Dé Luain

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish día lúain, borrowed from Latin dies Lunae.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʲeːˈl̪ˠuənʲ/[1], /dʲeːˈl̪ˠuːnʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /dʲa ˈl̪ˠuːnʲ/[2]

Adverb

Dé Luain

  1. on Monday

References

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 80
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 21
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