Éire

See also: eire, Eire, and Eiré

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish Ériu, from Proto-Celtic *Φīweryū (compare Middle Welsh Iwerd (“Irish Sea”)), from Proto-Indo-European *piHweryon-, likely related to *piHwer- (“fat”), from *peyH- (“fat”) (compare Ancient Greek πίειρα (píeira, “fertile”), Sanskrit पीवरी (pīvarī, “fat, rich”)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈeːɾʲə/

Proper noun

Éire f (genitive Éireann)

  1. Ireland (both the island and the republic)

Usage notes

The definite article is used only in the genitive case. This is one of the few nouns in Irish with a distinct dative case in the standard language.

Inflection
Declension of Éire

Fifth declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun):

Case Singular
Nominative Éire
Vocative a Éire
Genitive Éireann
Dative Éirinn

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an Éire
Genitive na hÉireann
Dative leis an Éirinn

don Éirinn

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
Éire nÉire hÉire not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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