lá féile

Irish

Etymology

Pleonastically from lá (“day”) +‎ féile (“feast day”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌl̪ˠɑː ˈfʲeːlʲə/

Noun

lá féile m (genitive singular lae fhéile, nominative plural laethanta féile)

1. feast day, holy day

Usage notes

In the names of specific feast days, the f of féile is usually lenited; see Lá Fhéile.

Further reading

• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 75