paróiste

Irish

Alternative forms

• paráiste (Galway, Ulster)

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

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈpˠaɾˠæʃtʲə/ (corresponding to the form paráiste)

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.

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