Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

old irish

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.51 in modern English

Syllables
old irish
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Irish language as attested from the sixth to the tenth centuries C.E., the oldest form of the Goidelic languages for which extensive texts (written in the Latin alphabet) are extant.

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Old Irish terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Old Irish terms

Synonyms

Questions

What does old irish mean?
The Irish language as attested from the sixth to the tenth centuries C.E., the oldest form of the Goidelic languages for which extensive texts (written in the Latin alphabet) are extant.

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