Erse

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɜːs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ûrs)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Erse  (ûrs),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Language VarietiesGaelic, esp. Scots Gaelic.

adj. 
  1. Language Varietiesof or pertaining to Gaelic, esp. Scots Gaelic.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Erse / ɜːs/
  1. another name for Irish Gaelic
  1. of or relating to the Irish Gaelic language
Etymology: 14th Century: from Lowland Scots Erisch Irish; Irish being regarded as the literary form of Gaelic
'Erse' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Traverse City - arch - closed traverse - retraverse - toll traverse - traverse jury - traverse rod

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