Éire

== English == === Proper noun === Éire Alternative spelling of Eire: an island and country in northwestern Europe == Irish == === Alternative forms === Éirinn (Cois Fharraige, Waterford, formerly in Leinster) === Etymology === From Old Irish Ériu, probably, although the É is unexpected and unexplained, from Proto-Celtic *Φīweriyū. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeːɾʲə/ === Proper noun === Éire f (genitive Éireann) Ireland (an island and country in northwestern Europe) ==== Usage notes ==== The definite article is used only in the genitive case, but not always even there. This is one of the few nouns in Irish with a distinct dative case in the standard language. ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Éireannach (“Irish (person)”) Saorstát Éireann Éire go brách === Mutation === === References ===