Lúnasa

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier Lughnasadh, from Old Irish Lugnasad.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠuːn̪ˠəsˠə/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠuːn̪ˠəsˠn̪ˠə/[1] (corresponding to the form Lúnasna)

Proper noun

Lúnasa m (genitive Lúnasa, nominative plural Lúnasaí)

  1. August (eighth month of the Gregorian calendar)

Declension

Declension of Lúnasa (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative Lúnasa Lúnasaí
vocative a Lúnasa a Lúnasaí
genitive Lúnasa Lúnasaí
dative Lúnasa Lúnasaí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an Lúnasa na Lúnasaí
genitive an Lúnasa na Lúnasaí
dative leis an Lúnasa
don Lúnasa
leis na Lúnasaí

Derived terms

  • Lá Lúnasa (first of August, Lammas)

See also

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 22

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