tráthnóna

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish tráth nóna (literally “time of nones”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /t̪ˠɾˠɑːn̪ˠˈhoːn̪ˠə/[2] (with metathesis)
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): (Galway) /t̪ˠɾˠəˈnˠuːnˠə/[3], /t̪ˠɾˠəˈn̪ˠuːn̪ˠə/[4]; (Mayo) /t̪ˠɾˠəˈhnˠuːnˠə/[5]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /t̪ˠɾˠaˈnˠõːnˠə/[6]

Noun

tráthnóna m (genitive singular tráthnóna, nominative plural tráthnónta)

  1. afternoon, evening

Declension

Declension of tráthnóna (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative tráthnóna tráthnónta
vocative a thráthnóna a thráthnónta
genitive tráthnóna tráthnónta
dative tráthnóna tráthnónta
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an tráthnóna na tráthnónta
genitive an tráthnóna na dtráthnónta
dative leis an tráthnóna
don tráthnóna 		leis na tráthnónta

Derived terms

Adverb

tráthnóna

  1. in the afternoon, in the evening
    Beidh mé ansin tráthnóna.
    I’ll be there in the afternoon/evening.

Mutation

Mutated forms of tráthnóna
radical lenition eclipsis
tráthnóna thráthnóna dtráthnóna

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “tráth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 125, page 66
  3. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 124
  4. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], § 127 (d), page 54
  5. ^ de Búrca, Seán (1958) The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 403.10, page 82
  6. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 182, page 70

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