ire
/aɪ.ɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.22 in modern English
3
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
name
Initialism of Institute of Radio Engineers.
name
Example Sentences
- "[…] 'Tell I'm rud as the smith makes the pieces of ire; […]"
- "A ire thing, moore smart by haff, / That zeed var off 's za theene 's a laff, / An' zum zes edden' 'xac'ly saff, / Stan's in th' place ee did."
- "to raise the ire of someone"
- "She lik'd not his desire; Fain would be free but dreadeth parents ire"
- "If I digg'd up thy forefathers graves, And hung their rotten coffins up in chains, It could not slake mine ire, nor ease my heart."
- "Or Neptune's ire, or Juno's, that so long Perplex'd the Greek and Cytherea's son."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: ire, īre, īra, *h₁eysh₂-
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /aɪ.ɚ/
- British English: /aɪ.ə(ɹ)/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Sports.