"Éire" meaning in Irish

See Éire in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

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], nominative [indefinite], Éire [indefinite, singular], vocative [indefinite], a Éire [indefinite, singular], genitive [indefinite], Éireann [indefinite, singular], dative [indefinite], Éirinn [indefinite, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], nominative [definite], an Éire [definite, singular], genitive [definite], na hÉireann [definite, singular], dative [definite], leis an Éirinn [definite, singular], don Éirinn [definite, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], Éire [error-unrecognized-form], nÉire [error-unrecognized-form], hÉire [error-unrecognized-form], - [error-unrecognized-form]
  1. Ireland (an island in Europe) Tags: feminine Categories (place): Islands
    Sense id: en-Éire-ga-name-Gzo8a3Es Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. Ireland (a country in Europe) Tags: feminine Categories (place): Countries, Countries in Europe, Ireland
    Sense id: en-Éire-ga-name-ddYegWxg Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Éirinn (english: formerly in Leinster) [Cois-Fharraige, Waterford] Derived forms: Éireannach (english: Irish (person)), Saorstát Éireann, Éire go brách

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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