calendar-month-december; https://www.teanglann.ie/en/fgb/Nollaig; Teanglann, Ó Dónaill
Colours
dearg
red
Source: data/content/irish/vocabulary.json#ir-dearg
gorm
blue
Source: data/content/irish/vocabulary.json#ir-gorm
glas
green
Source: data/content/irish/vocabulary.json#ir-glas
bán
white
Source: data/content/irish/vocabulary.json#ir-ban
dubh
black
Source: data/content/irish/vocabulary.json#ir-dubh
buí
yellow
Source: data/content/irish/vocabulary.json#ir-bui
donn
/d̪ˠoun̪ˠ/
brown
Source: data/content/irish/vocabulary.json#ir-donn
corcra
purple
Source: data/content/irish/vocabulary.json#ir-corcra
liath
/lʲiəh/
grey
Source: data/content/irish/vocabulary.json#ir-liath
bándearg
/ˈbˠɑ̃ːnʲˌdʲɑɾˠəɡ/
pink
Source: data/content/irish/vocabulary.json#ir-bandearg
flannbhuí
/ˈfˠl̪ˠɑun̪ˠˌvˠiː/
orange
Source: data/content/irish/vocabulary.json#ir-flannbhui
sailchuachach
violet
Source: data/content/irish/calendar-words.json#ga-calendar-colour-violet; https://www.teanglann.ie/en/fgb/sailchuachach; Teanglann, Ó Dónaill
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