Irish/Vocabulary/Nationalities

List of Vocabulary

• Gael (plural form Gaeil) a Gael, an Irish or Scottish Celt, a person speaking Irish, Scots Gaelic, or Manx Gaelic

Bearla English	Gailge (Uatha) Irish (Singular)	Gailege (Iolra) Irish (Plural)
African	Afracánach	Afracánaigh
Algerian	Ailgéarach	Ailgéaraigh
Austrian	Ostarach	Ostaraigh
Croat	Crótach	Crótaigh
Czech	Seiceach	Seicigh
Dane	Danmhargach	Danmhargaigh
Egyptian	Éigipteach	Éigiptigh
Filipino	Filipinach	Filipinaigh
Finn	Fionlannach	Fionlannaigh
French	Francach	Francaigh
German	Gearmánach	Gearmánaigh
Greenlander	Graonlannach	Graonlannaigh
Icelander	Íoslannach	Íoslannaigh
Italian	Iodálach	Iodálaigh
Mauritanian	Máratánach	Máratánaigh
Moroccan	Maracach	Maracaigh
Nigerian	Nigéarach	Nigéaraigh
Norwegian	Ioruach	Ioruaigh
Serbian	Seirbeach	Seirbigh
Slovak	Slóvacach	Slóvacaigh
Sudanese	Súdánach	Súdánaigh
Swede	Sualannach	Sualannaigh
Turk	Turcach	Turcaigh

Examples

• Is Éireannach mé. I am an Irishman.

• Is Breatnach thú. You are (just you are, thou art) a Welshman/a Welshwoman.

• Is Albanach é. He is Scottish, a Scotsman.

• Is Éireannach í. She is an Irishwoman.

• Is Sasanaigh iad. They are English. (Sasanach an Englishman, an Englishwoman, an English person; Sasanaigh is the plural form, meaning "Englishmen", "Englishwomen", "English persons".)

• Is Meiriceánaigh sinn. We are Americans. (Meiriceánach an American, Meiriceánaigh Americans.)

• Is Gearmánaigh sibh. You (you guys, you people, all y'all) are Germans.

• Is Francaigh iad. They are Frenchmen, Frenchwomen, French people. (Francach Frenchman, Francaigh Frenchmen.)

• Is Ollannach í. She is Dutch, a Dutch woman. (Ollannach a Dutch person, Ollannaigh Dutch people.)

• Is Ollannach é. He is a Dutchman.

• Is Beilgigh sinn. We are Belgians. (Beilgeach Belgian, Beilgigh Belgians.)

• Is Ceanadach thú. You are a Canadian.