Irish (redirected from Irishness)

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.

b. See Irish English.

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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Irish - people of Ireland or of Irish extraction Irish people 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 Irish whiskey, Irish whisky 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 Irish Gaelic 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. ADJ → irlandés

B. N

1. the Irish (= people) → los irlandeses

2. (Ling) → irlandés m

C. CPD Irish coffee N → café m irlandés
Irish stew N → estofado m irlandés
the Irish Free State N → el Estado Libre de Irlanda
the Irish Sea N → el Mar de Irlanda
Irish setter N → setter m irlandés

---

Irish [ˈaɪrɪʃ]

adj → irlandais(e)
Irish music → la musique irlandaise

n (= language) → irlandais m

npl
the Irish → les Irlandais mpl
Irish coffee n → café m irlandais, irish coffee m

---

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

n

pl the Irish → die Iren pl, → die Irländer pl

(Ling) → Irisch nt, → irisches Gälisch

---

Irish:

Irish coffee

n → Irish Coffee m

Irish Sea

n → Irische See

Irish setter

n → Irischer Setter

Irish stew

n → Irish Stew nt

---

Irish [ˈaɪərɪʃ]

1. adj → irlandese

2. n

a. the Irish npl → gli irlandesi

b. (language) → irlandese m

---

Irish [ˈaɪərɪʃ]

1. adj → irlandese

2. n

a. the Irish npl → gli 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