Meanings
proper noun
- 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.
Synonyms: Irishlandic
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe 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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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 古愛爾蘭語 /古爱尔兰语
- 古愛爾蘭語 /古爱尔兰语 (gǔ'ài'ěrlányǔ)language
Dutch Oudiers
- Oudierslanguage
French vieil irlandais
- vieil irlandaislanguage
German Altirisch
- Altirischlanguage
Hungarian óír
- óírlanguage
Irish Sean-Ghaeilge
- Sean-Ghaeilgelanguage
Polish język staroirlandzki
- język staroirlandzkilanguage
Russian древнеирландский
- древнеирландский (drevneirlandskij)language
Scottish Gaelic Seann-Ghaeilge, Seann-Ghàidhlig
- Seann-Ghaeilgelanguage
- Seann-Ghàidhliglanguage
Spanish irlandés antiguo
- irlandés antiguolanguage
Swedish forniriska
- forniriskalanguage
Turkish Eski İrlandaca
- Eski İrlandacalanguage
Welsh Hen Wyddeleg
- Hen Wyddeleglanguage
Cite this entry
APA
Old Irish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20Irish
MLA
“Old Irish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20Irish. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Old Irish,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20Irish.
Source: Old Irish on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.