Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish cóiced.
Pronunciation
Noun
cúige m (genitive singular cúige, nominative plural cúigí)
- province
Usage notes
- Originally referred to a "fifth" of Ireland, i.e., the original five provinces of Ireland. Today it applies to other countries as well; for example the provinces of Canada are also called cúige. The provinces of the Roman Empire, however, are called proibhinse.
Declension
Declension of cúige (fourth declension)
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Derived terms
See also
Mutation
Mutated forms of cúige
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lenition
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eclipsis
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chúige
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gcúige
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 166
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 218, page 82
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “cúigeaḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 283; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cúige”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
