native
1 adjective SOCIOL about where you were borndúchasach adj1 dúchais gs as adj he returned to his native county d'fhill sé ar a chontae dúchaisnative place áit dúchais 2 adjective LING relating to languagedúchais gs as adj Irish is my native language is í an Ghaeilge mo theanga dhúchaisShow full entry
3 adjective BOT, BIOL, ZOOL of plant, speciesdúchasach adj1 nádúrtha adj3 this plant is native to Ireland planda nádúrtha é sin in Éirinn 4 adjective ANTH of person, tradition, etcdúchasach adj1 dúchais gs as adj the native culture was under threat bhí an cultúr dúchasach faoi bhagairt 5 adjective innateó dhúchas nádúrtha adj3 she had native intelligence bhí éirim nádúrtha inti 6 noun of particular placeduine de bhunadh na háite she's a native of Italy de bhunadh na hIodáile í, is as an Iodáil di ó dhúchas 7 noun BOT, BIOL, ZOOL indigenous to placethis beetle is a native of South Africa an Afraic Theas áit dúchais na ciaróige seo 8 noun ANTH person indigenous to placedúchasach technical term masc1 duine de bhunadh na háite the natives rose up d'éirigh muintir na háite amach