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Irish

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I·rish  (rsh)
adj.
Of or relating to Ireland or its people, language, or culture.
n.
1. (used with a pl. verb) The people of Ireland.
2.
a. See Irish Gaelic.
3. Informal Fieriness of temper or passion; high spirit.

[Middle English, from Old English ras, the Irish; see pei- in Indo-European roots.]

Irish [ˈaɪrɪʃ]
adj
1. (Placename) (Social Science / Peoples) (Linguistics / Languages) of, relating to, or characteristic of Ireland, its people, their Celtic language, or their dialect of English
2. Informal, offensive ludicrous or illogical
n
(Social Science / Peoples)
the Irish (functioning as plural) the natives or inhabitants of Ireland
2. (Linguistics / Languages) another name for Irish Gaelic
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.IrishIrish - people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
nation, country, land - the people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him"
2.Irish - whiskey made in Ireland chiefly from barley
whiskey, whisky - a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
poteen - unlawfully distilled Irish whiskey
Irish coffee - sweetened coffee with Irish whiskey and whipped cream
3.Irish - the Celtic language of Ireland
Erse, Gaelic, Goidelic - any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland
Old Irish - Irish Gaelic up to about 1100
Middle Irish - Irish Gaelic from 1100 to 1500
Emerald Isle, Hibernia, Ireland - an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
Adj.1.Irish - of or relating to or characteristic of Ireland or its people

Irish
adjective Hibernian, green traditional Irish music
Translations
Irish [ˈaɪərɪʃ]
A. ADJirlandés
B. N
1. the Irish (= people) → los irlandeses
2. (Ling) → irlandés m
C. CPD Irish coffee Ncafé m irlandés
Irish stew Nestofado m irlandés
the Irish Free State Nel Estado Libre de Irlanda
the Irish Sea Nel Mar de Irlanda
Irish setter Nsetter m irlandés

Irish [ˈaɪrɪʃ]
adjirlandais(e)
Irish music → la musique irlandaise
n (= language) → irlandais m
npl
the Irish → les Irlandais mpl
Irish coffee ncafé m irlandais, irish coffee m

Irish
adj
irisch; Irish Free Stateirischer Freistaat; Irish jokeIrenwitz m, → ˜ Ostfriesenwitz m; IrishmanIre m, → Irländer m; Irish Republican ArmyIrisch-Republikanische Armee; IrishwomanIrin f, → Irländerin f
(hum inf: = illogical) → unlogisch, blödsinnig
n
pl the Irishdie Iren pl, → die Irländer pl
(Ling) → Irisch nt, → irisches Gälisch

Irish:
Irish coffee
nIrish Coffee m
Irish Sea
nIrische See
Irish setter
Irish stew
nIrish Stew nt

Irish [ˈaɪərɪʃ]
1. adjirlandese
2. n
a. the Irish nplgli irlandesi
b. (language) → irlandese m

Irish [ˈaɪərɪʃ]
1. adjirlandese
2. n
a. the Irish nplgli irlandesi
b. (language) → irlandese m

Irish أيرلندي, الأيرلندى irský, irština irer, irsk Ire, 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 ирландец, ирландский irländare, irländsk เกี่ยวกับไอร์แลนด์, ชาวไอริช İrlanda, İrlandalı thuộc Ai-len, tiếng Ai-len 爱尔兰人, 爱尔兰的


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