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Irish
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)
- (Christianity) parish (part of a diocese)
Declension
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| paróiste
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pharóiste
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bparóiste
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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References
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “parráiste”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “paróiste”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN