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English
Proper noun
Bealtaine
- Alternative spelling of Beltane
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish Beltaine.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Bealtaine f (genitive Bealtaine)
- May (month)
- Beltane
Usage notes
- Used with the word mí (“month”), but may be used alone:
- mí na Bealtaine ― month of May
Declension
Derived terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| Bealtaine
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Bhealtaine
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mBealtaine
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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See also
- (Gregorian calendar months) Eanáir, Feabhra, Márta, Aibreán, Bealtaine, Meitheamh, Iúil, Lúnasa, Meán Fómhair, Deireadh Fómhair, Samhain, Mí na Nollag (Category: ga:Months)
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