paróiste

• paráiste (Galway, Ulster)

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman paroche, from Late Latin parochia, from Ancient Greek παροικίᾱ (paroikíā, “a dwelling abroad”), from πάροικος (pároikos, “neighboring, foreigner”), from παρά (pará, “beside”) + οἶκος (oîkos, “house”).

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈpˠɾˠoːʃtʲə/ ~ /pˠəˈɾˠoːʃtʲə/^[1]
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈpˠaɾˠæʃtʲə/^[2] (corresponding to the form paráiste)

paróiste m (genitive singular paróiste, nominative plural paróistí)

1. (Christianity) parish (part of a diocese)

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “parráiste”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “paróiste”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN