Kilo Lingo

/ˈaɪ.rɪʃ/

Line drawing of Irish
Coloured illustration of Irish
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Translation

From Ireland, or the oldest language of Ireland. It always takes a capital letter.

Word origin

From Old English Iras, the name for the people of Ireland, which goes back to Eriu, the old Irish name for the island.

Origin
Old English
Root
Iras
English cognates
Ireland

Examples

.

Here "Irish" means she came from Ireland.

Dublin.

Here "Irish" tells you where the music comes from.

Ireland.

Here "Irish" is the name of a language, also called Irish Gaelic.

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This word is part of lesson 60.