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

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cúige chúige gcúige
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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

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