Meitheamh

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

Meitheamh m (genitive singular Meithimh, nominative plural Meithimh)

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

Declension

Declension of Meitheamh (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative Meitheamh Meithimh
vocative a Mheithimh a Mheitheamha
genitive Meithimh Meitheamh
dative Meitheamh Meithimh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an Meitheamh na Meithimh
genitive an Mheithimh na Meitheamh
dative leis an Meitheamh
don Mheitheamh
leis na Meithimh

Mutation

Mutated forms of Meitheamh
radical lenition eclipsis
Meitheamh Mheitheamh not applicable

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

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