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Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish irsker, from Old Norse írskr. Cognate of Danish irsk, German irisch, English Irish.
Adjective
irisk (comparative mer irisk, superlative mest irisk)
- Irish (pertaining to Ireland, in particular Celtic aspects of its culture)
Declension
| Inflection of irisk
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| Indefinite
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Positive
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Comparative
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Superlative2
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| Common singular
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irisk
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mer irisk
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mest irisk
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| Neuter singular
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iriskt
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mer iriskt
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mest iriskt
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| Plural
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iriska
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mer iriska
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mest iriska
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| Masculine plural3
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iriske
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mer iriska
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mest iriska
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| Definite
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Positive
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Comparative
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Superlative
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| Masculine singular1
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iriske
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mer iriske
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mest iriske
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| All
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iriska
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mer iriska
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mest iriska
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1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic
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