Limerick

See also: limerick

English

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Luimneach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪm(ə)ɹɪk/

• Audio (US)

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Proper noun

Limerick (countable and uncountable, plural Limericks)

1. A county of Ireland.
2. A city in County Limerick.
3. A habitational surname from Irish.

Derived terms

• limerick
• Limerick Junction
• Limerick lace

 

Translations

county

• German: Limerick (de)
• Irish: Luimneach m, Contae Luimnigh m
• Latin: Limericum n
• Macedonian: Лимерик m (Limerik)
• Polish: Limerick m
• Russian: Ли́мерик m (Límerik)
• Scots: Limerick

town

• Arabic: لِيمِرِيك (līmirīk)
• Armenian: Լիմերիկ (hy) (Limerik)
• Azerbaijani: Limerik
• Belarusian: Лімерык (Limjeryk)
• Breton: Luimneach
• Bulgarian: Лимерик (Limerik)
• Cebuano: Luimneach
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 利默里克 (zh)

• Georgian: ლიმერიკი (limeriḳi)
• German: Limerick (de)
• Greek: Λίμερικ (Límerik)
• Hebrew: לימריק
• Irish: Luimneach m, Cathair Luimnigh f
• Japanese: リムリック
• Korean: 리머릭 (rimeorik)
• Latin: Limericum n
• Lithuanian: Limerikas
• Macedonian: Лимерик m (Limerik)
• Manx: Limmeragh
• Ossetian: Лимерик (Limerik)
• Persian: لیمرک (limerek)
• Polish: Limerick m
• Russian: Ли́мерик m (Límerik)
• Scots: Limerick
• Scottish Gaelic: Luimneach
• Ukrainian: Лімерик (Limeryk)
• Urdu: لیمرک
• Uzbek: Limerik
• West Frisian: Limmerik n

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Limerick is the 38582^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 573 individuals. Limerick is most common among White (81.68%) and Black/African American (13.09%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Limerick”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 438.

Anagrams

• rice milk

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English Limerick.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪməʁɪk/

• Audio

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Proper noun

Limerick n (proper noun, genitive Limericks or (optionally with an article) Limerick)

1. Limerick (a county of Ireland)
2. Limerick (a city in County Limerick, Ireland)

Polish

Limerick

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Limerick, from Irish Luimneach. Doublet of limeryk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈmɛ.rik/
• Rhymes: -ɛrik
• Syllabification: Li‧me‧rick

Proper noun

Limerick m inan (indeclinable)

1. Limerick (a city in County Limerick, Ireland)
2. Limerick (a county of Ireland)

Related terms

noun

• limeryk

 

Further reading

• Limerick in Polish dictionaries at PWN