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