paróiste

Irish

Alternative forms

paráiste (Galway)

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman paroche, from Late Latin parochia, from Ancient Greek παρоικία (parоikía, “a dwelling abroad”), from πάρоικος (párоikos, “neighboring, foreigner”), from παρά (pará, “beside”) + οἶκος (oîkos, “house”).

Noun

paróiste m (genitive singular paróiste, nominative plural paróistí)

(Christianity) parish (part of a diocese)

Declension

Declension of paróiste

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	paróiste	paróistí
Vocative	a pharóiste	a pharóistí
Genitive	paróiste	paróistí
Dative	paróiste	paróistí

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an paróiste	na paróistí
Genitive	an pharóiste	na bparóistí
Dative	leis an bparóiste don pharóiste	leis na paróistí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
paróiste	pharóiste	bparóiste
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.