Bealtaine

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English

Proper noun

Bealtaine

  1. Alternative spelling of Beltane

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish Beltaine.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Bealtaine f (genitive Bealtaine)

  1. May (month)
  2. Beltane

Usage notes

  • Used with the word mí (“month”), but may be used alone:
    mí na Bealtaine ― month of May

Declension

Declension of Bealtaine (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative Bealtaine Bealtainí
vocative a Bhealtaine a Bhealtainí
genitive Bealtaine Bealtainí
dative Bealtaine Bealtainí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an Bhealtaine na Bealtainí
genitive na Bealtaine na mBealtainí
dative leis an mBealtaine
don Bhealtaine 		leis na Bealtainí

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of Bealtaine
radical lenition eclipsis
Bealtaine Bhealtaine mBealtaine

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

See also

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 20, page 12
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 38
  3. ^ de Búrca, Seán (1958) The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 333, page 65
  4. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath , section 502, page 266
  5. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 380, page 128

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