German Conversation · Level 126
44 words
German word
Ire
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈiːʁə/
Meaning
- masculine nounIrishman
Example
Der Ire trinkt gern Tee.
The Irishman likes drinking tea.
More examples
Der junge Ire arbeitet als Lehrer.
The young Irishman works as a teacher.
Core concept
A person whose national or family homeland is Ireland.
Common phrases
der Ire
the Irishman
der junge Ire
the young Irishman
ein Ire in Deutschland
an Irishman in Germany
Similar words
Irin: A woman from Ireland.
Iren: People from Ireland.
Definition in German
Ire (Pl. Iren) ist die Bezeichnung für jemanden mit irischer Herkunft oder Staatsangehörigkeit.
Word origin
Ire is a German borrowing from Latin Hibernus, an adjective meaning Irish or relating to Ireland.
Usage tips
- The noun has weak masculine declension: der Ire, but den Iren and plural die Iren; the feminine counterpart is die Irin.
Related words
- IrischIrishnoun
- irischIrishadjective