noun · countable / uncountable · common

Irish

Ir·ish

Temper; anger, passionTemper; anger, passion.

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/ˈaɪɹɪʃ/

» I'm very interested in Irish folk music.

Мене дуже цікавить ірландська народна музика. — deniko

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Meaning

3 senses

(US, uncountable)Temper; anger, passion.
(countable, uncountable)Whiskey, or whisky, elaborated in Ireland.
whiskey made in Ireland chiefly from barley
(obsolete, uncountable)A board game of the tables family.

Examples

93 sentences

I'm very interested in Irish folk music.
Мене дуже цікавить ірландська народна музика. — deniko
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I love Irish music.
Я люблю ірландську музику. — deniko
ruЯ люблю ирландскую музыку. — Lebensfreude
deIch liebe irische Musik. — Lebensfreude
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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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Irish is a very beautiful language.
Ірландська — дуже гарна мова. — deniko
ruИрландский - очень красивый язык. — Selena777
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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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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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Forms

plural: Irish / Irishes

Singular	Irish
Plural	Irish / Irishes

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms

Close in meaning

the Celtic language of Ireland:Irish Gaelic Irish language Irish Gaelic language
whiskey made in Ireland chiefly from barley:Irish whiskey Irish whisky
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction:Irish people

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable