noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/ˈaɪɹɪʃmən/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A man from Ireland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a man who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Irish person, Irelander
Narrower terms: Paddy, Mick, Mickey
History
Etymology
From Middle English Irisshman, equivalent to Irish + -man.
Across languages
Translations
75 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
Ier
— man from Ireland
Albanian:
irlandez
— man from Ireland
Arabic:
أَيِرْلَنْدِيّ
(ʔayirlandiyy)
— man from Ireland
Armenian:
իռլանդացի
(iṙlandacʻi)
— man from Ireland
Asturian:
irlandés
— man from Ireland
Azerbaijani:
irlandiyalı
— man from Ireland
Belarusian:
ірла́ндзец
(irlándzjec)
— man from Ireland
Belarusian:
ірля́ндзец
(irljándzjec)
— man from Ireland
Bulgarian:
ирла́ндец
(irlándec)
— man from Ireland
Catalan:
irlandès
— man from Ireland
Catalan:
irlandés
— man from Ireland
Chinese Mandarin:
愛爾蘭人 /爱尔兰人
(Ài'ěrlánrén)
— man from Ireland
Cornish:
Godhal
— man from Ireland
Czech:
Ir
— man from Ireland
Danish:
irer
— man from Ireland
Danish:
irlænder
— man from Ireland
Dutch:
Ier
— man from Ireland
Estonian:
iirlane
— man from Ireland
Finnish:
irlantilainen
— man from Ireland
French:
Irlandais
— man from Ireland
Galician:
irlandés
— man from Ireland
Georgian:
ირლანდიელი
(irlandieli)
— man from Ireland
German:
Ire
— man from Ireland
Greek:
Ιρλανδός
(Irlandós)
— man from Ireland
Hebrew:
אִירִי
(iri)
— man from Ireland
Hindi:
आयलैंडवासी
(āylaiṇḍvāsī)
— man from Ireland
Hungarian:
ír (férfi)
— man from Ireland
Icelandic:
Íri
— man from Ireland
Irish:
Éireannach
— man from Ireland
Irish:
Gael
— man from Ireland
Italian:
irlandese
— man from Ireland
Japanese:
アイルランド人
(Airurandojin)
— man from Ireland
Kazakh:
ирланд
(irland)
— man from Ireland
Kazakh:
ирландиялық
(irlandiälyq)
— man from Ireland
Korean:
아일랜드인
(aillaendeu'in)
— man from Ireland
Korean:
아일랜드 사람
(aillaendeu saram)
— man from Ireland
Kyrgyz:
ирланд
(irland)
— man from Ireland
Latvian:
īrs
— man from Ireland
Lithuanian:
airis
— man from Ireland
Macedonian:
Ирец
(Irec)
— man from Ireland
Maltese:
Irlandiż
— man from Ireland
Manx:
Yernagh
— man from Ireland
Norwegian:
ire
— man from Ireland
Norwegian:
irlending
— man from Ireland
Norwegian Bokmål:
ire
— man from Ireland
Norwegian Bokmål:
irlender
— man from Ireland
Norwegian Bokmål:
irlending
— man from Ireland
Norwegian Nynorsk:
ire
— man from Ireland
Norwegian Nynorsk:
irlendar
— man from Ireland
Norwegian Nynorsk:
irlending
— man from Ireland
Persian:
ایرلندی
(irlandi)
— man from Ireland
Polish:
Irlandczyk
— man from Ireland
Portuguese:
irlandês
— man from Ireland
Romanian:
irlandez
— man from Ireland
Russian:
ирла́ндец
(irlándec)
— man from Ireland
Scottish Gaelic:
Èireannach
— man from Ireland
Serbo-Croatian:
И́рац
— man from Ireland
Serbo-Croatian:
Írac
— man from Ireland
Slovak:
Ír
— man from Ireland
Slovene:
Írec
— man from Ireland
Spanish:
irlandés
— man from Ireland
Swahili:
Mweire
— man from Ireland
Swahili:
Mwayalandi
— man from Ireland
Swedish:
irländare
— man from Ireland
Tajik:
ирландӣ
(irlandi)
— man from Ireland
Turkish:
İrlandalı
— man from Ireland
Turkmen:
irland
— man from Ireland
Turkmen:
irlandiýaly
— man from Ireland
Ukrainian:
ірла́ндець
(irlándecʹ)
— man from Ireland
Uyghur:
ئىرېلاند
(irëland)
— man from Ireland
Uyghur:
ئىرېلاندىيىلىك
(irëlandiyilik)
— man from Ireland