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English ga Etymology From en enm Irish (12th c.), from en ang *Īrisċ, from en ang Īras Irishmen, from en non Írar, from en sga Ériu (modern ga Éire Ireland), further origin heavily debated but probably from en cel-pro *Φīweriyū fat land, fertile, from en ine-pro *péyh₂wr̥ fat, swelling, from ine-pro *peyh₂- to swell; to be fat, akin to grc πῑ́ειρα fertile land, sa पीव॑री fat. Pronunciation en En-us-Irish.ogg US ī'rĭsh, en /ˈaɪɹɪʃ/ īə'rĭsh, en /ˈaɪəɹɪʃ/ en /ˈaɪɹəʃ/ weak vowel en Ir ish Proper noun en Q9142en uncountable The Gaelic language indigenous to Ireland, also known as Irish Gaelic. en Irish is the first official and national language of Ireland. en as plural The Irish people. en Many Irish are actually dark-haired as a result of the many invaders and migrants over the centuries. en Mar 1 2015 w:John Oliver w:Last Week Tonight with John Oliver 2 4 Infrastructure HBO America used to love dams... Yes, and we built those dams with ingenuity and brawn and, of course, piles and piles of dead Irish. en ethnonyms. en female chiefly Philippine. Usage notes The terms Irishman, Irishwoman, Irish person, etc., are used for one singular person. Derived terms en bog Irish black Irish Connacht Irish Anglo-Irish bicycle Irish Irish English Munster Irish Scots-Irish Scotch-Irish Scotch Irish smoked Irish Ulster Irish Classical Irish Early Modern Irish Translations the language Afrikaans: af Iers Arabic: ar أَيِرْلَنْدِيّ Hijazi Arabic: acw ايرلندي m ērlandi Armenian: hy իռլանդերեն Asturian: ast irlandés m Basque: eu gaelera, eu irlandera Belarusian: be ірла́ндская мо́ва, be ірландскі ірла́ндская f, be ірля́ндзкая мо́ва, be ірляндзкі ірля́ндзкая f Breton: br iwerzhoneg m Catalan: ca irlandès m language, ca gaèlic irlandès m Valencian: ca irlandés m, ca gaèlic irlandés m Cherokee: chr ᎢᎤᎳᏂ Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 愛爾蘭語 ài'ěrlányǔ Cornish: kw Godhalek m Czech: cs irština f Danish: da irsk Dutch: nl Iers n Esperanto: eo irlanda lingvo Estonian: et iiri keel Faroese: fo írskt n Finnish: fi iiri French: fr irlandais m, fr gaélique irlandais m Frisian: West Frisian: fy Iersk n Galician: gl irlandés m Georgian: ka ირლანდიური, ka ირლანდიური ენა German: de Irisch n, de Irisch-Gälisch n, de Gälisch n Greek: el ιρλανδικά n-p Hebrew: he אִירִית irit Hungarian: hu ír Icelandic: is írska f Indonesian: id Irlandia Irish: ga Gaeilge f, ga Gaelainn f, ga Gaedhilg f, ga Gaeilge na hÉireann f Classical Gaelic: ga Gaoidhealg f Italian: it irlandese m, it gaelico m Japanese: ja アイルランド語 アイルランドご, Airurandogo Khmer: km អៀរ Korean: ko 아일랜드어 Latvian: lv īru valoda f, lv īru Lithuanian: lt airių, lt airių kalba Macedonian: mk ирски m Maltese: mt Irlandiż l-Irlandiż m Manx: gv Yernish f Marathi: mr आयरिश f Navajo: nv Aárish bizaad Norwegian: Bokmål: nb irsk m Nynorsk: nn irsk m Persian: fa ایرلندی irlandi Polish: pl irlandzki m-in język irlandzki, pl iryjski m Portuguese: pt irlandês m, pt gaélico m Romanian: ro irlandeză f Russian: ru и́рландский m Scots: sco Erse Scottish Gaelic: gd Gaeilge f Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh и̑рскӣ m Latin: sh ȋrskī m Slovene: sl írščina f Spanish: es irlandés m Swedish: sv iriska c Tagalog: tl Irlandes Tigrinya: ti አይሪሽ Turkish: tr İrlandaca Ukrainian: uk ірла́ндська мо́ва f, uk ірландський ірла́ндська f Urdu: ur آئرستانی āiristānī, ur آئرش āiriś Vietnamese: vi tiếng Ai-len Volapük: vo Lireyänapük Welsh: cy Gwyddeleg m f the people Afrikaans: af Iere p Arabic: ar إِيرْلَنْدِيّ m ʔirlandiyy, ar إِيرْلَنْدِيَّة f Belarusian: be ірла́ндзец m, be ірла́ндка f, be ірля́ндзец f, be ірля́ндка f Taraškievica Bulgarian: bg ирла́ндец m, bg ирла́ндка f, bg ирла́ндче n Catalan: ca irlandesos m-p Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 愛爾蘭人 Ài'ěrlánrén Chinook Jargon: chn ayrish Czech: cs Ir m, cs Irka f Faroese: fo íri m Finnish: fi irlantilainen p irlantilaiset French: fr Irlandais m, fr Irlandaise f Middle French: frm Irlandois m, frm Yrlandois m, frm Irlandoise f, frm Yrlandoise f Galician: gl irlandeses m-p Georgian: ka ირლანდიელები, ka ირლანდიელი German: de Ire m, de Irin f Hawaiian: haw ʻIlelani Hebrew: he אירים m-p Írim Icelandic: is Írlendingar p Irish: ga Éireannach m, ga Gael m Italian: it irlandese Japanese: ja アイルランド人 アイルランドじん, Airurandojin Korean: ko 아일랜드인, ko 아일랜드 사람 Latvian: lv īrs m, lv īriete f Macedonian: mk Ирци p collectively, mk Ирец m, mk Ирка f Marathi: mr आयरिश Navajo: nv Dághaałchííʼ dineʼé Old Norse: non írar m-p Persian: fa ایرلندی irlandi Polish: pl Irlandczyk m-pr, pl Irlandka f Portuguese: pt irlandeses p Romanian: ro irlandez Russian: ru ирла́ндцы m-p collectively, ru ирла́ндец m, ru ирла́ндка f Scots: sco Erse Scottish Gaelic: gd Èireannaich na h-Èireannaich m-p Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh И́рац m, sh И̏ркиња f Latin: sh Írac m, sh Ȉrkinja f Slovak: sk Ír m, sk Írka f Slovene: sl Irec m Spanish: es irlandeses m-p Tagalog: tl Irlandes Ukrainian: uk ірла́ндець m, uk ірла́ндка f Urdu: ur آئرستانی āiristānī, ur آئرش āiriś Vietnamese: vi người Ai-len Welsh: cy Gwyddelod p, literary cy Gwyddyl p Noun ~ * + en uncountable obsolete A board game of the tables family. en uncountable US Temper; anger, passion. en 1834 w:David Crockett A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett Nebraska 1987 65 But her Irish was up too high to do any thing with her, and so I quit trying. en 1947 Hy Heath; John Lange w:Clancy Lowered the Boom Whenever he got his Irish up, Clancy lowered the boom. en Irish Lace 296 w:Andrew M. Greeley 1997 The Priest is as fierce a fighter as I am when he gets his Irish up. en countable uncountable Whiskey, or whisky, elaborated in Ireland. Harris said he'd had enough oratory for one night, and proposed that we should go out and have a smile, saying that he had found a place, round by the square, where you could really get a drop of Irish worth drinking. Derived terms en bicycle Irish Translations board game Polish: pl tryktrak irlandzki m-an Breton: br Iwerzhoniz p Danish: da irer c, da irlænder c Dutch: nl Ieren p Esperanto: eo irlandanoj Estonian: et iirlased Faroese: fo íri m Italian: it irlandese m f Lithuanian: lt airis m, lt airė f Romanian: ro irlandez m, ro irlandeză f Scottish Gaelic: gd Éireannach m Swedish: sv irländare m f, sv irländska f Adjective Pertaining to or originating from Ireland or the Irish people. en Sheep are typical in the Irish landscape. en April 26 1992 Hot Off the Press w:Jeeves and Wooster Series 3, Episode 5 A. Fink-Nottle: But it's absolute balderdash, Bertie. I mean, listen to this: "Sure and begorrah, I don't know what's after being the matter with you, Michael." I mean, what on earth is this "what's after being" stuff mean?B.W. Wooster: My dear old Gussie, that is how people think Irish people talk. en-GB Filip Borev I was a pale Roma baby – it's always been a family joke that I was stolen w:The Guardian 2013-10-25 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/oct/25/pale-roma-baby-blond-maria 0261-3077 My genes would best be described as a melting pot – my mother is part Bulgarian Roma, part Romanichal (English Romany), and my dad is part Romanichal, part Irish Traveller – thus, it was hardly surprising when I was born a blue-eyed milk bottle. https://web.archive.org/web/20220812055853/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/oct/25/pale-roma-baby-blond-maria Pertaining to the Irish language. Derived terms en Terms derived from Irish (adjective) Irisher Irishian Irishism Irishization Irishize Irishlike Irishness Irishphobia Irishry Irishy Irish harp Irish bouzouki Irish Blue Irish Blue Terrier Irish diamond Irish linen Irish soda bread Irish up Irish water spaniel Irish coffee Irish mile full Irish Irish strawberry tree Irish cream Irish question Irish goodbye full Irish breakfast Irish nacho Irish hospitality Irish blight Irish bacon Irishly Irish joke Irish pub Irishtown Irish twin Irish wolfhound Irish exit Irish country hat Irish Sign Language Irish yew Northern Irish weep Irish Irish Hobby Irish horse Irish hint Translations pertaining to or originating from Ireland or the Irish people Afrikaans: af Iers Albanian: sq irlandez Arabic: ar إِيرْلَنْدِيّ Armenian: hy իռլանդական Asturian: ast irlandés Azerbaijani: az irland Basque: eu irlandar Belarusian: be ірла́ндскі, be ірля́ндзкі Taraškievica Bengali: bn আইরিশ Bulgarian: bg ирла́ндски Burmese: my အိုင်ယာလန် Catalan: ca irlandès Valencian: ca irlandés Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 愛爾蘭 愛爾蘭的 Ài'ěrlán de Czech: cs irský m Danish: da irsk Dutch: nl Iers Esperanto: eo irlanda Estonian: et iiri Faroese: fo írskur Finnish: fi irlantilainen, fi irkku irkku- French: fr irlandais Galician: gl irlandés Georgian: ka ირლანდიური German: de irisch, de irländisch rare Hawaiian: haw ʻIlelani Hebrew: he אִירִי iri Hindi: hi आयरिश Hungarian: hu ír Icelandic: is írskur Indonesian: id Irlandia Irish: ga Éireannach, ga Gaelach Italian: it irlandese Japanese: ja アイルランド アイルランドの Airurando no Kazakh: kk ирланд Khmer: km អៀរឡង់ Korean: ko 아일랜드 ^아일랜드-의 Kyrgyz: ky ирланд Lao: lo ອຽກລັງ Latvian: lv īru, lv īrisks Lithuanian: lt airiškas, lt airių Macedonian: mk ирски m Malay: ms Ireland Maltese: mt Irlandiż Marathi: mr आयरिश Mongolian: Cyrillic: mn ирланд Mongolian script: mn ᠢᠷᠯᠠᠨᠳ᠋ Norwegian: Bokmål: nb irsk Nynorsk: nn irsk Persian: fa ایرلندی irlandi Polish: pl irlandzki Portuguese: pt irlandês Romanian: ro irlandez Russian: ru ирла́ндский Scots: sco Erse Scottish Gaelic: gd Èireannach Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh и̑рскӣ Latin: sh ȋrskī Slovak: sk irský Slovene: sl írski Spanish: es irlandés Swedish: sv irländsk Tagalog: tl Irlandes Tajik: tg ирландӣ, tg ирландиягӣ Tatar: tt ирланд Thai: th ไอริช, th ไอร์แลนด์ Turkish: tr İrlanda Turkmen: tk irland Ukrainian: uk ірла́ндський Urdu: ur آئرستانی āiristānī, ur آئرش āiriś Uyghur: ug ئرېلاندىيە Uzbek: uz irland, uz irlandiyalik Vietnamese: vi Ái Nhĩ Lan Welsh: cy Gwyddelig pertaining to the language Afrikaans: af Iers Asturian: ast irlandés Breton: br iwerzhonek Catalan: ca irlandès Valencian: ca irlandés Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 愛爾蘭語 ài'ěrlányǔ de 愛爾蘭語的 Danish: da irsk Dutch: nl Iers Esperanto: eo irlandlingva Faroese: fo írskur Finnish: fi iirinkielinen, fi iirin + genitive, fi irlanninkielinen, fi irlannin + genitive French: fr irlandais, fr gaélique Galician: gl irlandés Georgian: ka ირლანდიური German: de Irisch n Hawaiian: haw ʻIlelani Irish: ga Gaelach Italian: it irlandese Japanese: ja アイルランド語 アイルランド語の アイルランドごの, Airurandogo no Korean: ko 아일랜드어 아일랜드어-의 Latvian: lv īru, lv īrisks Macedonian: mk ирски m Marathi: mr आयरिश Norwegian: Bokmål: nb irsk Nynorsk: nn irsk Persian: fa ایرلندی irlandi Polish: pl irlandzki Portuguese: pt irlandês Romanian: ro irlandez Russian: ru ирла́ндский Scots: sco Erse Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh и̑рскӣ Latin: sh ȋrskī Slovene: sl írski Spanish: es irlandés Swedish: sv irisk Tagalog: tl Irlandes Thai: th ไอริช Urdu: ur آئرستانی āiristānī, ur آئرش āiriś Welsh: cy Gwyddeleg Breton: br iwerzhonat Icelandic: is írskur Persian: fa ایرلندی irlandi Romanian: ro irlandez See also en Erse en Gaelic ga Further reading Irish–English Dictionary: from Webster’s Dictionary — the Rosetta Edition. 1 ga gle gle Anagrams en hiirs Rishi rishi sirih en Demonyms Ethnonyms Ireland Languages Nationalities United Kingdom Cebuano Etymology 1 From ceb en Irish, from ceb enm Irisce, from ceb ang Īras Irishmen, from ceb non Írar, from ceb sga Ériu (modern ga Éire Ireland), from ceb cel-pro *Īwerjū fat land, fertile, from ceb ine-pro *pi-wer- fertile, from ine-pro *peyH- fat. Proper noun the Goidelic language indigenous to Ireland, also known as Irish Gaelic Noun ceb noun an Irishman or Irishwoman Adjective ceb adjective pertaining to or originating from Ireland or the ceb Irish people pertaining to the Irish language Etymology 2 From ceb en Irish. Also a corruption of ceb Iris. Proper noun ceb noun ceb female English ceb Demonyms Ireland Languages Nationalities Middle English Alternative forms enm Irishe Irisse Ireshe Etymology From enm ang Īras Irishmen, from enm non Írar, from enm sga Ériu (modern ga Éire Ireland). Pronunciation enm /ˈiːriʃ/ Noun - en Irish Descendants en Irish yol Eeerish 1 References Īrish n MED23365