Éire

See also: eire, Eire, and Eiré

Irish

Alternative forms

Éirinn (Cois Fharraige)

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)

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

Saorstát Éireann

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with 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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