Irish Gaelic for Musicians
last added to : Oct 11, 2001
pronunciation in brackets where available

General
choir : c—r
chord : corda
lyrics : liric’
melody : fonn
master singer : ardchantaire
music : ceol (kyaul)
musical : ceolmhar
musician (male) : fear ceoil
singer : amhr‡na’ (awraunee)
song : amhr‡n (awraun)

Instruments
musical instrument : glŽas ceoil (gless kyoil)

accordian : bosca ceoil (buska kyoil)
concertina : consart’n (kunsarteen)
drum : bodhr‡n (bowran)
guitar : giot‡r
fiddle : an fhidil (inijil)
flute : fead—g mh—r (feejog woar)
piano : pian—
piccolo : fliœteog
Scottish bagpipes : p’ob mh—r (peebwoar) tinwhistle : fead—g (feejog)
uillean pipes : an ph’b (in feeb)
violin : veidhl’n


Types Of Music
carol : carœl
Christmas carol : carœl Nollag choral : c—rœil
chorus, refrain : curf‡, loinneog
duet : d’sŽad
hornpipe : cornph’opa (kornfeepa)
jigs : poirt (portch)
lullaby : suantra’
reels : r’leanna (reeleanna)

Adjectives
loud : ard (aard)
melodic : sŽiseach
sweet sound : binn (bin)


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