Saighneáin

Irish

Etymology

Specific use of the plural of saighneán (“flash of light”).

Pronunciation

(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠəinʲænʲ/

Proper noun

na Saighneáin m pl (genitive na Saighneán)

northern lights, aurora borealis

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “saighneán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 64

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