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Eirish

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A proposed simplified standardised dialect of Irish for use by English-speaking learners

historical, uncountable

Examples

“Every Celt under seventy can acquire⟳ Eirish ... the supporters of Irish mean⟳ to press⟳ for the official recognition of Eirish in the schools of Northern and Southern Ireland”
“c.1940 Diarmuid O Murcu, Irish made easy (Eirish); a self instructor for the adult”
“1952 Standard Irish vocabulary: an English-Eirish vocabulary containing about 2,000 of the most useful Irish words, and including the basic English vocabulary (Eirish Society: Dublin)”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Eis EISA Eisav eISBN Eisbock EISCAT

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