Baile Átha Cliath

== Irish == === Alternative forms === Bleá Cliath (pronunciation spelling) === Etymology === Literally, “town of the hurdled ford”. === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /ˌbʲlʲɑː ˈclʲiə/ (Connacht) IPA(key): /bʲlʲɑˈkliː/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˌbˠælʲaˈclʲiə/ === Proper noun === Baile Átha Cliath m (genitive Baile Átha Cliath) (abbreviated BAC, BÁC) Dublin (the capital city of Ireland) Dublin (a traditional county of Ireland) Synonyms: Contae Bhaile Átha Cliath, Contae Átha Cliath ==== Usage notes ==== The shortened form Átha Cliath (technically the genitive of Áth Cliath) is often used attributively after other nouns (for example, Bus Átha Cliath (“Dublin Bus”), Maratón Átha Cliath (“Dublin Marathon”), Ollscoil Átha Cliath (“University of Dublin”) etc. ==== Derived terms ==== Baile Átha Cliathach (“Dubliner”) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “Dublin”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “Dublin”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026