Samhain

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Samhain f (genitive singular Samhna, nominative plural Samhnacha)

Samhna (genitive singular)
Samhnacha (nominative plural)
Samhain (indefinite nominative singular)
Samhnacha (indefinite nominative plural)
a Shamhain (indefinite singular vocative)
a Shamhnacha (indefinite plural vocative)
Samhna (genitive indefinite singular)
Samhnacha (genitive indefinite plural)
Samhain (dative indefinite singular)
Samhnacha (dative indefinite plural)
an tSamhain (definite nominative singular)
na Samhnacha (definite nominative plural)
na Samhna (definite genitive singular)
na Samhnacha (definite genitive plural)
leis an tSamhain (dative definite singular)
don tSamhain (dative definite singular)
leis na Samhnacha (dative definite plural)
Samhain (mutation mutation-radical)
Shamhain (lenition mutation)
tSamhain (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish Samain (“Halloween”), from Proto-Celtic *Samonyos (compare Gaulish samoni-) or a genitive *samonis, either from Proto-Indo-European *smH-on- (“together; reunion, assembly”) (compare Old High German saman (“together”), Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰 (samana, “together, in common”), Sanskrit समन (samaná, “together”), सम् (sám, “with”), Avestan 𐬵𐬀 (ha), 𐬵𐬀𐬨 (ham, “together”)), from the root *sem- (“together, whole”), or alternatively from the same element found in the compound *kentusamonyos (“beginning of summer”), a derivation from Proto-Celtic *samos (“summer”) (compare Old Irish sam (“summer”), Welsh haf (“summer”)) from Proto-Indo-European *sm̥h₂ós (“summer”) < *semh₂-.

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21 January 1919, Constitution of Dáil Éireann, Fourth Article
Beidh an tAireach freagarthach don Dáil san airgead a gheobhfar mar sin agus leagfaidh sé cúntaisí mionscrúduighthe ar chaitheamh an airgid fé bhrághaid na Dála dhá uair sa bhliadhain – um Shamhain is um Bealtaine.
The Ministry shall be answerable to the Dáil for such moneys, and the accounts shall be audited with regard to the spending of money for the Dáil twice yearly – in November and May.

18 September 2012, Foinse, Deir Mitt Romney go bhfuil vótálaithe Obama 'ag brath ar an rialtas' i bhfíseán a sceitheadh
Is cosúil go bhfuil Romney ag labhairt le grúpa deontóirí saibhre níos luaithe i mbliana san fhíseán agus é ag labhairt go hoscailte faoina straitéis le díriú ar an bpíosa beag den daonra nach bhfuil cinneadh déanta acu go fóill i dtaobh toghchán na Samhna ...

Romney appears to be talking to a group of rich donors earlier this year in the video, and he's talking openly about the strategy of targeting the small portion of the population who still haven't made a decision about November's election ...


mí

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mí f (genitive singular míosa, nominative plural míonna)

míosa (genitive singular)
míonna (nominative plural)
mí (indefinite nominative singular)
míonna (indefinite nominative plural)
a mhí (indefinite singular vocative)
a mhíonna (indefinite plural vocative)
míosa (genitive indefinite singular)
míonna (genitive indefinite plural)
mí (dative indefinite singular)
mís (archaic dative dialectal indefinite singular)
míonna (dative indefinite plural)
an mhí (definite nominative singular)
na míonna (definite nominative plural)
na míosa (definite genitive singular)
na míonna (definite genitive plural)
leis an mí (dative definite singular)
leis an mís (archaic dative definite dialectal singular)
don mhí (dative definite singular)
don mhís (archaic dative definite dialectal singular)
leis na míonna (dative definite plural)

From Old Irish mí, from Proto-Celtic *mīns, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s.


mí

mí (genitive singular)
mí (indefinite nominative singular)
a mhí (indefinite singular vocative)
mí (genitive indefinite singular)
mí (dative indefinite singular)
an mhí (definite nominative singular)
na mí (definite genitive singular)
leis an mí (dative definite singular)
don mhí (dative definite singular)

From Middle Irish mide, from Old Irish mide, from Proto-Celtic *medyos, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos.


mí

mí (genitive singular)
mí (indefinite nominative singular)
a mhí (indefinite singular vocative)
mí (genitive indefinite singular)
mí (dative indefinite singular)
an mí (definite nominative singular)
an mhí (definite genitive singular)
leis an mí (dative definite singular)
don mhí (dative definite singular)
mí (mutation mutation-radical)
mhí (lenition mutation)

From Latin mīra, from the first word of the third line of Ut queant laxis, the medieval hymn which solfège was based on because its lines started on each note of the scale successively.


Nollaig

Nollaig f (genitive Nollag, nominative plural Nollaigí)

Nollag (genitive)
Nollaigí (nominative plural)
Nollaig (indefinite nominative singular)
Nollaigí (indefinite nominative plural)
a Nollaig (indefinite singular vocative)
a Nollaigí (indefinite plural vocative)
Nollag (genitive indefinite singular)
Nollaigí (genitive indefinite plural)
Nollaig (dative indefinite singular)
Nollaigí (dative indefinite plural)
an Nollaig (definite nominative singular)
na Nollaigí (definite nominative plural)
na Nollag (definite genitive singular)
na Nollaigí (definite genitive plural)
leis an Nollaig (dative definite singular)
don Nollaig (dative definite singular)
leis na Nollaigí (dative definite plural)

/ˈn̪ˠɔl̪ˠɪɟ/

/ˈn̪ˠɔl̪ˠɪc/

/ˈn̪ˠʌl̪ˠɪc/

From Old Irish Notlaic, from Latin nātālīcia (“a birthday party”), from nātālis (“natal”), from nātus (“born”). Compare Welsh Nadolig, Breton Nedeleg and French Noël.

a male or female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Noel or Noelle


Bealtaine

Bealtaine (genitive)
Bealtaine (indefinite nominative singular)
Bealtainí (indefinite nominative plural)
a Bhealtaine (indefinite singular vocative)
a Bhealtainí (indefinite plural vocative)
Bealtaine (genitive indefinite singular)
Bealtainí (genitive indefinite plural)
Bealtaine (dative indefinite singular)
Bealtainí (dative indefinite plural)
an Bhealtaine (definite nominative singular)
na Bealtainí (definite nominative plural)
na Bealtaine (definite genitive singular)
na mBealtainí (definite genitive plural)
leis an mBealtaine (dative definite singular)
don Bhealtaine (dative definite singular)
leis na Bealtainí (dative definite plural)
Bealtaine (mutation mutation-radical)
Bhealtaine (lenition mutation)
mBealtaine (eclipsis mutation)

/ˈbʲal̪ˠt̪ˠənʲə/

/ˈbʲɑul̪ˠt̪ˠənʲə/

/ˈbʲal̪ˠt̪ˠənə/

/ˈbʲɑːl̪ˠt̪ˠənʲə/


almas

almais (genitive singular)
almas (indefinite nominative singular)
a almais (indefinite singular vocative)
almais (genitive indefinite singular)
almas (dative indefinite singular)
an t-almas (definite nominative singular)
an almais (definite genitive singular)
leis an almas (dative definite singular)
don almas (dative definite singular)
almas (mutation mutation-radical)
n-almas (eclipsis mutation)
halmas (mutation prothesis-h)


Deireadh Fómhair

Deireadh Fómhair m (genitive Deireadh Fómhair)

Deireadh Fómhair (genitive)
Deireadh Fómhair (mutation mutation-radical)
Dheireadh Fómhair (lenition mutation)
nDeireadh Fómhair (eclipsis mutation)

/dʲeɾʲə fuːwəɾʲ/

October (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar)


Eanáir

Eanáir m (genitive Eanáir, nominative plural Eanáirí)

Eanáir (genitive)
Eanáirí (nominative plural)
Eanáir (indefinite nominative singular)
Eanáirí (indefinite nominative plural)
a Eanáir (indefinite singular vocative)
a Eanáirí (indefinite plural vocative)
Eanáir (genitive indefinite singular)
Eanáirí (genitive indefinite plural)
Eanáir (dative indefinite singular)
Eanáirí (dative indefinite plural)
an tEanáir (definite nominative singular)
na hEanáirí (definite nominative plural)
an Eanáir (definite genitive singular)
na nEanáirí (definite genitive plural)
leis an Eanáir (dative definite singular)
don Eanáir (dative definite singular)
leis na hEanáirí (dative definite plural)
Eanáir (mutation mutation-radical)
nEanáir (eclipsis mutation)
hEanáir (mutation prothesis-h)
tEanáir (mutation prothesis-t)

Borrowed from Latin Iānuārius. Akin to English January.

January (first month of the Gregorian calendar)


Iúil

Iúil m (genitive Iúil, nominative plural Iúileanna)

Iúil (genitive)
Iúileanna (nominative plural)
Iúil (indefinite nominative singular)
Iúileanna (indefinite nominative plural)
a Iúil (indefinite singular vocative)
a Iúileanna (indefinite plural vocative)
Iúil (genitive indefinite singular)
Iúileanna (genitive indefinite plural)
Iúil (dative indefinite singular)
Iúileanna (dative indefinite plural)
an tIúil (definite nominative singular)
na hIúileanna (definite nominative plural)
an Iúil (definite genitive singular)
na nIúileanna (definite genitive plural)
leis an Iúil (dative definite singular)
don Iúil (dative definite singular)
leis na hIúileanna (dative definite plural)
Iúil (mutation mutation-radical)
nIúil (eclipsis mutation)
hIúil (mutation prothesis-h)
tIúil (mutation prothesis-t)

July (seventh month of the Gregorian calendar)


Meitheamh

Meitheamh m (genitive singular Meithimh, nominative plural Meithimh)

Meithimh (genitive singular)
Meithimh (nominative plural)
Meitheamh (indefinite nominative singular)
Meithimh (indefinite nominative plural)
a Mheithimh (indefinite singular vocative)
a Mheitheamha (indefinite plural vocative)
Meithimh (genitive indefinite singular)
Meitheamh (genitive indefinite plural)
Meitheamh (dative indefinite singular)
Meithimh (dative indefinite plural)
an Meitheamh (definite nominative singular)
na Meithimh (definite nominative plural)
an Mheithimh (definite genitive singular)
na Meitheamh (definite genitive plural)
leis an Meitheamh (dative definite singular)
don Mheitheamh (dative definite singular)
leis na Meithimh (dative definite plural)
Meitheamh (mutation mutation-radical)
Mheitheamh (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish mithem (“midsummer, June”), from Proto-Celtic *medyo-samīno- (compare Welsh Mehefin).

June (sixth month of the Gregorian calendar)


Feabhra

Feabhra f or m (genitive Feabhra, nominative plural Feabhraí)

Feabhra (genitive)
Feabhraí (nominative plural)
Feabhra (indefinite nominative singular)
Feabhraí (indefinite nominative plural)
a Fheabhra (indefinite singular vocative)
a Fheabhraí (indefinite plural vocative)
Feabhra (genitive indefinite singular)
Feabhraí (genitive indefinite plural)
Feabhra (dative indefinite singular)
Feabhraí (dative indefinite plural)
an Fheabhra (definite nominative singular)
na Feabhraí (definite nominative plural)
na Feabhra (definite genitive singular)
na bhFeabhraí (definite genitive plural)
leis an bhFeabhra (dative definite singular)
don Fheabhra (dative definite singular)
leis na Feabhraí (dative definite plural)
Feabhra (indefinite nominative singular)
Feabhraí (indefinite nominative plural)
a Fheabhra (indefinite singular vocative)
a Fheabhraí (indefinite plural vocative)
Feabhra (genitive indefinite singular)
Feabhraí (genitive indefinite plural)
Feabhra (dative indefinite singular)
Feabhraí (dative indefinite plural)
an Feabhra (definite nominative singular)
na Feabhraí (definite nominative plural)
an Fheabhra (definite genitive singular)
na bhFeabhraí (definite genitive plural)
leis an bhFeabhra (dative definite singular)
don Fheabhra (dative definite singular)
leis na Feabhraí (dative definite plural)
Feabhra (mutation mutation-radical)
Fheabhra (lenition mutation)
bhFeabhra (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish febra, febrae, borrowed from Latin Februārius.

February (second month of the Gregorian calendar)


Aibreán

Aibreán m (genitive singular Aibreáin, nominative plural Aibreáin)

Aibreáin (genitive singular)
Aibreáin (nominative plural)
Aibreán (indefinite nominative singular)
Aibreáin (indefinite nominative plural)
a Aibreáin (indefinite singular vocative)
a Aibreána (indefinite plural vocative)
Aibreáin (genitive indefinite singular)
Aibreán (genitive indefinite plural)
Aibreán (dative indefinite singular)
Aibreáin (dative indefinite plural)
an tAibreán (definite nominative singular)
na hAibreáin (definite nominative plural)
an Aibreáin (definite genitive singular)
na nAibreán (definite genitive plural)
leis an Aibreán (dative definite singular)
don Aibreán (dative definite singular)
leis na hAibreáin (dative definite plural)
Aibreán (mutation mutation-radical)
nAibreán (eclipsis mutation)
hAibreán (mutation prothesis-h)
tAibreán (mutation prothesis-t)

/abʲəˈɾʲɑːn̪ˠ/

/ɑbˠəˈɾˠɑːn̪ˠ/

/ˈəibʲɾʲɑːn/

From Old Irish Apréil, possibly influenced in part by braon (“drop(s) (of rain)”), borrowed from Latin Aprīlis.

April (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar)


Lúnasa

Lúnasa m (genitive Lúnasa, nominative plural Lúnasaí)

Lúnasa (genitive)
Lúnasaí (nominative plural)
Lúnasa (indefinite nominative singular)
Lúnasaí (indefinite nominative plural)
a Lúnasa (indefinite singular vocative)
a Lúnasaí (indefinite plural vocative)
Lúnasa (genitive indefinite singular)
Lúnasaí (genitive indefinite plural)
Lúnasa (dative indefinite singular)
Lúnasaí (dative indefinite plural)
an Lúnasa (definite nominative singular)
na Lúnasaí (definite nominative plural)
an Lúnasa (definite genitive singular)
na Lúnasaí (definite genitive plural)
leis an Lúnasa (dative definite singular)
don Lúnasa (dative definite singular)
leis na Lúnasaí (dative definite plural)

/ˈl̪ˠuːn̪ˠəsˠə/

/ˈl̪ˠuːn̪ˠəsˠn̪ˠə/

From earlier Lughnasadh, from Old Irish Lugnasad.

August (eighth month of the Gregorian calendar)


Márta

Márta m (genitive Márta, nominative plural Mártaí)

Márta (genitive)
Mártaí (nominative plural)
Márta (indefinite nominative singular)
Mártaí (indefinite nominative plural)
a Mhárta (indefinite singular vocative)
a Mhártaí (indefinite plural vocative)
Márta (genitive indefinite singular)
Mártaí (genitive indefinite plural)
Márta (dative indefinite singular)
Mártaí (dative indefinite plural)
an Márta (definite nominative singular)
na Mártaí (definite nominative plural)
an Mhárta (definite genitive singular)
na Mártaí (definite genitive plural)
leis an Márta (dative definite singular)
don Mhárta (dative definite singular)
leis na Mártaí (dative definite plural)
Márta (mutation mutation-radical)
Mhárta (lenition mutation)

[ˈmˠɑːɾˠt̪ˠə]

From Old Irish Mart, from Latin Mārtius.

March (third month of the Gregorian calendar)


seachtain

seachtain f (genitive singular seachtaine, nominative plural seachtainí)

seachtaine (genitive singular)
seachtainí (nominative plural)
seachtain (indefinite nominative singular)
seachtainí (indefinite nominative plural)
a sheachtain (indefinite singular vocative)
a sheachtainí (indefinite plural vocative)
seachtaine (genitive indefinite singular)
seachtainí (genitive indefinite plural)
seachtain (dative indefinite singular)
seachtainí (dative indefinite plural)
an tseachtain (definite nominative singular)
na seachtainí (definite nominative plural)
na seachtaine (definite genitive singular)
na seachtainí (definite genitive plural)
leis an tseachtain (dative definite singular)
don tseachtain (dative definite singular)
leis na seachtainí (dative definite plural)
seachtain (mutation mutation-radical)
sheachtain (lenition mutation)
tseachtain (lenition mutation)

/ˈʃaxt̪ˠənʲ/

/ˈʃaxt̪ˠənʲ/

/ˈʃaxt̪ˠən̠ʲ/

From Old Irish sechtmain, from Late Latin septimāna, from Latin septimus (“seventh”).

Seachtmhain roimhe Shamhain chuaidh an Seónstanach siar ⁊ seacht ngearráin ⁊ péire cliabh air ghach gearrán fá choinne a chuid ime.

1906, E. C. Quiggin, “Áindrías an Ime”, in A Dialect of Donegal: Being the Speech of Meenawannia in the Parish of Glenties, page 196:

A week before Samhain, Johnstone went back with seven geldings and a pair of panniers on each gelding for his butter.


Faoilleach

Faoilleach m (genitive Faoilligh, nominative plural Faoilligh)

Faoilligh (genitive)
Faoilligh (nominative plural)
Faoilleach (indefinite nominative singular)
Faoilligh (indefinite nominative plural)
a Fhaoilligh (indefinite singular vocative)
a Fhaoilleacha (indefinite plural vocative)
Faoilligh (genitive indefinite singular)
Faoilleach (genitive indefinite plural)
Faoilleach (dative indefinite singular)
Faoilligh (dative indefinite plural)
an Faoilleach (definite nominative singular)
na Faoilligh (definite nominative plural)
an Fhaoilligh (definite genitive singular)
na bhFaoilleach (definite genitive plural)
leis an bhFaoilleach (dative definite singular)
don Fhaoilleach (dative definite singular)
leis na Faoilligh (dative definite plural)
Faoilleach (mutation mutation-radical)
Fhaoilleach (lenition mutation)
bhFaoilleach (eclipsis mutation)

/ˈfˠiːl̠ʲəx/

From Middle Irish faílech (“end of winter, early part of February”), alteration of fuidlech (“latter part of winter”), from Old Irish fuidel (“remnant, remainder”)

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(usually in the plural) February (second month of the Gregorian calendar and first month of spring in the Irish calendar)


Cáisc

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Cáisc f (genitive Cásca, nominative plural Cáisceanna)

Cásca (genitive)
Cáisceanna (nominative plural)
Cáisc (indefinite nominative singular)
Cáisceanna (indefinite nominative plural)
a Cháisc (indefinite singular vocative)
a Cháisceanna (indefinite plural vocative)
Cásca (genitive indefinite singular)
Cáisceanna (genitive indefinite plural)
Cáisc (dative indefinite singular)
Cáisceanna (dative indefinite plural)
an Cháisc (definite nominative singular)
na Cáisceanna (definite nominative plural)
na Cásca (definite genitive singular)
na gCáisceanna (definite genitive plural)
leis an gCáisc (dative definite singular)
don Cháisc (dative definite singular)
leis na Cáisceanna (dative definite plural)
Cáisc (mutation mutation-radical)
Cháisc (lenition mutation)
gCáisc (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish Cásc, from Late Latin pascha, from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha), from Aramaic פַּסְחָא (pasḥā), from Hebrew פֶּסַח (pesaḥ).


breithlá

breithlá m (genitive singular breithlae, nominative plural breithlaethanta)

breithlae (genitive singular)
breithlaethanta (nominative plural)
breithlá (indefinite nominative singular)
breithlaethanta (indefinite nominative plural)
a bhreithlá (indefinite singular vocative)
a bhreithlaethanta (indefinite plural vocative)
breithlae (genitive indefinite singular)
breithlaethanta (genitive indefinite plural)
breithlá (dative indefinite singular)
breithlaethanta (dative indefinite plural)
an breithlá (definite nominative singular)
na breithlaethanta (definite nominative plural)
an bhreithlae (definite genitive singular)
na mbreithlaethanta (definite genitive plural)
leis an mbreithlá (dative definite singular)
don bhreithlá (dative definite singular)
leis na breithlaethanta (dative definite plural)
breithlá (mutation mutation-radical)
bhreithlá (lenition mutation)
mbreithlá (eclipsis mutation)


lá breithe

lá breithe m (genitive singular lae bhreithe, nominative plural laethanta breithe)

lae bhreithe (genitive singular)
laethanta breithe (nominative plural)
lá breithe (indefinite nominative singular)
laethanta breithe (indefinite nominative plural)
a lá breithe (indefinite singular vocative)
a laethanta breithe (indefinite plural vocative)
lae bhreithe (genitive indefinite singular)
laethanta breithe (genitive indefinite plural)
lá breithe (dative indefinite singular)
laethanta breithe (dative indefinite plural)
an lá breithe (definite nominative singular)
na laethanta breithe (definite nominative plural)
an lae bhreithe (definite genitive singular)
na laethanta breithe (definite genitive plural)
leis an lá breithe (dative definite singular)
don lá breithe (dative definite singular)
leis na laethanta breithe (dative definite plural)


féile

féile f (genitive singular féile, nominative plural féilte)

féile (genitive singular)
féilte (nominative plural)
féile (indefinite nominative singular)
féilte (indefinite nominative plural)
a fhéile (indefinite singular vocative)
a fhéilte (indefinite plural vocative)
féile (genitive indefinite singular)
féilte (genitive indefinite plural)
féile (dative indefinite singular)
féilte (dative indefinite plural)
an fhéile (definite nominative singular)
na féilte (definite nominative plural)
na féile (definite genitive singular)
na bhféilte (definite genitive plural)
leis an bhféile (dative definite singular)
don fhéile (dative definite singular)
leis na féilte (dative definite plural)

From Old Irish féil (“festival, feast day”) (compare Scottish Gaelic fèill), from Latin vigilia (“wakefulness, watch”), from vigil (“awake”), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (“to be strong”).


Lá San Vailintín

Saint Valentine's Day
Saint Valentine's Day


Mí na Nollag

Mhí na Nollag (genitive)
Mí na Nollag (mutation mutation-radical)
Mhí na Nollag (lenition mutation)


éapacht

éapachta (genitive singular)
éapacht (indefinite nominative singular)
a éapacht (indefinite singular vocative)
éapachta (genitive indefinite singular)
éapacht (dative indefinite singular)
an éapacht (definite nominative singular)
na héapachta (definite genitive singular)
leis an éapacht (dative definite singular)
don éapacht (dative definite singular)
éapacht (mutation mutation-radical)
n-éapacht (eclipsis mutation)
héapacht (mutation prothesis-h)


Daidí na Nollag

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Daidí na Nollag m (genitive Dhaidí na Nollag)

Dhaidí na Nollag (genitive)
Daidí na Nollag (mutation mutation-radical)
Dhaidí na Nollag (lenition mutation)
nDaidí na Nollag (eclipsis mutation)

[ˌd̪ˠadʲiː n̪ˠə ˈnˠɔl̪ˠəɡ]


Oíche Nollag

Oíche Nollag (genitive)
Oíche Nollag (mutation mutation-radical)
nOíche Nollag (eclipsis mutation)
hOíche Nollag (mutation prothesis-h)


cárta Nollag

cárta Nollag m (genitive singular cárta Nollag, nominative plural cártaí Nollag)

cárta Nollag (genitive singular)
cártaí Nollag (nominative plural)
cárta Nollag (mutation mutation-radical)
chárta Nollag (lenition mutation)
gcárta Nollag (eclipsis mutation)


Díbheálaí

Díbheálaí (genitive)
Díbheálaí (mutation mutation-radical)
Dhíbheálaí (lenition mutation)
nDíbheálaí (eclipsis mutation)


Lá an Dreoilín

Lá an Dreoilín m (genitive Lá an Dreoilín)


Féile Satairn

Féile Satairn f (genitive Féile Satairn)

Féile Satairn (genitive)
Féile Satairn (mutation mutation-radical)
Fhéile Satairn (lenition mutation)
bhFéile Satairn (eclipsis mutation)


Lá Fhéile Eoin

Lá Fhéile Eoin m (genitive Lá Fhéile Eoin)

Oíche Fhéile Eoin f Oíche Fhéile Sin Seáin


Oíche Fhéile Eoin

Oíche Fhéile Eoin f (genitive Oíche Fhéile Eoin)

Oíche Fhéile Eoin (genitive)
Oíche Fhéile Eoin (mutation mutation-radical)
nOíche Fhéile Eoin (eclipsis mutation)
hOíche Fhéile Eoin (mutation prothesis-h)


Oíche Shamhna

Oíche Shamhna f (genitive Oíche Shamhna)

Oíche Shamhna (genitive)
Oíche Shamhna (mutation mutation-radical)
nOíche Shamhna (eclipsis mutation)
hOíche Shamhna (mutation prothesis-h)

/ˌĩː ˈhãunˠə/

/ˌĩː ˈhãun̪ˠə/

Literally, “night of Samhain”. Compare Scottish Gaelic Oidhche Shamhna.

culaith Oíche Shamhna


Lá Aibreáin

Lá Aibreáin m (genitive singular Lae Aibreáin, nominative plural Laethanta Aibreáin)

Lae Aibreáin (genitive singular)
Laethanta Aibreáin (nominative plural)


Lá na nAmadán

Lá na nAmadán m (genitive singular Lae na nAmadán, nominative plural Laethanta na nAmadán)

Lae na nAmadán (genitive singular)
Laethanta na nAmadán (nominative plural)


féilire

féilire m (genitive singular féilire, nominative plural féilirí)

féilire (genitive singular)
féilirí (nominative plural)
féilire (indefinite nominative singular)
féilirí (indefinite nominative plural)
a fhéilire (indefinite singular vocative)
a fhéilirí (indefinite plural vocative)
féilire (genitive indefinite singular)
féilirí (genitive indefinite plural)
féilire (dative indefinite singular)
féilirí (dative indefinite plural)
an féilire (definite nominative singular)
na féilirí (definite nominative plural)
an fhéilire (definite genitive singular)
na bhféilirí (definite genitive plural)
leis an bhféilire (dative definite singular)
don fhéilire (dative definite singular)
leis na féilirí (dative definite plural)
féilire (mutation mutation-radical)
fhéilire (lenition mutation)
bhféilire (eclipsis mutation)

/ˈfʲeːlʲəɾʲə/

From Old Irish félire, from féil (“feast day”), from Latin vigilia.


cothrom an lae

cothrom an lae m (genitive singular chothrom an lae)

cothrom (“equal”) + an (“[of] the”) + lae (“day”)

compound

ar chothrom an lae a bhásaigh sí

on the anniversary of the day on which she died


Lá Fhéile Pádraig

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Lá Fhéile Pádraig m (genitive Lá Fhéile Pádraig)

/ˌl̪ˠɑː ˌeːlʲə ˈpˠɑːɾɪc/

/ˌl̪ˠɑːlʲə ˈpˠɑːɾɪc/


Aoine an Chéasta

Aoine an Chéasta f (genitive singular Aoine an Chéasta)

Aoine an Chéasta (genitive singular)
Aoine an Chéasta (mutation mutation-radical)
nAoine an Chéasta (eclipsis mutation)
hAoine an Chéasta (mutation prothesis-h)

/ˌiːnʲə ˈçiːa̯sˠt̪ˠə/

/ˌiːnʲə ˈçeːsˠt̪ˠə/


ubh Chásca

ubh Chásca f (genitive singular uibhe Cásca, nominative plural uibheacha Cásca)

uibhe Cásca (genitive singular)
uibheacha Cásca (nominative plural)
ubh Chásca (indefinite nominative singular)
uibheacha Cásca (indefinite nominative plural)
a ubh Chásca (indefinite singular vocative)
a uibheacha Cásca (indefinite plural vocative)
uibhe Cásca (genitive indefinite singular)
uibheacha Cásca (genitive indefinite plural)
ubh Chásca (dative indefinite singular)
uibh Chásca (archaic dative dialectal indefinite singular)
uibheacha Cásca (dative indefinite plural)
an ubh Chásca (definite nominative singular)
na huibheacha Cásca (definite nominative plural)
na huibhe Cásca (definite genitive singular)
na n-uibheacha Cásca (definite genitive plural)
leis an ubh Chásca (dative definite singular)
leis an uibh Chásca (archaic dative definite dialectal singular)
don ubh Chásca (dative definite singular)
don uibh Chásca (archaic dative definite dialectal singular)
leis na huibheacha Cásca (dative definite plural)
ubh Chásca (mutation mutation-radical)
n-ubh Chásca (eclipsis mutation)
hubh Chásca (mutation prothesis-h)

ga-decl-noun

ubh Chásca
uibh Chásca (archaic, dialectal)

leis an ubh Chásca
leis an uibh Chásca (archaic, dialectal)
don ubh Chásca
don uibh Chásca (archaic, dialectal)


laethanta na riabhaí

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laethanta na riabhaí m pl (genitive plural laethanta na riabhaí)

corresponding to the form laethanta na bó riabhaiche

/ˈl̪ˠeːhən̪ˠt̪ˠə n̪ˠə ˈboː ˈrˠiəhɪ/

/ˈl̪ˠeːhən̪ˠt̪ˠə n̪ˠə ˈɾˠiəwiː/

corresponding to the form laetha na riabhaí

/ˈl̪ˠɛhə n̪ˠə ˈɾˠeːwi/

/ˈl̪ˠɛhə n̪ˠə ˈɾˠɤːwi/

Literally “days of the brindled cow”, from a legend according to which an old brindled cow either boasted that she could withstand the rough weather of March or complained about the bitterness of March weather; in both versions, March then borrowed three (in some versions, nine) days from April and made them especially cold and windy in order to teach the old cow a lesson, in consequence of which she died.

borrowing days (last three days of March)


Cincís

Cincís f (genitive Cincíse, nominative plural Cincísí)

Cincíse (genitive)
Cincísí (nominative plural)
Cincís (indefinite nominative singular)
Cincísa (indefinite nominative plural)
a Chincís (indefinite singular vocative)
a Chincísa (indefinite plural vocative)
Cincíse (genitive indefinite singular)
Cincís (genitive indefinite plural)
Cincís (dative indefinite singular)
Cincísa (dative indefinite plural)
an Chincís (definite nominative singular)
na Cincísa (definite nominative plural)
na Cincíse (definite genitive singular)
na gCincís (definite genitive plural)
leis an gCincís (dative definite singular)
don Chincís (dative definite singular)
leis na Cincísa (dative definite plural)
Cincís (mutation mutation-radical)
Chincís (lenition mutation)
gCincís (eclipsis mutation)

From Middle Irish cengciges, from Latin quīnquāgēsima (literally “fiftieth”), as Whitsun is the fiftieth day of the Easter season.


San Nioclás

Shan Niocláis (genitive)
San Nioclás (mutation mutation-radical)
Shan Nioclás (lenition mutation)
tSan Nioclás (lenition mutation)


Céadaoin an Luaithrigh

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Céadaoin an Luaithrigh f (genitive Céadaoin an Luaithrigh)

Céadaoin an Luaithrigh (genitive)
Céadaoin an Luaithrigh (mutation mutation-radical)
Chéadaoin an Luaithrigh (lenition mutation)
gCéadaoin an Luaithrigh (eclipsis mutation)

/ˌcɛd̪ˠinʲ ə ˈl̪ˠuəhɾʲi/

From Middle Irish Cétaín an Luaithrid, a calque of Latin fēria quārta cinerum.


tine Fhéile Eoin

tine Fhéile Eoin f (genitive singular tine Féile Eoin)

tine Féile Eoin (genitive singular)
tine Fhéile Eoin (mutation mutation-radical)
thine Fhéile Eoin (lenition mutation)
dtine Fhéile Eoin (eclipsis mutation)

St John’s fire, a bonfire held on the evening of 23 June (the eve of the Nativity of John the Baptist)


Luan Cásca

/ˌl̪ˠuən̪ˠ ˈkɑːsˠkə/

/ˌl̪ˠuənˠ ˈkɑːsˠkə/

/ˌl̪ˠuən̪ˠ ˈkɑːsˠkə/

/ˌl̪ˠuənˠ ˈkaːsˠkə/

/ˌl̪ˠuən̪ˠ ˈkaːsˠkə/


Inid

an Inid (canonical feminine)
na hInide (genitive)
Inid (indefinite nominative singular)
a Inid (indefinite singular vocative)
Inide (genitive indefinite singular)
Inid (dative indefinite singular)
an Inid (definite nominative singular)
na hInide (definite genitive singular)
leis an Inid (dative definite singular)
don Inid (dative definite singular)
Inid (mutation mutation-radical)
nInid (eclipsis mutation)
hInid (mutation prothesis-h)

From Old Irish init, from Latin initium (“beginning”), as it refers to the beginning of Lent. Cognate with Manx Ynnyd and Scottish Gaelic Inid.


Satharn Cásca

Satharn Cásca m (genitive Shatharn Cásca)

Shatharn Cásca (genitive)
Satharn Cásca (mutation mutation-radical)
Shatharn Cásca (lenition mutation)
tSatharn Cásca (lenition mutation)


Seachtain na Páise

Seachtain na Páise f (genitive Sheachtain na Páise)

Sheachtain na Páise (genitive)
Seachtain na Páise (mutation mutation-radical)
Sheachtain na Páise (lenition mutation)
tSeachtain na Páise (lenition mutation)


Seán na gealaí

Seán na gealaí (mutation mutation-radical)
Sheán na gealaí (lenition mutation)
tSeán na gealaí (lenition mutation)

jack-o'-lantern (carved pumpkin or turnip)


Lá Fhéile Stiofáin

Lá Fhéile Stiofáin m (genitive Lá Fhéile Stiofáin)