"Limerick" meaning in English

See Limerick in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈlɪm(ə)ɹɪk/ Audio: En-us-Limerick.oga [US] 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
    Sense id: en-Limerick-en-name-k4yScdHR
  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), Limerick [masculine] (Polish), Ли́мерик (Límerik) [masculine] (Russian), Limerick (Scots)
    Sense id: en-Limerick-en-name-qKMg9pok Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 80 17 Disambiguation of 'county': 36 63 1
  3. A habitational surname from Irish. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Limerick-en-name-HiDTaXUT Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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), 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)
Disambiguation of 'town': 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Limerick meaning in English (7.8kB)

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ga",
        "3": "Luimneach"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish Luimneach",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Anglicized form of Irish Luimneach.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Limericks",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "~",
        "2": "s"
      },
      "expansion": "Limerick (countable and uncountable, plural Limericks)",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Counties of Ireland",
          "orig": "en:Counties of Ireland",
          "parents": [
            "Counties",
            "Places",
            "Political subdivisions",
            "Names",
            "Polities",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "County Limerick, Ireland",
          "orig": "en:County Limerick, Ireland",
          "parents": [
            "Ireland",
            "British Isles",
            "Europe",
            "Islands",
            "Earth",
            "Eurasia",
            "Places",
            "Nature",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in Ireland",
          "orig": "en:Places in Ireland",
          "parents": [
            "Places",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A county of Ireland."
      ],
      "id": "en-Limerick-en-name-k4yScdHR",
      "links": [
        [
          "Ireland",
          "Ireland#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Cities in County Limerick, Ireland",
          "orig": "en:Cities in County Limerick, Ireland",
          "parents": [
            "Cities",
            "Places",
            "Polities",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Cities in Ireland",
          "orig": "en:Cities in Ireland",
          "parents": [
            "Cities",
            "Places",
            "Polities",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in County Limerick, Ireland",
          "orig": "en:Places in County Limerick, Ireland",
          "parents": [
            "Places",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in Ireland",
          "orig": "en:Places in Ireland",
          "parents": [
            "Places",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 80 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "_dis1": "2 95 3",
          "word": "limerick"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 95 3",
          "word": "Limerick Junction"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 95 3",
          "word": "Limerick lace"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A city in County Limerick."
      ],
      "id": "en-Limerick-en-name-qKMg9pok",
      "links": [
        [
          "Limerick",
          "Limerick#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "36 63 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "county",
          "word": "Limerick"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 63 1",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "county",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Luimneach"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 63 1",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "county",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Contae Luimnigh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 63 1",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "county",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Limericum"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 63 1",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "Limerik",
          "sense": "county",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Лимерик"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 63 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "county",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Limerick"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 63 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "Límerik",
          "sense": "county",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Ли́мерик"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 63 1",
          "code": "sco",
          "lang": "Scots",
          "sense": "county",
          "word": "Limerick"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English surnames",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A habitational surname from Irish."
      ],
      "id": "en-Limerick-en-name-HiDTaXUT",
      "links": [
        [
          "habitational",
          "habitational"
        ],
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɪm(ə)ɹɪk/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-us-Limerick.oga",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a0/En-us-Limerick.oga/En-us-Limerick.oga.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/En-us-Limerick.oga",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "līmirīk",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "لِيمِرِيك"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "Limerik",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "Լիմերիկ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "Limerik"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "Limjeryk",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "Лімерык"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "Luimneach"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "Limerik",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "Лимерик"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "Luimneach"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "利默里克"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "limeriḳi",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "ლიმერიკი"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "Limerick"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Límerik",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "Λίμερικ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "לימריק"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "town",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Luimneach"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "town",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Cathair Luimnigh"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "リムリック"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "rimeorik",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "리머릭"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "town",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Limericum"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "Limerikas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Limerik",
      "sense": "town",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Лимерик"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "Limmeragh"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "code": "os",
      "lang": "Ossetian",
      "roman": "Limerik",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "Лимерик"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "limerek",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "لیمرک"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "town",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Limerick"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Límerik",
      "sense": "town",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ли́мерик"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "code": "sco",
      "lang": "Scots",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "Limerick"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "Luimneach"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Limeryk",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "Лімерик"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "لیمرک"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "Limerik"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "sense": "town",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Limmerik"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Limerick"
  ],
  "word": "Limerick"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English 3-syllable words",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English terms derived from Irish",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English uncountable nouns"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "limerick"
    },
    {
      "word": "Limerick Junction"
    },
    {
      "word": "Limerick lace"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ga",
        "3": "Luimneach"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish Luimneach",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Anglicized form of Irish Luimneach.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Limericks",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "~",
        "2": "s"
      },
      "expansion": "Limerick (countable and uncountable, plural Limericks)",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Counties of Ireland",
        "en:County Limerick, Ireland",
        "en:Places in Ireland"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A county of Ireland."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Ireland",
          "Ireland#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Cities in County Limerick, Ireland",
        "en:Cities in Ireland",
        "en:Places in County Limerick, Ireland",
        "en:Places in Ireland"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A city in County Limerick."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Limerick",
          "Limerick#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English surnames",
        "English surnames from Irish"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A habitational surname from Irish."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "habitational",
          "habitational"
        ],
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɪm(ə)ɹɪk/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-us-Limerick.oga",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a0/En-us-Limerick.oga/En-us-Limerick.oga.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/En-us-Limerick.oga",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "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": "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": "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"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-06 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.