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Irish Definition

Irish (ī′ris̸h)

adjective

of Ireland or its people, language, or culture

Etymology: ME < OE Īrisc < Īras, the Irish < OIr Eriu, Ireland > Eire

noun

  1. the Celtic language spoken in Ireland
  2. the English dialect spoken in Ireland
  3. Informal temper: chiefly in get someone's Irish up, to arouse someone's temper

Irish Idioms

the Irish

the people of Ireland

Irish Synonyms

Irish

modif.

Celtic, Hibernian, Gaelic, Irish Gaelic, Goidelic, Old Irish, Middle Irish, from the old sod*.

Irish Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

northern: Of current events northern irish was is reserved for of some debate.