Irish
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I·rish
(ī′rĭsh)adj.
Of or relating to Ireland or its people, language, or culture.
n.
1. (used with a pl. verb)
a. The people of Ireland.
b. People of Irish ancestry.
2.
a. The Goidelic language of Ireland. Also called Irish Gaelic.
b. See Irish English.
3. Informal Fieriness of temper or passion; high spirit.
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Irish
(ˈaɪrɪʃ)adj
1. (Placename) of, relating to, or characteristic of Ireland, its people, their Celtic language, or their dialect of English
2. (Peoples) of, relating to, or characteristic of Ireland, its people, their Celtic language, or their dialect of English
3. (Languages) of, relating to, or characteristic of Ireland, its people, their Celtic language, or their dialect of English
4. informal offensive ludicrous or illogical
n
5. (Peoples) the Irish (functioning as plural) the natives or inhabitants of Ireland
6. (Languages) another name for Irish Gaelic
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I•rish
(ˈaɪ rɪʃ)n.
1. (used with a pl. v.)
a. the inhabitants of Ireland.
b. natives of Ireland or persons of Irish ancestry living outside Ireland.
2. the Celtic language of Ireland, now largely supplanted as a vernacular by English. Abbr.: Ir
adj. 3. of or pertaining to Ireland, its inhabitants, or the language Irish.
Idioms: get one's Irish up, Informal. to become angry or outraged.
[1175–1225; Middle English Yrisse, Iris(c)h; compare Old English Īras people of Ireland (c. Old Norse Īrar); see -ish1]
I′rish•ly, adv.
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Noun | 1. | Irish - people of Ireland or of Irish extraction |
2. | Irish - whiskey made in Ireland chiefly from barley poteen - unlawfully distilled Irish whiskey Irish coffee - sweetened coffee with Irish whiskey and whipped cream | |
3. | Irish - the Celtic language of Ireland Old Irish - Irish Gaelic up to about 1100 Middle Irish - Irish Gaelic from 1100 to 1500 | |
Adj. | 1. | Irish - of or relating to or characteristic of Ireland or its people |
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Irish
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Translations
irskýirština
irerirsk
irlandairlandlingva
iiri
irlantilaineniiriirlanti
irski
ír2
ÍrlendingarÍrska
アイルランドのアイルランド人
아일랜드 사람아일랜드의
airiųairių kalba
irlandeză
irščinairskairskiirsko
irländskirländskairiska
เกี่ยวกับไอร์แลนด์ภาษาไอร์แลนด์
thuộc nước/người/tiếng Irelandtiếng Ireland
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Irish
adj
→ irisch; Irish Free State → irischer Freistaat; Irish joke → Irenwitz m, → ˜ Ostfriesenwitz m; Irishman → Ire m, → Irländer m; Irish Republican Army → Irisch-Republikanische Armee; Irishwoman → Irin f, → Irländerin f
(hum inf: = illogical) → unlogisch, blödsinnig
Irish
:Irish coffee
n → Irish Coffee m
Irish stew
n → Irish Stew nt
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Irish
→ إِيرْلَنْدِيٌّ, الأيرلندى irský, irština irer, irsk irisch ιρλανδικός, Ιρλανδός irlandés irlantilainen irlandais irski irlandese アイルランドの, アイルランド人 아일랜드 사람, 아일랜드의 Iers ire, irsk irlandzki, język irlandzki irlandês ирландский, ирландский язык irländsk, irländska เกี่ยวกับไอร์แลนด์, ภาษาไอร์แลนด์ İrlanda, İrlandaca thuộc nước/người/tiếng Ireland, tiếng Ireland 爱尔兰人, 爱尔兰的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009