Meaning

4 senses

  1. (uncountable)The Gaelic language indigenous to Ireland, also known as Irish Gaelic.

    Irish is the first official and national language of Ireland.

    Irisch, Irisch-Gälisch, Gälisch

    и́рландскийírlandskij

    ірла́ндська мо́ваirlándsʹka móva, ірла́ндськаirlándsʹka

  2. The Irish people.

    Many Irish are actually dark-haired as a result of the many invaders and migrants over the centuries.

    Ire, Irin

    ирла́ндцыirlándcy, ирла́ндецirlándec, ирла́ндкаirlándka

    ірла́ндецьirlándecʹ, ірла́ндкаirlándka

  3. A surname originating as an ethnonym.

  4. A female given name of chiefly Philippine usage.

Examples

93 sentences

  1. I'm very interested in Irish folk music.

    Мене дуже цікавить ірландська народна музика. — deniko

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  2. I love Irish music.

    Я люблю ірландську музику. — deniko

    ruЯ люблю ирландскую музыку. — Lebensfreude

    deIch liebe irische Musik. — Lebensfreude

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  3. Tom doesn't like Irish coffee.

    Тому не подобається кава по-ірландськи. — deniko

    ruТому не нравится кофе по-ирландски. — Wezel

    deTom mag keinen irischen Kaffee. — Tamy

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  4. Irish is a very beautiful language.

    Ірландська — дуже гарна мова. — deniko

    ruИрландский - очень красивый язык. — Selena777

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  5. I'm Irish, but I don't speak Irish.

    ruЯ ирландец, но не говорю по-ирландски. — Ooneykcall

    deIch bin Ire, spreche aber kein Irisch. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Translations

9 languages
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Русский
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Origin

From Middle English Irish (12th c.), from Old English *Īrisċ, from Old English Īras (“Iris

From Middle English Irish (12th c.), from Old English *Īrisċ, from Old English Īras (“Irishmen”), from Old Norse Írar, from Old Irish Ériu (modern Irish Éire (“Ireland”)), further origin heavily debated but probably from Proto-Celtic *Φīweriyū (“fat land, fertile”), from Proto-Indo-European *péyh₂wr̥ (“fat, swelling”), from *peyh₂- (“to swell; to be fat”), akin to Ancient Greek πῑ́ειρα (pī́eira, “fertile land”), Sanskrit पीव॑री (pī́varī, “fat”).

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See also

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