old irish

old I·rish

O o

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ohld ahy-rish]
- /oʊld ˈaɪ rɪʃ/
- /əʊld ˈaɪə.rɪʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ohld ahy-rish]
- /oʊld ˈaɪ rɪʃ/

Definitions of old irish words

noun old irish the Irish language before c900. Abbreviation: OIr. 1
noun old irish the Celtic language of Ireland up to about 900 ad, introduced to Scotland by Irish settlers about 500 ad 0
noun old irish the Gaelic language of Ireland from the earliest period to the 11th cent. 0

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Origin of old irish

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90

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Parts of speech for Old irish

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Old irish

old irish popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

old irish usage trend in Literature

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