Beáltaine

See also: Bealtaine

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʲaːl̪ˠt̪ˠənʲə/[1]

Proper noun

Beáltaine f (genitive Beáltaine)

  1. Ulster form of Bealtaine (May)

Declension

Declension of Beáltaine (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative Beáltaine Beáltainí
vocative a Bheáltaine a Bheáltainí
genitive Beáltaine Beáltainí
dative Beáltaine Beáltainí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an Bheáltaine na Beáltainí
genitive na Beáltaine na mBeáltainí
dative leis an mBeáltaine
don Bheáltaine
leis na Beáltainí

Mutation

Mutated forms of Beáltaine
radical lenition eclipsis
Beáltaine Bheáltaine mBeáltaine

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 10

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