lá féile
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pleonastically from lá (“day”) + féile (“feast day”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
lá féile m (genitive singular lae fhéile, nominative plural laethanta féile)
Usage notes[edit]
In the names of specific feast days, the f of féile is usually lenited; see Lá Fhéile.
Further reading[edit]
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 75