Baile Átha Cliath

Irish

Alternative forms

  • Bleá Cliath (pronunciation spelling)

Etymology

Literally, “town of the hurdled ford”

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Baile Átha Cliath m (genitive Baile Átha Cliath) (abbreviated BAC, BÁC)

  1. Dublin (the capital city of Ireland)
  2. Dublin (a county of Ireland)
    Synonyms: Contae Bhaile Átha Cliath, Contae Átha Cliath

Derived terms

  • Baile Átha Cliathach (“Dubliner”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Baile Átha Cliath
radical lenition eclipsis
Baile Átha Cliath Bhaile Átha Cliath mBaile Átha Cliath

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

References

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 46
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