cúige

See also: čuige

Irish

Alternative forms

cúigeadh (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish cóiced.

Pronunciation

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkuːɟɪ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkuːɟi/[1] (as if spelled cúigí)

Noun

cúige m (genitive singular cúige, nominative plural cúigí)

province

Usage notes

Originally referred to a "fifth" of Ireland, i.e., the original five provinces of Ireland.

Declension

Declension of cúige

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cúige	cúigí
Vocative	a chúige	a chúigí
Genitive	cúige	cúigí
Dative	cúige	cúigí

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an cúige	na cúigí
Genitive	an chúige	na gcúigí
Dative	leis an gcúige don chúige	leis na cúigí

Derived terms

Cúige Chonnacht
Cúige Mumhan
Cúige Laighean
Cúige Uladh

Related terms

cúig

See also

roinn

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cúige	chúige	gcúige
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 82

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cúige”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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