Bealtaine
English
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Bealtaine
- Alternative spelling of Beltane.
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɑul̪ˠt̪ˠənʲə/[3]
- (Aran, Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈbʲal̪ˠt̪ˠənʲə/[4][5]
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɑːl̪ˠt̪ˠənʲə/[6]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲaːl̪ˠt̪ˠənʲə/[7]
Proper noun
[edit]Bealtaine f (genitive Bealtaine)
Usage notes
[edit]- Often used with the word mí (“month”), but may be used alone:
- mí na Bealtaine ― month of May
Declension
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Derived terms
[edit]- bearnán Bealtaine (“marsh marigold”)
- bláth bán na Bealtaine (“hawthorn blossom”)
- cuil Bhealtaine (“may-fly”)
- idir dhá thine Bhealtaine (“in a dilemma”)
- Lá Bealtaine (“May Day”)
- (Lá) Sean-Bhealtaine, Seanlá Bealtaine (“old-style May Day, 12th May”)
- lus buí Bealtaine (“marsh marigold”)
- Oíche Bhealtaine (“eve of May Day”)
- oíche Lae Bealtaine (“May-Day night”)
See also
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| 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.
References
[edit]- ^ “Bealtaine”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Bel(l)taine”, 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, § 20, page 12
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 38
- ^ de Búrca, Seán (1958), The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 333, page 65
- ^ 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 [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 502, page 266
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 380, page 128
Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “Bealtaine”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 87; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “Bealtaine”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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