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Irish place-name element
cúige
cúige means “province”
Place names with cúige
- Cúige Uladh · Ulster“province of the Ulaid”, the early people of the north (Old Irish Ulaid, “Ulstermen”)
- Cúige Chonnacht · Connacht“province of the Connachta”, a name built on the personal name Conn
- Cúige Laighean · Leinster“province of the Laigin”, the people of Leinster (Old Irish Laigin, “Leinstermen”)
Other Irish elements
ard · heightáth · fordbaile · town, settlementbeag · small, littlebéal · mouthbealach · way, passbearna · gapcaiseal · stone fortcarn · cairncarraig · rockceann · head, headlandceapach · plot of landcill · churchcluain · meadowcnoc · hillcúil · corner, nookdaingean · fortressdoire · oak grovedroichead · bridgedún · fortgaoth · inlet of the sea, estuarygleann · glen, valleyinis · islandleitir · hillsidelios · ringfortloch · lakelog · hollowlongfort · camp, strongholdmainistir · monastery, abbeymuileann · millnua · newport · landing place, harbour; bank; fortified place, strongholdráth · ringfortrinn · point, headlandros · wood; headlandsean · oldtír · landtrá · strand, beach
Sources
- Wiktionary: cúige (Irish) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla (Ó Dónaill): cúige
- blas course vocabulary (ir-cuige)
Meaning, etymology and pronunciation text is adapted from Wiktionary. The adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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