Èirinn
Gaelic (Scots)
/eːɾʲɪɲ/
proper noun
Definitions
- Ireland (country in Europe)
Etymology
Derived from Old Irish Ériu (Ireland) derived from Proto-Celtic *ɸīweryū derived from Proto-Indo-European *piHweryon-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*piHweryon-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Ireland English
- *piHwer- Proto-Indo-European
- *piHwer-yō- Proto-Indo-European
- *piHweryon- Proto-Indo-European
- iriska Swedish
- Īr- Old English
- Éire Irish
- Éireannach Irish
- Írar Old Norse
- írar Old Norse
- Ejro Esperanto
- Iwerddon Welsh
- Iwerddoneg Welsh
- Érennach Old Irish
- Érinn Old Irish
- Ériu Old Irish
- ban-Eireannach Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- Èireannach Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- *Īwerjū Proto-Celtic
- *ɸīweryū Proto-Celtic
- *Φīweryū Proto-Celtic
- Ériu Middle Irish
- Iwerzhon Breton
- Iwerdhon Cornish
- *Iwerðon Proto-Brythonic