cúige

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See also: čuige

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish cóiced.

Pronunciation

Noun

cúige m (genitive singular cúige, nominative plural cúigí)

  1. province

Usage notes

Declension

Declension of cúige (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative cúige cúigí
vocative a chúige a chúigí
genitive cúige cúigí
dative cúige cúigí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an cúige na cúigí
genitive an chúige na gcúigí
dative leis an gcúige
don chúige 		leis na cúigí

Derived terms

See also

Mutation

Mutated forms of cúige
radical lenition eclipsis
cúige chúige gcúige

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 82

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