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Baile Átha Cliath
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Irish
ga:,Contae Bhaile Átha Cliath
Alternative forms
ga Bleá Cliath pronunciation spelling
Etymology
town of the hurdled ford.
Pronunciation
ga Munster /ˌbʲlʲɑː ˈclʲiə/
ga Connacht /bʲlʲɑˈkliː/ II 46
ga Ulster /ˌbˠælʲaˈclʲiə/ 240
Proper noun
m ~ Baile Átha Cliath BÁC
ga Dublin Q1761
ga traditional county c/Ireland Dublin
ga Contae Bhaile Átha Cliath Contae Átha Cliath
Usage notes
The shortened form ga Átha Cliath (technically the genitive of ga Áth Cliath) is often used attributively after other nouns (for example, ga Bus Átha Cliath Dublin Bus, ga Maratón Átha Cliath Dublin Marathon, ga Ollscoil Átha Cliath University of Dublin etc.
Derived terms
ga Baile Átha Cliathach Dubliner
Mutation
References
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Further reading
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ga Cities in County Dublin, Ireland