Irish
noun/ˈaɪrɪʃ/
/ˈaɪrɪʃ/
- (also Irish Gaelic, Gaelic)the Celtic language of Ireland compare ErseTopics Languageb1
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- the Irish[plural] the people of Ireland
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old English Īr- (stem of Īras ‘the Irish’ and Īrland ‘Ireland’, obscurely related to Hibernian) + -ish.
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