-shire

Etymology
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Usage notes
While multiple pronunciations are given above for this suffix, they are not freely interchangeable. In normal usage, most counties take, though is also possible. However, in the names of some Scottish counties, it is sometimes pronounced as (Scottish English ), reflecting the local pronunciation. Speakers of Scottish English may extend this pronunciation to all county names; it is also quite common in American English for county names (but not for American locales named after them).