Baile Átha Cliath
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Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Bleá Cliath (pronunciation spelling)
Etymology
[edit]Literally, “town of the hurdled ford”
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˌbʲlʲɑː ˈclʲiə/
- (Aran) IPA(key): /bˠlɑˈkliː/[1]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˌbʲlʲaː ˈclʲiə/
Proper noun
[edit]Baile Átha Cliath m (genitive Baile Átha Cliath) (abbreviated BAC, BÁC)
- Dublin (the capital city of Ireland)
- Dublin (a county of Ireland)
- Synonyms: Contae Bhaile Átha Cliath, Contae Átha Cliath
Derived terms
[edit]- Baile Átha Cliathach (“Dubliner”)
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Baile Átha Cliath | Bhaile Átha Cliath | mBaile Átha Cliath |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 46