"Éire" meaning in All languages combined

See Éire on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-prop}} Éire
  1. Alternative spelling of Eire: an island and country in northwestern Europe Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Eire (extra: an island and country in northwestern Europe) Categories (place): Countries in Europe

Proper name [Irish]

IPA: /ˈeːɾʲə/ Audio: Eire_pronunciation.ogg
Etymology: From Old Irish Ériu, probably, although the É is unexpected and unexplained, from Proto-Celtic *Φīweriyū. Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|sga|Ériu}} Old Irish Ériu, {{inh|ga|cel-pro|*Φīweriyū}} Proto-Celtic *Φīweriyū Head templates: {{head|ga|proper noun|genitive|Éireann|||||||f1request=1|f4request=1|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=}} Éire f (genitive Éireann), {{ga-proper noun|f|Éireann}} Éire f (genitive Éireann) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}} Forms: Éireann [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Éire [indefinite, nominative, singular], a Éire [indefinite, singular, vocative], Éireann [genitive, indefinite, singular], Éirinn [dative, indefinite, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], an Éire [definite, nominative, singular], na hÉireann [definite, genitive, singular], leis an Éirinn [dative, definite, singular], don Éirinn [dative, definite, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], Éire [error-unrecognized-form], nÉire [error-unrecognized-form], hÉire [error-unrecognized-form], - [error-unrecognized-form], Éirinn [alternative]
  1. Ireland (an island and country in northwestern Europe) Wikipedia link: ga:Éire Tags: feminine Categories (place): Countries in Europe Derived forms: Éireannach (english: Irish (person)), Saorstát Éireann, Éire go brách
    Sense id: en-Éire-ga-name-Y-AfUeVJ Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Ireland, Islands

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for Éire meaning in All languages combined (5.8kB)

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