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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish Notlaic,[1] from Latin nātālīcia (“a birthday party”), from nātālis (“natal”), from nātus (“born”). Compare Welsh Nadolig, Breton Nedeleg and French Noël.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Nollaig f (genitive Nollag, nominative plural Nollaigí)
- Christmas (festival on 25 December; season from 24 December to 6 January)
- a male or female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Noel or Noelle
Declension
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References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “notlaic”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 27, page 16
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 202
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 207, page 79
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Nollaig”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “Nodlaig”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 520
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Nollaig”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Nollaig”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish Notlaic, from Latin nātālīcia (“a birthday party”), with specific reference to the birth of Christ.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Nollaig f (genitive Nollaige, plural Nollaigean)
- Christmas
Derived terms
Further reading