Irish/Vocabulary/Animals

This lesson is part of Unit 3 of WikiBooks Irish, a comprehensive open-source course in the Irish language. Lessons in Unit 3 are intended for the advanced Irish learner and contain specialized vocabulary and language notes for specific subject areas. Talking About Animals FloatingTable animal ainmhí When discussing ainmhí (animals) as gaeilge, bear in mind the following: Pronouns Because Irish has no neutral pronouns, animals take the pronoun appropriate to the grammatical gender of the word in question. Most general names for animal species are masculine. Eating Animals As in English, in some cases different words are used for the animal's meat when used as food than when discussing the living animal. These words will be considered separately in the Unit 3 lesson on food. Peataí FloatingTable peata pet catcat dogmadra kittenpuisín puppycoileán Ainmhithe na hÉireann birdéan butterflyféileacán deerfia ducklacha mouseluch owlulchabhán spiderdamhán alla rabbitcoinín ratfrancach sealrón turtleturtar Ainmhithe na feirme FloatingTable feirme farm cowbó calflao, gamhain foalsearrach goatgabhar hencearc horsecapall pigmuc lambuan sheepcaora Ainmhithe an zú FloatingTable zú zoo giraffesioráf crocodilecrogall bearbéar elephanteilifint hippopotamusdobhareach kangaroo cangarú wolfmac tíre zebra séabra koalacóála lionleon monkeymoncaí pandapanda penguinpiongain tigertíogar Ainmhithe uisceach codtrosc crabportán dolphindeilf (f) fishiasc lobstergliomach salmonbradán sharksiorc whalemíol mór See also Other Unit 3 lessons relevant to animals may include: Food (culinary names for animals' meat) Sport (terms related to horse and dog racing)