tráthnóna
Irish
Etymology
From tráth (“time, period”) + nóna (“of noon”).
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /t̪ˠɾˠɑːn̪ˠˈhoːn̪ˠə/ (as if spelled tránthóna)
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /t̪ˠɾˠɑːˈn̪ˠuːn̪ˠə/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /t̪ˠɾˠaˈnˠõːnˠə/
Noun
tráthnóna m (genitive singular tráthnóna, nominative plural tráthnónta)
- afternoon, evening
Declension
Declension of tráthnóna
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative plural: tráthnónaí (Cois Fharraige)
Derived terms
- ardtráthnóna
- gúna tráthnóna
Adverb
tráthnóna
- in the afternoon, in the evening
- Beidh mé ansin tráthnóna.
- I’ll be there in the afternoon/evening.
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
tráthnóna | thráthnóna | dtráthnóna |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “tráthnóna”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “tráth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “tráṫnóna”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 750
- Entries containing “tráthnóna” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “tráthnóna” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 70