"Limerick" meaning in English

See Limerick in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈlɪm(ə)ɹɪk/ Audio: En-us-Limerick.oga Forms: Limericks [plural]
Etymology: Anglicized form of Irish Luimneach. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|Luimneach}} Irish Luimneach Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Limerick (countable and uncountable, plural Limericks)
  1. A county of Ireland. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Counties of Ireland, County Limerick, Ireland, Places in Ireland
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  2. A city in County Limerick. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in County Limerick, Ireland, Cities in Ireland, Places in County Limerick, Ireland, Places in Ireland Derived forms: limerick, Limerick Junction, Limerick lace Translations (county): Limerick (German), Luimneach [masculine] (Irish), Contae Luimnigh [masculine] (Irish), Limericum [neuter] (Latin), Лимерик (Limerik) [masculine] (Macedonian), लिमेरिक (limerik) (Marathi), Limerick [masculine] (Polish), Ли́мерик (Límerik) [masculine] (Russian), Limerick (Scots) Translations (town): لِيمِرِيك (līmirīk) (Arabic), Լիմերիկ (Limerik) (Armenian), Limerik (Azerbaijani), Лімерык (Limjeryk) (Belarusian), Luimneach (Breton), Лимерик (Limerik) (Bulgarian), Luimneach (Cebuano), 利默里克 (Chinese Mandarin), ლიმერიკი (limeriḳi) (Georgian), Limerick (German), Λίμερικ (Límerik) (Greek), לימריק (Hebrew), Luimneach [masculine] (Irish), Cathair Luimnigh [feminine] (Irish), リムリック (Japanese), 리머릭 (rimeorik) (Korean), Limericum [neuter] (Latin), Limerikas (Lithuanian), Лимерик (Limerik) [masculine] (Macedonian), Limmeragh (Manx), लिमेरिक (limerik) (Marathi), Лимерик (Limerik) (Ossetian), لیمرک (limerek) (Persian), Limerick [masculine] (Polish), Ли́мерик (Límerik) [masculine] (Russian), Limerick (Scots), Luimneach (Scottish Gaelic), Лімерик (Limeryk) (Ukrainian), لیمرک (Urdu), Limerik (Uzbek), Limmerik [neuter] (West Frisian)
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  3. A habitational surname from Irish. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Limerick-en-name-HiDTaXUT Categories (other): English surnames, Terms with Irish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 5 38 57

Inflected forms

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    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
    "Terms with Cebuano translations",
    "Terms with Georgian translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Greek translations",
    "Terms with Hebrew translations",
    "Terms with Irish translations",
    "Terms with Japanese translations",
    "Terms with Korean translations",
    "Terms with Latin translations",
    "Terms with Lithuanian translations",
    "Terms with Macedonian translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
    "Terms with Manx translations",
    "Terms with Marathi translations",
    "Terms with Ossetian translations",
    "Terms with Persian translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Scots translations",
    "Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations",
    "Terms with Ukrainian translations",
    "Terms with Urdu translations",
    "Terms with Uzbek translations",
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    {
      "word": "limerick"
    },
    {
      "word": "Limerick Junction"
    },
    {
      "word": "Limerick lace"
    }
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      "name": "der"
    }
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      "form": "Limericks",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
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    }
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      "categories": [
        "en:Counties of Ireland",
        "en:County Limerick, Ireland",
        "en:Places in Ireland"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A county of Ireland."
      ],
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          "Ireland",
          "Ireland#English"
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        "uncountable"
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    {
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        "en:Cities in Ireland",
        "en:Places in County Limerick, Ireland",
        "en:Places in Ireland"
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        "A city in County Limerick."
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      "ipa": "/ˈlɪm(ə)ɹɪk/"
    },
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "county",
      "word": "Limerick"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "county",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Luimneach"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "county",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Contae Luimnigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "county",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Limericum"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Limerik",
      "sense": "county",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Лимерик"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "limerik",
      "sense": "county",
      "word": "लिमेरिक"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "county",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Limerick"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Límerik",
      "sense": "county",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ли́мерик"
    },
    {
      "code": "sco",
      "lang": "Scots",
      "sense": "county",
      "word": "Limerick"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "līmirīk",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "لِيمِرِيك"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "Limerik",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "Լիմերիկ"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "Limerik"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "Limjeryk",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "Лімерык"
    },
    {
      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "Luimneach"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "Limerik",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "Лимерик"
    },
    {
      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "Luimneach"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "利默里克"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "limeriḳi",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "ლიმერიკი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "Limerick"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Límerik",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "Λίμερικ"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "לימריק"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "town",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Luimneach"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "town",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Cathair Luimnigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "リムリック"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "rimeorik",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "리머릭"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "town",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Limericum"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "Limerikas"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Limerik",
      "sense": "town",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Лимерик"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "Limmeragh"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "limerik",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "लिमेरिक"
    },
    {
      "code": "os",
      "lang": "Ossetian",
      "roman": "Limerik",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "Лимерик"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "limerek",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "لیمرک"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "town",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Limerick"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Límerik",
      "sense": "town",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ли́мерик"
    },
    {
      "code": "sco",
      "lang": "Scots",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "Limerick"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "Luimneach"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Limeryk",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "Лімерик"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "لیمرک"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "Limerik"
    },
    {
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "sense": "town",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Limmerik"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Limerick"
  ],
  "word": "Limerick"
}

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