Baile Átha Luain

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “town of Luan’s ford”; Luan is here a personal name, not the word for “Monday”.

Pronunciation
  • (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˌbʲlʲɑː ˈl̪ˠuənʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˌbʲlʲaː ˈl̪ˠuənʲ/

Proper noun

Baile Átha Luain m (genitive Baile Átha Luain)

  1. Athlone (a town in County Westmeath and County Roscommon)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Baile Átha Luain Bhaile Átha Luain mBaile Átha Luain
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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