Meitheamh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish mithem (midsummer, June), from Proto-Celtic *medyo-samīno- (compare Welsh Mehefin).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster, Galway) IPA(key): /ˈmʲɛhəvˠ/
  • (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈmʲɛhuː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmʲɛhu/

Noun

Meitheamh m (genitive singular Meithimh, nominative plural Meithimh)

  1. June (sixth month of the Gregorian calendar)
  2. middle month

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Meitheamh Mheitheamh not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

See also

References

  • "Meitheamh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • mithem” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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