Irish
English
/ˈaɪɹɪʃ/, /ˈaɪəɹɪʃ/, /ˈaɪɹəʃ/
noun
Definitions
- (uncountable) The Goidelic language indigenous to Ireland, also known as Irish Gaelic.
- (as plural) The Irish people.
- (uncountable) A board game of the tables family.
- (uncountable) Temper; anger, passion.
- (countable) whiskey, or whisky, elaborated in Ireland.
Etymology
Derived from Middle English Irisce derived from Old English Īras (Irishmen) derived from Old Norse Írar (Irishmen) derived from Old Irish Ériu (Ireland) derived from Proto-Celtic *Īwerjū (fertile, fat land) derived from Proto-Indo-European *pi-wer- (fertile).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*pi-wer-
Gloss
fertile
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Ireland English
- Irishism English
- Irishization English
- Irishize English
- Irishlike English
- Irishly English
- Irishman English
- Irishness English
- Irishry English
- Irishwoman English
- Irishy English
- black English
- black Irish English
- *pi-wer- Proto-Indo-European
- iriska Swedish
- Īr- Old English
- Īras Old English
- Irisce Middle English
- Éire Irish
- Éireannach Irish
- Írar Old Norse
- írar Old Norse
- írskr Old Norse
- irer Danish
- Ejro Esperanto
- Irish Cebuano
- Ériu Old Irish
- Èirinn Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- *Īwerjū Proto-Celtic
- *ɸīweryū Proto-Celtic
- *Φīweryū Proto-Celtic
- Ériu Middle Irish