Baile Meánach

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “the middle town”

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˌbˠalʲə ˈmʲɑːn̪ˠəx/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˌbˠalʲə ˈmʲɑːnˠəx/, /ˌbˠalʲə ˈmʲɑːn̪ˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˌbˠælʲə ˈmʲaːnˠa(x)/, /ˌbˠælʲə ˈmʲaːn̪ˠa(x)/

Proper noun

an Baile Meánach m (genitive an Bhaile Mheánaigh)

1. Ballymena (a town in County Antrim)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Baile Meánach	Bhaile Meánach	mBaile Meánach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.