Oíche Shamhna

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “night of Samhain”. Compare Scottish Gaelic Oidhche Shamhna.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˌĩː ˈhãunˠə/, /ˌĩː ˈhãun̪ˠə/

Proper noun

Oíche Shamhna f (genitive Oíche Shamhna)

1. Halloween

   culaith Oíche Shamhna ― Halloween costume

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Oíche Shamhna	nOíche Shamhna	hOíche Shamhna	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Oíche Shamhna”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Oíche Shamhna”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Oíche Shamhna”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024