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irish | calhoun |
The Goidelic language indigenous to Ireland, also known as Irish Gaelic.
(surname)
(as plural) The Irish people.
(obsolete) A board game of the tables family.
(US) Temper; anger, passion.
* 1834 , (David Crockett), A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett , Nebraska (1987), page 65:
* 1947 , Hy Heath, John Lange, (Clancy Lowered the Boom) :
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whiskey, or whisky, elaborated in Ireland.
* 1889 , , (Three Men In A Boat) :
Pertaining to or originating from Ireland or the Irish people.
Pertaining to the Irish language.
(derogatory) nonsensical, daft or complex.
An Irish surname, variant of the Scottish Colquhoun .
English surnames from Irish
irish
English
(wikipedia Irish)Proper noun
(en proper noun)- Irish is the first official and national language of Ireland
Derived terms
* Ulster Irish * Munster Irish * Connacht IrishNoun
(-)- But her Irish was up too high to do any thing with her, and so I quit trying.
- Whenever he got his Irish up, Clancy lowered the boom.
- Harris said he'd had enough oratory for one night, and proposed that we should go out and have a smile, saying that he had found a place, round by the square, where you could really get a drop of Irish worth drinking.
Usage notes
* Use Irishman or Irishwoman for one singular person.Adjective
(en adjective)- Sheep are typical in the Irish landscape.
- "A number of derogatory nicknames began to emerge, including "Irish confetti" for thrown bricks, and "Irish kiss" for a slap" (Wisegeek.com)
Derived terms
* Irish coffee * Irish cream * Irishly * Irish slam * Irish jokeSee also
* Erse * Gaelic * (ga) * Language listExternal links
*Irish–English Dictionary]: from [http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/ Webster’s Dictionary— the Rosetta Edition. *