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Irishwoman

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A woman from Ireland.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Irish person, Irelander

History

Etymology

From Middle English Irish womman, equivalent to Irish + -woman.

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: irlandesa — woman from Ireland
  • Belarusian: ірла́ндка (irlándka) — woman from Ireland
  • Bulgarian: ирландка (irlandka) — woman from Ireland
  • Catalan: irlandesa — woman from Ireland
  • Cornish: Godhales — woman from Ireland
  • Czech: Irka — woman from Ireland
  • Dutch: Ierse — woman from Ireland
  • Esperanto: irlandanino — woman from Ireland
  • Finnish: irlantilainen — woman from Ireland
  • French: Irlandaise — woman from Ireland
  • Galician: irlandesa — woman from Ireland
  • German: Irin — woman from Ireland
  • Greek: Ιρλανδή (Irlandí) — woman from Ireland
  • Hungarian: ír nő — woman from Ireland
  • Latvian: īriete — woman from Ireland
  • Lithuanian: airė — woman from Ireland
  • Macedonian: Ирка (Irka) — woman from Ireland
  • Maltese: Irlandiża — woman from Ireland
  • Polish: Irlandka — woman from Ireland
  • Portuguese: irlandesa — woman from Ireland
  • Romanian: irlandeză — woman from Ireland
  • Russian: ирла́ндка (irlándka) — woman from Ireland
  • Scottish Gaelic: ban-Eireannach — woman from Ireland
  • Serbo-Croatian: Ȉrkinja — woman from Ireland
  • Slovak: Irka — woman from Ireland
  • Slovene: Írka — woman from Ireland
  • Spanish: irlandesa — woman from Ireland
  • Ukrainian: ірла́ндка (irlándka) — woman from Ireland