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English
Etymology
OE. Iras, from ON. irar, ultimately from :w:Old Irish|Old Irish Eriu.

Pronunciation
enPR|ī'rĭsh, IPA|/�aɪrɪ�/, SAMPA|/"aIrIS/

Proper noun
en-proper noun

1. The Goidelic language indigenous to Ireland, also known as Irish Gaelic.

#: The spelling of Irish is very complicated.

1. italbrac|collectively as a plural The Irish people.
2. A board game of the tables family.

Usage notes
Use Irishman or Irishwoman for one singular person.

Translations
trans-top|the language
trreq|Arabic
trreq|Armenian
Breton: iwerzhoneg m
Catalan: irlandès m, gaèlic irlandès m
Cherokee: ���� (iulani)
Czech: t-|cs|irština|f
Danish: irsk
Dutch: t+|nl|Iers|n
Esperanto: t-|eo|irlanda lingvo|xs=Esperanto
Estonian: t-|et|iiri
Faroese: t-|fo|írskt|n|xs=Faroese
Finnish: t+|fi|iiri, t-|fi|irlanti
French: t+|fr|irlandais|m, t+|fr|gaélique irlandais|m
German: Irisch n, Irisch-Gälisch n, Gälisch n
Greek: t+|el|ι�λανδικά|n|p|trirlandiká|scGrek
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Hebrew: ��ר�ת|�ִ�רִ�ת (irit)
Icelandic: t-|is|�rska
Irish: t+|ga|Gaeilge|xs=Irish
Italian: t+|it|irlandese|m, t|it|gaelico|m
Lithuanian: t+|lt|airių|xsLithuanian, t+|lt|airių kalba|xsLithuanian
Japanese: ������� (Airurando-go)
Persian: FAchar|ا�ر��د� (Irlandi)
Portuguese: Irlandês m, Gaélico m
Romanian: t+|ro|irlandez�|f
Russian: t+|ru|и�ланд�кий|m|trírlandskij|scCyrl
Scottish Gaelic: Gàidhlig na h�ireann f
Slovene: t+|sl|irš�ina|f
Spanish: t+|es|irlandés|m
Swedish: t-|sv|iriska|c
Welsh: Gwyddeleg
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rfc-trans|most translations in �people collectively� only mention one person
trans-top|the people
Breton: t|br|Iwerzhoniz|p|xs=Breton
Catalan: irlandès m, irlandesa f
Danish: irer c, irlænder c
Dutch: t|nl|Ieren||p
Esperanto: t-|eo|irlandano|m|xsEsperanto, t-|eo|irlandanino|f|xsEsperanto
Estonian: iirlased
Faroese: t-|fo|íri|m|xs=Faroese
Finnish: t+|fi|irlantilainen|p|alt=irlantilaiset
French: t+|fr|Irlandais|m, t|fr|Irlandaise|f
German: Ire m, Irin f, Iren m|p, Irinnen f|p
Icelandic: t-|is|�rlendingur|m, t-|is|�rlendingar|p
Irish: �ireannach, Gael
trans-mid
Italian: t+|it|irlandese|m|f
Japanese: ������人 (Airurando-jin)
Lithuanian: airis m, air� f
Persian: FAchar|ا�ر��د� (Irlandi)
Polish: Irlandczyk m, Irlandka f
Portuguese: Irlandês m, Irlandesa f, Irlandeses m|p, Irlandesas f|p
Romanian: irlandez m, irlandez� f, irlandezi p, irlandeze f|p
Russian: и�ланде� m, и�ландка f, и�ланд�� p
Scottish Gaelic: Eireannach m
Slovene: Irec m, Irka f, Irci p, Irke f|p
Spanish: t+|es|irlandés|m, t-|es|irlandesa|f, t-|es|irlandeses|m|p, t-|es|irlandesas|f|p
Swedish: irländare m|f, irländska f
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trans-top|board game
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Noun
en-noun|-

1. colloquial Temper; anger.

#* 1947, Hy Heath, John Lange, w:Clancy Lowered the Boom|Clancy Lowered the Boom
#: Whenever he got his Irish up, Clancy lowered the boom.

Adjective
en-adj|-

1. Pertaining to or originating from Ireland or the Irish people.

#: Sheep are typical in the Irish landscape.

1. Pertaining to the Irish language.
2. context|derogatory|colloquial Nonsensical, illogical.

rfex|particularly the last

Translations
trans-top|pertaining to or originating from Ireland or the Irish people
Danish: irsk
Dutch: t+|nl|Iers
Faroese: t-|fo|írskur|xs=Faroese
Finnish: irlantilainen, irkku-
German: irisch, irländisch (rare)
trans-mid
Japanese: ������� (Airurando no), ������人� (Airurando-jin no)
Portuguese: t+|pt|irlandês
Russian: и�ланд�кий|и�ла�нд�кий (irlándskij)
Slovene: irski m}, irska {{f, irsko n
Spanish: t+|es|irlandés
Swedish: t+|sv|irländsk
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trans-top|pertaining to the language
Breton: iwerzhonek
Catalan: irlandès
Danish: irsk
Dutch: t+|nl|Iers
Esperanto: irlandlingva
Faroese: t-|fo|írskur|xs=Faroese
Finnish: iiri|iirinkielinen, iiri|iirin italbrac|+ genitive, irlanti|irlanninkielinen, irlanti|irlannin italbrac|+ genitive
Irish: Gaeilge italbrac|+ genitive
Italian: t+|it|irlandese
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Japanese: �������� (Airurando no)
Persian: FAchar|ا�ر��د� (Irlandi)
Portuguese: irlandês
Romanian: t+|ro|irlandez�
Russian: и�ланд�кий (irlándskij)
Slovene: irski m}, irska {{f, irsko n
Spanish: t+|es|irlandés
Swedish: irisk
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trans-top|nonsensical
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ttbc|Breton: iwerzhonat
ttbc|Catalan: irlandès
ttbc|Esperanto: irlanda
ttbc|French: irlandais
ttbc|Icelandic: írskur
ttbc|Irish: �ireannach, Gaelach
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ttbc|Persian: FAchar|ا�ر��د� (Irlandi)
ttbc|Romanian: irlandez
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Derived terms
Irish coffee
Irish cream
Irish slam
Irish joke

See also
Gaelic

External links
Irish–English Dictionary: from Webster’s Dictionary â�� the Rosetta Edition.
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