cúige

See also: čuige

Irish

Alternative forms

• cúigeadh (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish cóiced.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkuːɟɪ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkuːɟi/ (as if spelled cúigí)

Noun

cúige m (genitive singular cúige, nominative plural cúigí)

1. province

Usage notes

• Originally referred to a "fifth" of Ireland, i.e., the original five provinces of Ireland.

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

• Cúige Chonnacht
• Cúige Mumhan
• Cúige Laighean
• Cúige Uladh

Related terms

• cúig

See also

• roinn

Mutation

Mutated forms of cúige

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cúige	chúige	gcúige

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cúige”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN