irlandese

/irlanˈde.ze/adjective / nounB1 / A2

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Meaning · adjective

Irish

Ieri sera abbiamo ascoltato un gruppo folk irlandese.
Yesterday evening we listened to an Irish folk band.

Ti piace la tipica colazione irlandese?
Do you like a typical Irish breakfast?

Loro non sono scozzesi, ma hanno origini irlandesi.
They aren't Scottish, but they have Irish origins.

Word forms (4)

Ends in -e in the singular for both masculine and feminine; the plural is -i.
When referring to the nationality or language as a noun, it is not capitalized in Italian.

Irish person

Conosci quell'irlandese che lavora al pub?
Do you know that Irish guy who works at the pub?

Molti irlandesi vivono e studiano a Roma.
Many Irish people live and study in Rome.

Lei non è inglese, è un'irlandese di Dublino.
She isn't English, she is an Irishwoman from Dublin.

Word forms (2)

Word	Word forms
irlandese	singular
irlandesi	plural

Ends in -e in the singular for both men and women; the plural is always 'irlandesi'.
Nationalities are not capitalized in Italian unless used at the beginning of a sentence.