Glossary of Irish gender and sex terminology

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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

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