"Samhain" meaning in Scottish Gaelic

See Samhain in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈsaũ.iɲ/ Forms: Samhna [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Samhain [error-unrecognized-form], Shamhain [error-unrecognized-form], after "an" [error-unrecognized-form], t-Samhain [error-unrecognized-form], Samhainn [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|gd|proper noun|genitive|Samhna|g=f}} Samhain f (genitive Samhna)
  1. (with article: an t-Samhain) November Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Samhain-gd-name-neb-HXJl Categories (other): Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header: 39 30 31
  2. All Saints' Day Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Samhain-gd-name-0CZlYfBU Categories (other): Months, Time Disambiguation of Months: 37 50 13 Disambiguation of Time: 0 50 50
  3. All Souls' Day Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Samhain-gd-name-iyswk7hK Categories (other): Time Disambiguation of Time: 0 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Oidhche Shamhna, Samh [abbreviation], samhnag (english: bonfire or torch used at Halloween), samhnair (english: trick-or-treater)
Categories (other): Calendar Disambiguation of Calendar: 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for Samhain meaning in Scottish Gaelic (1.7kB)

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