Irish

== English == === Etymology === 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 πίειρα (píeira, “fertile land”), Sanskrit पीवरी (pīvarī, “fat”). === Pronunciation === enPR: ī'rĭsh, IPA(key): /ˈaɪɹɪʃ/ enPR: īə'rĭsh, IPA(key): /ˈaɪəɹɪʃ/ (weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /ˈaɪɹəʃ/ Hyphenation: Ir‧ish === Proper noun === Irish (uncountable) The Gaelic language indigenous to Ireland, also known as Irish Gaelic. (as plural) The Irish people. A surname originating as an ethnonym. A female given name of chiefly Philippine usage. ==== Usage notes ==== The terms Irishman, Irishwoman, Irish person, etc., are used for one singular person. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Irish (countable and uncountable, plural Irish or Irishes) (uncountable, obsolete) A board game of the tables family. (uncountable, US) Temper; anger, passion. (countable, uncountable) Whiskey, or whisky, elaborated in Ireland. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === Irish (comparative more Irish, superlative most Irish) Pertaining to or originating from Ireland or the Irish people. Pertaining to the Irish language. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) (derogatory) nonsensical, daft or complex. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === Erse Gaelic Wiktionary’s coverage of Irish terms Appendix:Irish Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Irish === Further reading === Irish–English Dictionary: from Webster’s Dictionary — the Rosetta Edition. ISO 639-1 code ga, ISO 639-3 code gle (SIL) Ethnologue entry for Irish, gle ⁠ === Anagrams === Rishi, rishi, sirih == Cebuano == === Etymology 1 === From English Irish, from Middle English Irisce, from Old English Īras (“Irishmen”), from Old Norse Írar, from Old Irish Ériu (modern Éire (“Ireland”)), from Proto-Celtic *Īwerjū (“fat land, fertile”), from Proto-Indo-European *pi-wer- (“fertile”), from *peyH- (literally “fat”). ==== Proper noun ==== Irish the Goidelic language indigenous to Ireland, also known as Irish Gaelic ==== Noun ==== Irish an Irishman or Irishwoman ==== Adjective ==== Irish pertaining to or originating from Ireland or the Irish people pertaining to the Irish language === Etymology 2 === From English Irish. Also a corruption of Iris. ==== Proper noun ==== Irish a female given name from English == Middle English == === Alternative forms === Irishe, Irisse, Ireshe === Etymology === From Old English Īras (“Irishmen”), from Old Norse Írar, from Old Irish Ériu (modern Irish Éire (“Ireland”)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈiːriʃ/ === Noun === Irish (uncountable) Irish ==== Descendants ==== English: Irish Yola: Eeerish, Eerish ==== References ==== “Īrish, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.