English

Proper noun

Eire

1. (chiefly dated) The Republic of Ireland
2. The island of Ireland, consisting of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
   • 1887, U. J. Bourke, Pre-Christian Ireland, Browne & Nolan, page 1:

     […] ; above all, from their language, which, to this day, has left its impress on the lands through which they journeyed from Aria to Ara, from Iberia to Eire.

   • 1996, John Wilson, Understanding Journalism; A Guide To Issues, Routledge. ISBN 9780415115995., page 269:

     Eire - now an oddity rarely used, an out-of-date reference.

   • 2004, Douglas Clark, Belfast: A Novel of the Troubles, Virtualbookworm.com Publishing, ISBN 978-1-58939-629-6, page 211:

     “No. My father and Uncle Terry agreed on most things, including a united Irish Republic that included all of Eire. […] ”

   • 2005, Kieran Wasserman, The Battle for Eire, iUniverse, ISBN 978-0-595-36860-0, page 310:

     “No, I do not,” she replied. “Eire was not meant to be won by force, as the Romans intend. […] In attacking them, you avenge your kin and maintain the peaceful island of Eire. […] ”

Translations

Anagrams

• Erie

German

Verb

eire

1. First-person singular present of eiern.
2. First-person singular subjunctive I of eiern.
3. Third-person singular subjunctive I of eiern.
4. Imperative singular of eiern.

Old Portuguese

Alternative forms

• eiri

Etymology

From Latin heri ‎(“yesterday”), from Proto-Italic *hesī, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰyes-. Cognate with Old Spanish eri and Old French ier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈej.ɾe/

Adverb

eire

1. yesterday
   • 1525-1526, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, Juião Bolseiro, B 1166: Da noite d'eire poderan fazer (facsimile)

     E poys meu eyre sẽlheira deitey / A noyte foy e uẽo e durou

     And yesterday when I laid me down, alone, the night came and wore slowly on.

Synonyms

• oonte

See also

• cras
• oge