Bealtaine
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English
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Bealtaine
- Alternative spelling of Beltane
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈbʲal̪ˠt̪ˠənʲə/
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɑul̪ˠt̪ˠənʲə/[1]
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈbʲal̪ˠt̪ˠənə/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɑːl̪ˠt̪ˠənʲə/
Proper noun
[edit]Bealtaine f (genitive Bealtaine)
Usage notes
[edit]- Used with the word mí (“month”), but may be used alone:
- mí na Bealtaine ― month of May
Declension
[edit]Declension of Bealtaine
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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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”)
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Bealtaine | Bhealtaine | mBealtaine |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
See also
[edit]- (Gregorian calendar months) Eanáir, Feabhra, Márta, Aibreán, Bealtaine, Meitheamh, Iúil, Lúnasa, Meán Fómhair, Deireadh Fómhair, Samhain, Mí na Nollag (Category: ga:Months)
References
[edit]- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 30
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Bealtaine”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 38