Glossary of Irish gender and sex terminology

This page lists Irish terms related to gender and sex. They are alphabetically ordered according to the words in Irish.

A

 * aerach: gay
 * aiteach: queer
 * allai-ghnéasach: allosexual (non-asexual)
 * andraigíneacht: androgyny

B

 * baineann go fireann (BGF): female-to-male (FTM)
 * banríon draig: drag queen
 * barrmháinliacht: top surgery
 * brú: binding
 * bunmháinliacht: bottom surgery

C

 * ceisteach: questioning
 * céannacht: identity
 * cis-inscneach: cisgender
 * cis-ghnáthach: cisnormativity
 * cis-ghnéasachas: cissexism
 * claonadh rómánsach: romantic orientation
 * coillteán: eunuch
 * comhghuaillí: ally

D

 * dá-inscneach: bigender
 * dé-anamúil / duine a bhfuil dhá spiorad ann/inti/iontu/iúmh: Two Spirit / Person with two spirits
 * déghnéasach: bisexual
 * dénárthacht inscne: gender binary
 * diosfóiria inscne: gender dysphoria
 * draig: drag

F

 * faoi choim: closeted (Literally: under a cloak)
 * fireann go baineann (FGB): male-to-female (MTF)
 * folú: tucking
 * forainm(neacha): pronoun(s)

G

 * gan-ghnéasach: asexual
 * gan inscne: agender
 * gan obráid: non-op
 * gan-rómánsach: aromantic
 * gliondar inscne: gender euphoria
 * gnéaschlaonadh: sexual orientation

H

 * heitrighnéasach: heterosexual
 * homofóibe: homophobia

I

 * iar-obráid: post-op
 * idirghnéas: intersex
 * il-inscneach: multigender/pangender
 * il-ghnéasach: pansexual
 * inscne-aiteach: genderqueer

L

 * LADT: "Leispiach, Aerach, Déghnéasach agus Trasinscneach" / LGBT
 * leath-bhaineann: demigirl
 * leath-fhireann: demiboy
 * leath-ghnéasach: demisexual
 * leath-inscnech: demigender
 * leath-rómánsach: demiromantic
 * leideanna inscne: gender cues
 * leispiach: lesbian

M

 * máinliacht dhaingniú inscne: gender confirmation surgery

N

 * neamh-dhénártha: nonbinary
 * neodrach ó thaobh na hinscne de: gender neutral
 * nochtadh inscne: gender expression

P

 * pacáil: packing
 * painghnéasach: pansexual

R

 * réamh-obráid: pre-op
 * rí draig: drag king

S

 * solúbhthacht: fluidity

T

 * Teiripe Athsholáthair Hormón: hormone replacement therapy
 * trasdul: transition
 * tras-ghléasadh: crossdressing
 * trasinscneach: transgender
 * tríú inscne: third gender
 * teacht amach: coming out

U

 * uamhan tras: transphobia

External resources

 * An Foclóir Aiteach/The Queer Dictionary
 * LADT Téarmaíochta/LGBT Terminology