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

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

Further reading

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