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Irish
- /ˈaɪɹɪʃ/
- /ˈaɪəɹɪʃ/
- /ˈaɪɹəʃ/
Where it comes from
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”).
proper noun
- The Gaelic language indigenous to Ireland, also known as Irish Gaelic. Irish is the first official and national language of Ireland.
- The Irish people. Many Irish are actually dark-haired as a result of the many invaders and migrants over the centuries.
- A surname originating as an ethnonym.
- A female given name of chiefly Philippine usage.
noun Irish · Irishes
- A board game of the tables family.
- Temper; anger, passion. But her Irish was up too high to do any thing with her, and so I quit trying.
- 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.
adjective more Irish · most Irish
- Pertaining to or originating from Ireland or the Irish people. Sheep are typical in the Irish landscape.
- Pertaining to the Irish language.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: irish gaelic, irish whiskey, irish people, irish whisky, the irish, erse, gaelic, irishman, celtic, ira, ireland, garda, admissions, ire, temper, plush
Translations
Every language
name the language
| Español | irlandés |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 아일랜드어 aillaendeueo |
| 日本語 | アイルランド語 Airurandogo |
| 中文 | 愛爾蘭語 /爱尔兰语 ài'ěrlányǔ |
| Português | irlandês, gaélico |
| Français | irlandais, gaélique irlandais |
| Deutsch | Irisch, Irisch-Gälisch, Gälisch |
| Italiano | irlandese, gaelico |
| Ελληνικά | ιρλανδικά irlandiká |
| Română | irlandeză |
| Русский | и́рландский írlandskij |
| Tiếng Việt | tiếng Ai-len |
| العربية | أَيِرْلَنْدِيّ ʔayirlandiyy |
| עברית | אִירִית irit |
name the people
| Español | irlandeses |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 아일랜드인 aillaendeu'in, 아일랜드 사람 aillaendeu saram |
| 日本語 | アイルランド人 Airurandojin |
| 中文 | 愛爾蘭人 /爱尔兰人 Ài'ěrlánrén |
| Português | irlandeses |
| Français | Irlandais, Irlandaise |
| Deutsch | Ire, Irin |
| Italiano | irlandese |
| Română | irlandez |
| Русский | ирла́ндцы irlándcy, ирла́ндец irlándec, ирла́ндка irlándka |
| Tiếng Việt | người Ai-len |
| العربية | إِيرْلَنْدِيّ ʔirlandiyy, إِيرْلَنْدِيَّة ʔīrlandiyya |
| עברית | אירים Írim |
adj pertaining to or originating from Ireland or the Irish people
| Español | irlandés |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 아일랜드의 Aillaendeu-ui |
| 日本語 | アイルランドの Airurando no |
| 中文 | 愛爾蘭的 /爱尔兰的 Ài'ěrlán de |
| हिन्दी | आयरिश āyriś |
| Português | irlandês |
| Français | irlandais |
| Deutsch | irisch, irländisch |
| Italiano | irlandese |
| Română | irlandez |
| Русский | ирла́ндский irlándskij |
| Tiếng Việt | Ái Nhĩ Lan |
| العربية | إِيرْلَنْدِيّ ʔīrlandiyy |
| עברית | אִירִי iri |
Talk about this word "Irish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/irish. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Irish. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/irish "Irish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/irish.Cite this
@misc{irish_2026,
title = {Irish},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/irish},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
