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Meaning of Eirish | Babel Free

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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