tráthnóna

Irish

Etymology

tráth (“time, period”) +‎ nóna (“of noon”).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /t̪ˠɾˠɑːˈhoːn̪ˠə/ (as if spelled tráthóna)
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /t̪ˠɾˠɑːˈn̪ˠuːn̪ˠə/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /t̪ˠɾˠæˈnˠoːnˠə/

Noun

tráthnóna m (genitive singular tráthnóna, nominative plural tráthnónta)

  1. afternoon, evening

Declension

Adverb

tráthnóna

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

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
tráthnóna thráthnóna dtráthnóna
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • “tráth” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “tráṫnóna” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • "tráthnóna" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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