tine Fhéile Eoin
Irish
Noun
tine Fhéile Eoin f (genitive singular tine Féile Eoin)
- St John’s fire, a bonfire held on the evening of 23 June (the eve of the Nativity of John the Baptist)
See also
- Lá Fhéile Eoin (“St John’s Day”)
- Oíche Fhéile Eoin (“St John’s Eve”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| tine Fhéile Eoin | thine Fhéile Eoin | dtine Fhéile Eoin |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “teine”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1200; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tine”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN