Meanings
proper noun
- A sea in British Isles, Europe in the Atlantic. A sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland; bordered to the north by the North Channel and to the south by St George's Channel and the Celtic Sea.
- A sea area corresponding to this sea.
Translations
Afrikaans Ierse See
- Ierse Seea sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
Arabic اَلْبَحْر الأَيِرْلَنْدِيّ
- اَلْبَحْر الأَيِرْلَنْدِيّ (al-baḥr al-ʔayirlandiyy)a sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
Basque Irlandako itsasoa
- Irlandako itsasoaa sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
Bengali আইরিশ সাগর
- আইরিশ সাগর (airiś śagor)a sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
Bulgarian Ирла́ндско мо́ре
- Ирла́ндско мо́ре (Irlándsko móre)a sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
Catalan mar d'Irlanda
- mar d'Irlandaa sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
Chinese Mandarin 愛爾蘭海 /爱尔兰海
- 愛爾蘭海 /爱尔兰海 (Ài'ěrlán hǎi)a sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
Czech Irské moře
- Irské mořea sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
Danish Irske Hav
- Irske Hava sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
Dutch Ierse Zee
- Ierse Zeea sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
Esperanto Irlanda Maro
- Irlanda Maroa sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
Estonian Iiri meri
- Iiri meria sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
Finnish Irlanninmeri
- Irlanninmeria sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
French Mer d'Irlande
- Mer d'Irlandea sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
German Irische See
- Irische Seea sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
Greek Ιρλανδική θάλασσα
- Ιρλανδική θάλασσα (Irlandikí thálassa)a sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
Hebrew הים האירי
- הים האירי (ha-yam ha-iri)a sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
Hindi आयरिश सागर
- आयरिश सागर (āyriś sāgar)a sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
Hungarian Ír-tenger
- Ír-tengera sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
Icelandic Írlandshaf
- Írlandshafa sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
Indonesian Laut Irlandia
- Laut Irlandiaa sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
Irish Muir Éireann, An Mhuir Meann
- Muir Éireanna sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
- An Mhuir Meanna sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
Italian Mare d'Irlanda
- Mare d'Irlandaa sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
Japanese アイリッシュ海
- アイリッシュ海 (Airisshu-kai)a sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
Korean 아일랜드 해
- 아일랜드 해 (Aillaendeu hae)a sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
Latin Mare Hibernicum, Mare Vergivium
- Mare Hibernicuma sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
- Mare Vergiviuma sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
Latvian Īrijas jūra
- Īrijas jūraa sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
Lithuanian Airijos jūra
- Airijos jūraa sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
Malay Laut Ireland
- Laut Irelanda sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
Norwegian Bokmål Irskesjøen
- Irskesjøena sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
Persian دریای ایرلند
- دریای ایرلند (daryâ-e irland)a sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
Polish Morze Irlandzkie
- Morze Irlandzkiea sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
Portuguese Mar da Irlanda
- Mar da Irlandaa sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
Punjabi ਆਇਰਲੈਂਡੀ ਸਮੁੰਦਰ
- ਆਇਰਲੈਂਡੀ ਸਮੁੰਦਰ (āiralaiṇḍī samundar)a sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
Romanian Marea Irlandeză
- Marea Irlandezăa sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
Russian Ирла́ндское мо́ре
- Ирла́ндское мо́ре (Irlándskoje móre)a sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
Scottish Gaelic Cuan na h-Èireann, Muir Mheann
- Cuan na h-Èireanna sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
- Muir Mheanna sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
Slovak Írske more
- Írske morea sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
Spanish Mar Irlandés
- Mar Irlandésa sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
Swedish Irländska sjön
- Irländska sjöna sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
Tamil ஐரியக் கடல்
- ஐரியக் கடல் (airiyak kaṭal)a sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
Thai ทะเลไอริช, ทะเลแมน
- ทะเลไอริช (tá-lee ai-rích)a sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
- ทะเลแมน (tá-lee mɛɛn)a sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
Turkish İrlanda Denizi
- İrlanda Denizia sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
Ukrainian Ірла́ндське мо́ре
- Ірла́ндське мо́ре (Irlándsʹke móre)a sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
Vietnamese Biển Ireland
- Biển Irelanda sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
Welsh Môr Iwerddon
- Môr Iwerddona sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland
Cite this entry
APA
Irish Sea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Irish%20Sea
MLA
“Irish Sea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Irish%20Sea. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Irish Sea,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Irish%20Sea.
Source: Irish Sea on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.