Irishism

English Etymology From en Irish ism. Noun en rhetoric A word, phrase, idiom, or expression chiefly used in Irish English. en 1855 The Living Age 223 And in the same short poem, we have these additional Irishisms in the rhymes : "But let me now awhile survey, Our madam o'er her ev'ning tea." "Hypocrisy with frown severe, Scurrility with gibing air." en 1991 Jonathan Kalb Beckett in Performance Cambridge University Press 9780521423793 89 Indeed, Beckett has always welcomed suggestions for Americanization of the Anglicisms and Irishisms in his plays; for instance, his and Asmus' replacement of "Macon" and "Cackon country" with "Napa" and "Crappa Valley" in the 1978 Godot ... en rhetoric A word, phrase, or idiom of Irish Gaelic (especially as borrowed into another language). en 1942 N.M. Holmer The Irish Language in Rathlin Island, Co. Antrim Рипол Классик 9785872688273 128 This fact, like so many others, is accounted For in part by Irishisms in southern Scottish Gaelic, in part by the strong Scottish influence on northern Irish. The most significant trait in the nominal inflexion is the plural termination —(c)an, which ... Coordinate terms Translations linguistic feature French: fr hibernicisme m Polish: pl hibernicyzm m