Bealltainn

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Skye) IPA(key): /ˈb̥æul̪ˠt̪ɪɲ/, [ˈb̥ʲe̯æul̪̊ˠt̪ɪɲ][1]

Noun

Bealltainn f (genitive singular Bealltainne, plural Bealltainnean)

  1. May Day
  2. Beltane

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941) “The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire”, in A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, volume II, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 11