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 place in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Liberty County, Georgia.
   2. A neighbourhood of Louisville, Kentucky.
   3. A town in York County, Maine.
   4. A township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
4. A locality in the Upper Lachlan council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
5. A habitational surname from Irish.

Derived terms

• limerick
• Limerick Junction
• Limerick lace
• Limerickman

Translations

county

• Bulgarian: Ли́мерик m (Límerik)
• German: Limerick (de)
• Irish: Luimneach m, Contae Luimnigh m
• Latin: Limericum n
• Macedonian: Лимерик m (Limerik)
• Marathi: लिमेरिक (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: Ли́мерик m (Límerik)
• Cebuano: Luimneach
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 利默里克 (zh)

• Frisian:

  West Frisian: Limmerik n

• 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
• Marathi: लिमेरिक (limerik)
• 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

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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 438.

Anagrams

• rice milk

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English Limerick.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪməʁɪk/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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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

Etymology tree

Irish Luimneach

English Limerickubor.

Polish Limerick

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^[1] (in Polish)