HIBERNICISM


Meaning of HIBERNICISM in English

/huy berr"neuh siz'euhm/ , n.

an idiom or characteristic peculiar to Irish English or to the Irish.

Also, Hibernianism /huy berr"nee euh niz'euhm/ .

[ 1750-60; Hibernic ( us ) Hibernian ( Hibern ( ia ) Hibernia + -icus -IC) + -ISM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .