# éirí
## Irish
### Alternative forms

* éirghe (superseded)
* éirghiú

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /aiˈɾʲiː/, [ëiˈɾʲiː]
* (Galway) IPA: /ˈaiɾʲiː/, /ˈaiɾʲə/
* (Mayo) IPA: /ˈəiɾʲiː/, /ˈe(ː)ɾʲiː/
* (Ulster) IPA: /ˈeːɾʲi(ː)/, [ˈei̯ɾʲiː]; /ˈjirʲi/; /ˈi(ː)rʲi/

### Noun

éirí m (genitive singular éirí)
* verbal noun of éirigh
* rising, rise
    éirí (na) gealaí ― moonrise
    éirí (na) gréine ― sunrise
* (physiology) erection

#### Declension

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

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
* 1 2 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

### Further reading

* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “éirġe”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 284
* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “éirí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “éirí”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “éirí”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025