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English

Pronunciation

  • ī'rĭsh, /ˈaɪrɪʃ/, /"aIrIS/

Noun

Irish

  1. The goidelic language of the people of Ireland.
  2. (Collectively as a plural): Irish people
    NOTE: Use Irishman or Irishwoman for the singular.
  3. A board game of the tables family.

Translations

the language

  • Breton: iwerzhoneg m
  • Catalan: irlandès m, gaèlic irlandès m
  • Cherokee: ᎢᎤᎳᏂ
  • Danish: irsk
  • Farsi: ایرلندی (Irlandi)
  • Dutch: Iers
  • Esperanto: irlanda lingvo
  • French: irlandais m, gaélique irlandais m
  • German: Irisch n, Irisch-Gälisch n, Gälisch n
  • Irish: Gaeilge, Gaedhlaing, Gaolainn, Gaedhlige
  • Romanian: irlandeză f
  • Spanish: irlandés m
  • Swedish: iriska

Translations

The people

  • Breton: Iwerzhonad m Iwerzhoniz pl
  • Catalan: irlandès m, irlandesa f
  • Danish: irer , irlænder
  • Esperanto: : irlandano m, irlandanino f
  • Farsi: ایرلندی (Irlandi)
  • French: Irlandais m, Irlandaise f (Irlandaises ) (with capital I)
  • German: Ire m, Irin f
  • Irish: Éireannach , Gael
  • Polish: Irlandczyk m, Irlandka f
  • Romanian: irlandez m, irlandeză f, irlandezi m pl, irlandeze f pl
  • Spanish: irlandés m, irlandesa f
  • Swedish: irländsk , irländska

Adjective

Irish

  1. Pertaining to or originating from Ireland or the Irish people
  2. Pertaining to the Irish language.
  3. (Colloquial): Nonsensical, illogical.
    NOTE: This usage is considered derogatory.

Translations

  • Breton: iwerzhonat
  • Catalan: irlandès m, irlandesa f
  • Danish: irsk
  • Dutch: Iers
  • Esperanto: irlanda
  • Farsi: ایرلندی (Irlandi)
  • French: irlandais m, irlandaise f (irlandaises )
  • German: irisch
  • Irish: Éireannach , Gaelach
  • Romanian: irlandez m, irlandeză f, irlandezi m pl, irlandeze f pl
  • Spanish: irlandés m, irlandesa f
  • Swedish: irländsk

Translations

Pertaining to the language'.

  • Breton: iwerzhonek
  • Catalan: irlandès m, irlandesa f
  • Danish: irsk
  • Esperanto: irland lingva
  • Farsi: ایرلندی (Irlandi)
  • Irish: Gaeilge (genitive of noun)
  • Romanian: irlandeză f
  • Spanish: irlandés m, irlandesa f
  • Swedish: irisk

Derived terms

  • Irish coffee
  • Irish cream
  • Irish slam

See also



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