Baile Átha Luain

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “town of Luan’s ford”; Luan is here a personal name, not the word for “Monday”.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˌbʲlʲɑː ˈl̪ˠuənʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˌbʲlʲaː ˈl̪ˠuənʲ/

Proper noun

Baile Átha Luain m (genitive Baile Átha Luain)

  1. Athlone (a town in County Westmeath and County Roscommon)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Baile Átha Luain
radical lenition eclipsis
Baile Átha Luain Bhaile Átha Luain mBaile Átha Luain

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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