What does Irish mean?
Definitions for Irish
ˈaɪ rɪʃirish
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Irish.
Princeton's WordNet
Irish, Irish peoplenoun
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
Irish, Irish whiskey, Irish whiskynoun
whiskey made in Ireland chiefly from barley
Irish, Irish Gaelicadjective
the Celtic language of Ireland
Irishadjective
of or relating to or characteristic of Ireland or its people
GCIDE
Irishn. sing. & pl.
The language of the Irish; also called Irish Gaelic or the Hiberno-Celtic.
Wiktionary
Irishnoun
The Irish people.
Irishnoun
A board game of the tables family.
Irishnoun
Temper; anger, passion.
Irishnoun
whiskey, or whisky, elaborated in Ireland.
Irishadjective
Pertaining to or originating from Ireland or the Irish people.
Sheep are typical in the Irish landscape.
Irishadjective
Pertaining to the Irish language.
Irishadjective
(Derogatory) Nonsensical, daft or complex.
"A number of derogatory nicknames began to emerge, including "Irish confetti" for thrown bricks, and "Irish kiss" for a slap" (Wisegeek.com)
Irishnoun
The Goidelic language indigenous to Ireland, also known as Irish Gaelic.
Irish is the first official and national language of Ireland
Etymology: Irisce (12th c.), from Īras, from írar, from Ériu (mod. Éire), from Īwerjū 'fat land, fertile'; akin to, '.
ChatGPT
irish
Irish typically refers to anything that relates to Ireland, its people, culture, language, traditions, or history. This term can denote the Irish people as an ethnic group or nationality, the native Gaelic language of Ireland, or other cultural elements like Irish music, literature, sports, etc. The term 'Irish' is also used to denote Ireland as a geographical location or in context indicating one's origin, citizenship, or association with Ireland.
Webster Dictionary
Irishadjective
of or pertaining to Ireland or to its inhabitants; produced in Ireland
Irish
the natives or inhabitants of Ireland, esp. the Celtic natives or their descendants
Irish
the language of the Irish; the Hiberno-Celtic
Irish
an old game resembling backgammon
Etymology: [AS. risc, fr. ras the Irish. Cf. Aryan, Erse.]
Wikidata
Irish
Irish, also known as Irish Gaelic or Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is currently spoken as a first language by a small minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language for a rather larger group. Irish enjoys constitutional status as the national and first official language of the Republic of Ireland. It is an official language of the European Union and an officially recognised minority language in Northern Ireland. Irish was the predominant language of the Irish people for most of their recorded history, and they brought it with them to other countries, notably Scotland and the Isle of Man, where it gave rise to Scottish Gaelic and Manx. It has the oldest vernacular literature in Western Europe. The fate of the language was influenced by the increasing power of the British state in Ireland. Elizabethan officials viewed the use of Irish unfavourably, as being a threat to all things English in Ireland. Its decline began under English rule in the seventeenth century. The latter part of the nineteenth century saw a dramatic decrease in the number of speakers, beginning after the Great Famine of 1845–1852. Irish-speaking areas were hit especially hard. By the end of British rule, the language was spoken by less than 15% of the national population. Since then, Irish speakers have been in the minority except in areas collectively known as the Gaeltacht. Ongoing efforts have been made to preserve, promote and revive the language by both the state and independent individuals and organisations, but with mixed results.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Irish
ī′rish, adj. relating to or produced in Ireland.—n. language of the Irish, a form of Celtic: (pl.) the natives or inhabitants of Ireland.—ns. I′ricism, I′rishism, a phrase or idiom peculiar to the Irish.—n.pl. I′rishry, the people of Ireland.—Irish moss, carrageen; Irish stew, a palatable dish of mutton, onions, and potatoes, seasoned, and stewed in water mixed with flour.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
IRISH
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Irish is ranked #4813 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Irish surname appeared 7,336 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Irish.
88.6% or 6,506 total occurrences were White.
5.2% or 384 total occurrences were Black.
2.8% or 211 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2% or 151 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.7% or 51 total occurrences were Asian.
0.4% or 33 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Irish' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1738
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Irish' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2891
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Irish' in Adjectives Frequency: #229
Anagrams for Irish »
rishi
sirih
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Irish in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Irish in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of Irish in a Sentence
They think I do it because I’m Irish, i do it because they’re the best poets.
I will try to follow the advice that a university president once gave a prospective commencement speaker. 'Think of yourself as the body at an Irish wake,' he said. 'They need you in order to have the party, but no one expects you to say very much.'
I love those players and I love how African they are and how French they are. I don’t take their French-ness away, but I don’t think you need to take their African-ness away, that is what I love about America. America is not a perfect country, but what I love about this place is that people can still celebrate their identity in their American-ness. You can go to a St. Patrick’s Day parade in America celebrating that you are Irish.
I was always a 'small u' unionist. But I could not in all good conscience say I could vote for Northern Ireland to remain a member of the United Kingdom, i am softening to the idea of Irish unity, purely on economic issues.
Ted Kennedy said,' this won't change the demographic makeup in America,' and he meant there'll be just as many Irish coming in as there used to be. And of course, that didn't turn out to be true, and now we have people kneeling on the sidelines at the pro football games out of disrespect to our flag and what it stands for.
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- الأيرلنديةArabic
- irštinaCzech
- irishDanish
- irischGerman
- ιρλανδικόςGreek
- irlandaEsperanto
- irlandésSpanish
- ایرلندیPersian
- irlantilainenFinnish
- irlandaisFrench
- GaeilgeIrish
- írHungarian
- irishArmenian
- orang IrlandiaIndonesian
- irlandeseItalian
- איריתHebrew
- アイルランド人Japanese
- 아일랜드의Korean
- HibernicaLatin
- IersDutch
- irskNorwegian
- IrlandczykPolish
- irlandêsPortuguese
- irlandezRomanian
- ирландцыRussian
- irländskSwedish
- irishTamil
- irishTelugu
- ไอร์แลนด์Thai
- İrlandalıTurkish
- ірландськийUkrainian
- آئرشUrdu
- AilenVietnamese
- אירישYiddish
- 爱尔兰人Chinese
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