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The Irish word for father is
athair





father



Translations for father and their definitions

athair
     1. n-m. father (male parent; term of address for a priest; male ancestor more remote than a parent, a progenitor)
           Fuair m’athair bás. - My father died.
     2. n-m. ancestor
     3. n-m. sire
     4. n-f. creeper
     5. n-f. Alternative form of nathair, , snake


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