paróiste

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

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
paróiste pharóiste bparóiste
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 33

Further reading

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