oíche cheann féile

Irish

Alternative forms

  • oíche chinn féile

Etymology

Literally, “night of (the) extremity of (the) festival”

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌiːçən̪ˠ ˈfʲeːlʲə/[1]

Noun

oíche cheann féile f (genitive singular oíche cheann féile, nominative plural oícheanta ceann féile)

  1. eve of a festival

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 480, page 153

Further reading

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