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Meaning of "Old Irish" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OLD IRISH

Old Irish play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OLD IRISH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Old Irish is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OLD IRISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Old Irish

Old Irish is the name given to the oldest form of the Goidelic languages for which extensive written texts are extant. It was used from c. AD 600–900. The primary contemporary texts are dated c. AD 700–850; by AD 900 the language had already transitioned into early Middle Irish. Some Old Irish texts date from the 10th century, although these are presumably copies of texts composed at an earlier time period. Old Irish is thus the ancestor of Modern Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Manx. Old Irish is known for having a particularly complex system of morphology and especially of allomorphy, as well as a complex sound system involving grammatically significant consonant mutations to the initial consonant of a word. Apparently, neither characteristic was present in the preceding Primitive Irish period. Much of the complex allomorphy was subsequently lost, but the sound system has been maintained with little change in the modern languages. Contemporary Old Irish scholarship is still greatly influenced by the works of a small number of scholars active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, among them Rudolf Thurneysen and Osborn Bergin.

Definition of Old Irish in the English dictionary

The definition of Old Irish in the dictionary is the Celtic language of Ireland up to about 900 ad, introduced to Scotland by Irish settlers about 500 a.d.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OLD IRISH

Old Frisian
old fustic
old gentleman
old girl
Old Glory
old gold
old guard
old hand
Old Harry
old hat
Old High German
Old Icelandic
old identity
Old Kingdom
old lady
Old Latin
Old Low German
old maid
old man
Old Man River

WORDS THAT END LIKE OLD IRISH

Anglo-Irish
barish
bearish
cherish
feverish
flourish
gibberish
harish
Irish
marish
Middle Irish
Northern Irish
nourish
on the parish
parish
perish
Scotch-Irish
squarish
the Anglo-Irish
the Irish

Synonyms and antonyms of Old Irish in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Old Irish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OLD IRISH

Find out the translation of Old Irish to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Old Irish from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Old Irish» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

古爱尔兰语
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

irlandés antiguo
570 millions of speakers

English

Old Irish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पुरानी आयरिश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأيرلندية القديمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Старый ирландский
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

irlandês antigo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পুরানো আইরিশ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Old Irish
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ireland lama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Old Irish
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

古アイルランド語
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

올드 아일랜드어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lawas Irlandia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Old Ailen
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பழைய ஐரிஷ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जुनी आयरिश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Eski İrlandalı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Vecchio irlandese
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stary irlandzki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Старий ірландський
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Old Irish
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Τα παλαιά ιρλανδικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ou Ierse
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Old Irish
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gammelirsk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Old Irish

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OLD IRISH»

The term «Old Irish» is regularly used and occupies the 97.205 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OLD IRISH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Old Irish» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Old Irish» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Old Irish

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OLD IRISH»

Discover the use of Old Irish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Old Irish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sengoidelc: Old Irish for Beginners
This handbook also will be an essential reference work for students of Indo-European philology and historical linguistics.
David Stifter, 2006
2
Old Irish Verbs and Vocabulary
This established reference work is a valuable addition to the library of any Old Irish scholar and an indispensable aid for students learning Old Irish.
Antony Green, 1995
3
Old-Irish workbook
A compendium of Old-Irish grammar with translation exercises. The companion volume to Old-Irish Paradigms and Selections from the Old-Irish Glosses.
Ernest Gordon Quin, 1975
4
The old-Latin and old-Irish monuments of verse
Old-Irish Verse in Latin. The community of Old-Irish and Latin accent and rhythm made it easy for Old-Irish verse to express itself in Latin. Hence it came about that we seem to have a recrudescence of the Latin Saturnian in Old-Irish. What we ...
Thomas Fitz-Hugh, 1920
5
A concise Old Irish grammar and reader
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Pokomy, Julius, 1887A concise Old Irish grammar and reader. Spine title: Old Irish grammar and reader. Reprint. (lst work). Originally published: A concise Old Irish grammar and reader.
Julius Pokorny, 1914
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Italo-Celtic Origins and Prehistoric Development of the ...
This volume offers a discussion of the phonological and morphological development of Old Irish and its Indo-European origins.
Frederik Herman Henri Kortlandt, 2007
7
Irish Druids and Old Irish Religions
James Bonwick. Inismurray, of Sligo, overlooking the Atlantic, led him to say — " We have the elements of all, or nearly all, spirals, chevrons, lozenges, cups and dots, crosslets, foliage, cable, wavy and other mouldings, upon cinerary urns, ...
James Bonwick, 1894
8
The substantive verb in the Old Irish Glosses
It should be very interesting if Professor Henebry, or some other scholar who speaks Irish as his native tongue, would compare the syntax of the verb 'to be ' in Old Irish with that of the spoken language of to-day. A. Substantive Veeb and ...
John Strachan, 1899
9
The Old-Irish verb [signed W.S. Without a title-leaf].
Similar forms, wanting the prefix, appear sometimes in Old-Irish: dofotha tairr tein ('the belly should be taken off the fire') Corm. s. v. lethech .ni gatda diib cammaif imnetha inbetho (gl. tribulationem tamen ct curam habebunt hujus mundi), adv.
Whitley Stokes, 1869
10
Celtic culture: a historical encyclopedia. Vol. 1-
Mapping Time 81.) The Old Irish for 'week,' sechtmain, is derived from the Late Latin septimdna or septimonia 'week'; cf. also Breton seizbun. Some of the GOIDELIC names for the days of the week are based on the Roman system, but several ...
John T. Koch, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OLD IRISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Old Irish is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Dopers taking away all our goosebump moments
I've known Walsh all of my professional life, we joined the old Irish Press Group within nine months of one another between 1979 and '80. «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
2
McElroy funeral filled with humor, community spirit
Molloy concluded the service with an old Irish blessing: “May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the sun ... «Herald & Review, Jul 15»
3
Historical fiction
In her novel "Miss Emily," O'Connor tells the story of fictional 18-year-old Irish maid Ada Concannon, who takes a position in the Dickinson ... «Hamilton Spectator, Jul 15»
4
Out and About: Five things to do in Nova Scotia this weekend
... is Festival Antigonish's production of John Patrick Shanley's Outside Mullingar, a romantic comedy about an age-old Irish family feud that's on ... «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Jul 15»
5
The nicest man in pop
He's going to see his 91-year-old Irish granny. There's a reason why he's known as 'the nicest man in pop'. He's got a soft spot for Ireland and ... «Herald, Jul 15»
6
Kevin O'Brien out to mark Irish milestone with title delight
Ireland cricket mourns Derek Scott. By Ian Callender Derek Scott, the former secretary of the old Irish Cricket Union, has died aged 86. «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
7
Belfast Celtic's 10-game tour of the USA in 1949
... was introduced to all the players, the Belfast Celtic club chairman, Mr Austin Donnelly, presented Mr O'Dwyer with an old Irish dinner service. «the Irish News, Jul 15»
8
U2's Bono to launch sunglasses range
The 55-year-old Irish rocker, who has had problems with his own vision, is partnering with eyewear brand Revo for a new range of sunnies, ... «Free Press Series, Jul 15»
9
St George to devour lukewarm Majesty's Plate field
Eoin Doyle's top-weighted Royal Chief has fluffed its lines a couple of times recently, so it might pay to side with the 11-year-old Irish Soul ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
10
In Like Quinn
Gone are the old Irish cops who liked to eat, drink and complain. They've all been replaced by attractive, sensitive homicide detectives on Law ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Old Irish [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/old-irish>. Apr 2024 ».
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