An Cholann Daonna: The Human Body

ball, baill chuirp, limbs (of the body)

an ceann, the head; cinn, heads

uain an chinn, back of the skull

cúl an chinn, same, lower down

bathas an chinn, front of the skull

tobar na bathaise, hollow at the juncture on top of skull

clár an éadain, forehead

an mhala, brow

an inchinn, brain

an foradh, eyelid

an chluas, ear

an giall, jaw

corrán géill, edge of jaw

an muinéal, neck

caol an mhuinéil, the narrow part of the neck

an tsúil, eye

an tsrón, nose

smolán, nostril

coguas na sróine, the wall between the nostrils

an pluc, the cheek (the fleshy part)

an leicean, the side of the face

an aghaidh, an t-éadan, the face

an ghruaidh, the cheek

frighid an gháire, a dimple

bricíní, freckles

an béal, mouth

an fhiacail, the tooth

déad, the teeth altogether

dranndal, the teeth exposed

cláb, gaindéal, strabhas, the mouth (undignified terms)

teanga, tongue

teanga bheag, back of palate

cúilfhiacail, cúirfhiacail, back-tooth

clár-fhiacail, front tooth

séanas, space between teeth

carbad, gum

carbad uachtair, upper gums

carbad íochtair, lower gums

smig, smigín, chin

sgornach, sgóig, throat

slighe anála, breath passage

slugadh, craos, food passage

ubhall na sgornaighe, apple of throat

píob, píobán, windpipe

an cloigeann, the skull

an blaosg, the shell of the skull

an ghruag, an folt, the hair of the head

an fhéasóg, the beard

an croiméal, the mustache

uairbhéal, a mouth habitually open

rosg, poetic for an eye

puisíní, lips

puisín uachtair, upper lip

puisín íochtair, lower lip

bun na sgornaighe, back of the mouth

cliob, tuft of hair in front

cirín na cluaise, top of the ear

Méarthóg Ghuill