irischer

Irischer is a German adjective meaning "Irish" or "from Ireland." It is used to describe people, culture, language, or things associated with Ireland and is the attributive form of the base adjective irisch. Like all German adjectives, irischer agrees with the gender, number, and case of the noun it modifies and can appear with both definite and indefinite articles, as well as in compound expressions.

Declension and examples:

- With a definite article: der irische Whiskey, die irische Tradition, das irische Volk.

- With an indefinite article: ein irischer Whiskey, eine irische Tradition, ein irisches Volk (the latter is uncommon; more typical with concrete nouns).

- Plural or no article: irische Traditionen, die irischen Traditionen.

The endings follow standard German adjective declension: masculine nominative singular after indefinites is -er (irischer), feminine -e (irische), neuter -es (irisches), plural -e (irische).

Usage notes:

The base form irisch is commonly used for adjectives and also as the name of the Irish language when capitalized as Irisch. The form irischer specifically marks masculine nominative singular when no definite article is used, but it shifts with other genders and cases according to German grammar. In everyday language, irischer appears in descriptions of cuisine (for example, irischer Whiskey), music, literature, and other Ireland-related topics.

Etymology and relation:

The adjective derives from Ireland (Irland) and its demonyms. It functions similarly to the English "Irish" and contrastively with related terms such as Irisch (the language) or irisch- as a productive compound element in German.