IRE
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ire¹
- /aɪ.ɚ/ US
- /aɪ.ə(ɹ)/ UK
Rhymes with -aɪə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English ire, yre, from Old English īre, ȳre, īr, ȳr, shortened form of īren (“iron”). More at iron.
noun
- Iron. […] 'Tell I'm rud as the smith makes the pieces of ire; […]
ire²
- /aɪ.ɚ/ US
- /aɪ.ə(ɹ)/ UK
Rhymes with -aɪə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English ire, from Old French ire (“ire”), from Latin īra (“wrath, rage”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eysh₂- (“to fall upon, act sharply”) (compare Old English ofost (“haste, zeal”), Old Norse eisa (“to race forward”), Ancient Greek ἱερός (hierós, “supernatural, holy”), οἶστρος (oîstros, “frenzy; gadfly”), Avestan 𐬀𐬈𐬯𐬨𐬀 (aesma, “anger”), Sanskrit इष् f (iṣ, “refreshment, strength”)). Compare also Middle English irre, erre (“anger, wrath”), from Old English yrre, ierre, eorre (“anger, wrath”).
noun
- Great anger; wrath; keen resentment. to raise the ire of someone
verb ires · iring · ired
- To anger, to irritate. It doesn't tire a man to put down a carpet so much as it ires him.
IRE³
proper noun
- Abbreviation of Ireland (Republic of Ireland).Ireland
- Initialism of Institute of Radio Engineers.Institute of Radio Engineers
IrE⁴
proper noun
- Abbreviation of Irish English.Irish English Quite a number of EE urban and rural dialects, educated English speech, IrE, and ScotE cannot be ruled out.
