Dún Laoghaire

English

Alternative forms

• Dunleary

Etymology

From Irish Dún Laoghaire (literally “fort of Laoghaire”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /dʌn ˈlɪɹə/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /dʌn ˈlɪəɹə/
• Rhymes: -ɪəɹə

Proper noun

Dún Laoghaire

1. A town and port in County Dublin, Ireland.

   Synonyms: Dunleary, Kingstown (historical)

Derived terms

• Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠuːn̪ˠ ˈl̪ˠeːɾʲə/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠuːn̪ˠ ˈl̪ˠiːɾʲə/

Proper noun

Dún Laoghaire m (genitive Dún Laoghaire)

1. Dún Laoghaire

Mutation

Mutated forms of Dún Laoghaire

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Dún Laoghaire	Dhún Laoghaire	nDún Laoghaire

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

Further reading

• “Dún Laoghaire”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024