Samhain
English
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈsaʊ.wən/, /ˈsaʊ.wɪn/
- IPA(key): (deprecated spelling pronunciation) /ˈsæm.heɪn/
Audio (US): (file)
Proper noun
editSamhain
- A holiday, falling on the night of 31 October to 1 November, celebrated by the ancient Celts and by modern neo-pagans as the beginning of winter and the new year, and a time during which the spirits of the dead could return to the earth.
- 1994, Edain McCoy, “Appendix Three: Outline for Ritual Construction”, in A Witch’s Guide to Faery Folk: How to Work with the Elemental World: […], St. Paul, Minn.: Llewellyn Publishers, published 2004 (13th printing), →ISBN, page 354:
- Invite, but never command, friendly spirits, faeries, or elementals to join you as you wish. In some traditions it is common to invite ancestors to join you, especially during the dark days from Samhain to Imbolg when it is believed that the portal between our dimensions is at its thinnest.
Synonyms
editTranslations
editSee also
edit- (Wiccan Sabbats) Samhain, Yule, Imbolc, Ostara, Beltane, Midsummer, Lughnasadh, Mabon (Category: en:Wicca)
Anagrams
editIrish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish Samain (“Halloween”), from Proto-Celtic *Samonyos (compare Gaulish samoni-) or a genitive *samonis,[1] either from Proto-Indo-European *smH-on- (“together; reunion, assembly”) (compare Old High German saman (“together”), Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰 (samana, “together, in common”), Sanskrit समन (samaná, “together”), सम् (sám, “with”), Avestan 𐬵𐬀 (ha), 𐬵𐬀𐬨 (ham, “together”)), from the root *sem- (“together, whole”), or alternatively from the same element found in the compound *kentusamonyos (“beginning of summer”), a derivation from Proto-Celtic *samos (“summer”) (compare Old Irish sam (“summer”), Welsh haf (“summer”)) from Proto-Indo-European *sm̥h₂ós (“summer”) < *semh₂-.
Pronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠɑ̃u(ə)nʲ/[2]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /sˠəunʲ/, /ˈsˠɑvˠən/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠãuwənʲ/[3]
Noun
editSamhain f (genitive singular Samhna, nominative plural Samhnacha)
- November
- 21 January 1919, Constitution of Dáil Éireann, Fourth Article
- Beidh an tAireach freagarthach don Dáil san airgead a gheobhfar mar sin agus leagfaidh sé cúntaisí mionscrúduighthe ar chaitheamh an airgid fé bhrághaid na Dála dhá uair sa bhliadhain – um Shamhain is um Bealtaine.
- The Ministry shall be answerable to the Dáil for such moneys, and the accounts shall be audited with regard to the spending of money for the Dáil twice yearly – in November and May.
- 18 September 2012, Foinse, Deir Mitt Romney go bhfuil vótálaithe Obama 'ag brath ar an rialtas' i bhfíseán a sceitheadh
- Is cosúil go bhfuil Romney ag labhairt le grúpa deontóirí saibhre níos luaithe i mbliana san fhíseán agus é ag labhairt go hoscailte faoina straitéis le díriú ar an bpíosa beag den daonra nach bhfuil cinneadh déanta acu go fóill i dtaobh toghchán na Samhna ...
- Romney appears to be talking to a group of rich donors earlier this year in the video, and he's talking openly about the strategy of targeting the small portion of the population who still haven't made a decision about November's election ...
- 21 January 1919, Constitution of Dáil Éireann, Fourth Article
- Samhain (Celtic festival); (more generally) the first of November.
- 1906, E. C. Quiggin, “Áindrías an Ime”, in A Dialect of Donegal: Being the Speech of Meenawannia in the Parish of Glenties, page 196:
- Seachtmhain roimhe Shamhain chuaidh an Seónstanach siar ⁊ seacht ngearráin ⁊ péire cliabh air ghach gearrán fá choinne a chuid ime.
- A week before Samhain, Johnstone went back with seven geldings and a pair of panniers on each gelding for his butter.
Declension
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Derived terms
edit- Mí na Samhna (“Month of November”)
- Oíche Shamhna f (“Halloween”)
- Sean-Samhain
Mutation
editradical | lenition | eclipsis |
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Samhain | Shamhain after an, tSamhain |
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
edit- (Gregorian calendar months) Eanáir, Feabhra, Márta, Aibreán, Bealtaine, Meitheamh, Iúil, Lúnasa, Meán Fómhair, Deireadh Fómhair, Samhain, Mí na Nollag (Category: ga:Months)
References
edit- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*samoni-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 322
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 200, page 101
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 144, page 57
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Samhain”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Samhain”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Samhain”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Scottish Gaelic
editAlternative forms
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editSamhain f (genitive Samhna)
- (with article: an t-Samhain) November
- All Saints' Day
- All Souls' Day
Derived terms
edit- Oidhche Shamhna
- Samh (abbreviation)
- samhnag (“bonfire or torch used at Halloween”)
- samhnair (“trick-or-treater”)
Mutation
editradical | lenition |
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Samhain | Shamhain after "an", t-Samhain |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
See also
edit- English terms borrowed from Irish
- English terms derived from Irish
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English terms with quotations
- en:Wicca
- en:Holidays
- Irish terms inherited from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Irish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish lemmas
- Irish nouns
- Irish feminine nouns
- Irish terms with quotations
- Irish fifth-declension nouns
- ga:Months
- ga:Calendar
- Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic proper nouns
- Scottish Gaelic feminine nouns
- gd:Gregorian calendar months
- gd:Months
- gd:Time
- gd:Calendar