Oíche Shamhna

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Irish

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Etymology

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Literally, night of Samhain. Compare Scottish Gaelic Oidhche Shamhna.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Oíche Shamhna f (genitive Oíche Shamhna)

  1. Halloween
    culaith Oíche ShamhnaHalloween costume

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
Oíche Shamhna nOíche Shamhna hOíche Shamhna not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 344, page 118

Further reading

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