"Laois" meaning in Irish

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Proper name

IPA: /l̪ˠiːʃ/ Forms: Laoise [genitive]
Etymology: From Middle Irish Loígis, name of a tribe living in the area in the Middle Ages (see Loígis on Wikipedia). Etymology templates: {{der|ga|mga|Loígis}} Middle Irish Loígis Head templates: {{head|ga|proper noun|genitive|Laoise|||||f1request=1|f4request=1|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=}} Laois f (genitive Laoise), {{ga-proper noun|f|Laoise}} Laois f (genitive Laoise)
  1. Laois (a county of Ireland) Wikipedia link: Loígis, ga:Laois Tags: feminine Categories (place): Counties of Ireland, County Laois, Ireland, Places in Ireland Synonyms: Contae Laoise Derived forms: Port Laoise
    Sense id: en-Laois-ga-name-zWwJSbWR Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Laois meaning in Irish (2.1kB)

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