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Irish place-name element
dún
dún means “fort”
In English spellings, names built on it often start with:
- Dun- (Dundalk)
- Down- (Down)
Place names with dún
- Dún Dealgan · Dundalk · County Louth“fort of Dealga”
- Port an Dúnáin · Portadown · County Armagh“port of the small fort”
- Dún Laoghaire · Dún Laoghaire · County Dublin“fort of Laoghaire”, after Lóegaire mac Néill
- Dún Garbhán · Dungarvan · County Waterford“fort of Garbhán”, a personal name
- An Dún · Down · County Down“the fort”
- Dún na nGall · Donegal · County Donegal“fort of the foreigners”
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 · hillcúige · provincecúil · corner, nookdaingean · fortressdoire · oak grovedroichead · bridgegaoth · 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: dún (Irish) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla (Ó Dónaill): dún
- blas course vocabulary (ir-dun)
Meaning, etymology and pronunciation text is adapted from Wiktionary. The adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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