éirí

See also: eiri, Eiri, and EIRI

Irish

Alternative forms

éirghe (superseded)^[1]
éirghiú

Etymology

From Middle Irish éirge (verbal noun of éirgid (“to rise”)), from Old Irish éirge (verbal noun of at·reig (“to rise”)).^[2]

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /aiˈɾʲiː/^[3], [ëiˈɾʲiː]^[4]
(Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈaiɾʲiː/^[5]^[6], /ˈaiɾʲə/^[7]
(Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈəiɾʲiː/^[8], /ˈe(ː)ɾʲiː/^[9]^[10]
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈeːɾʲi(ː)/^[11], [ˈei̯ɾʲiː]^[12]; /ˈjirʲi/^[13]; /ˈi(ː)rʲi/^[14]^[11]

Noun

éirí m (genitive singular éirí)

verbal noun of éirigh
rising, rise
éirí (na) gealaí ― moonrise

éirí (na) gréine ― sunrise
(physiology) erection

Declension

Declension of éirí (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms
case	singular
nominative	éirí
vocative	a éirí
genitive	éirí
dative	éirí

forms with the definite article
case	singular
nominative	an t-éirí
genitive	an éirí
dative	leis an éirí don éirí

Derived terms

aiséirí

Mutation

Mutated forms of *éirí*
radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
éirí	n-éirí	héirí	t-éirí

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

^ “éirí”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “éirge”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000) Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, § 158 (a), page 79
^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 197, page 99
^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 252
^ Ó Máille, T. S. (1974) Liosta Focal as Ros Muc [Word List from Rosmuck] (in Irish), Baile Átha Cliath [Dublin]: Irish University Press, →ISBN, page 81
^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 5
^ de Búrca, Seán (1958) The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 377, page 76
^ Stockman, Gerard (1974) The Irish of Achill, Co. Mayo (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 2), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, section 61, page 6
^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 44, page 13
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 Wagner, Heinrich (1959) Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 195, page 70; reprinted 1979
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 121, page 46
^ Lucas, Leslie W. (1979) Grammar of Ros Goill Irish Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 5), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, page 258
^ Sommerfelt, Alf (1922) The Dialect of Torr, County Donegal, volume I: Phonology, Christiania [Oslo]: Videnskapsselskapet i Kristiania, section 244.2, page 87