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)
Declension
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Mutation
| 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.
See also
Gregorian calendar monthsedit
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Meitheamh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “mithem”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language