Múscraí

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish Múscraige, from Cairpre Músc, son of the 111th High King of Ireland, Conaire Cóem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mˠuːz̪ˠˈɡɾˠiː/[1]

Proper noun

Múscraí m (genitive Mhúscraí)

  1. Muskerry (a traditional region and Gaeltacht in County Cork, Ireland)

Derived terms

  • Múscraí Thiar
  • Múscraí Thoir

Descendants

  • English: Muskerry

Mutation

Mutated forms of Múscraí
radical lenition eclipsis
Múscraí Mhúscraí not applicable

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

References

  1. ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, page 118; reprinted 1988