paróiste

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman paroche, from Late Latin parochia, from Ancient Greek παροικίᾱ (paroikíā, “a dwelling abroad”), from πάροικος (pároikos, “neighboring, foreigner”), from παρά (pará, “beside”) + οἶκος (oîkos, “house”).

Pronunciation

Noun

paróiste m (genitive singular paróiste, nominative plural paróistí)

  1. (Christianity) parish (part of a diocese)

Declension

Declension of paróiste (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative paróiste paróistí
vocative a pharóiste a pharóistí
genitive paróiste paróistí
dative paróiste paróistí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an paróiste na paróistí
genitive an pharóiste na bparóistí
dative leis an bparóiste
don pharóiste 		leis na paróistí

Mutation

Mutated forms of paróiste
radical lenition eclipsis
paróiste pharóiste bparóiste

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, § 77, page 33

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