tráthnóna

Irish

Etymology

tráth (“time, period”) +‎ nóna (“of noon”).

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /t̪ˠɾˠɑːˈhoːn̪ˠə/ (as if spelled tráthóna)
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /t̪ˠɾˠɑːˈn̪ˠuːn̪ˠə/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /t̪ˠɾˠæˈnˠoːnˠə/

Noun

tráthnóna m (genitive singular tráthnóna, nominative plural tráthnónta)

  1. afternoon, evening

Declension
Declension of tráthnóna

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative tráthnóna tráthnónta
Vocative a thráthnóna a thráthnónta
Genitive tráthnóna tráthnónta
Dative tráthnóna tráthnónta

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an tráthnóna na tráthnónta
Genitive an tráthnóna na dtráthnónta
Dative leis an tráthnóna

don tráthnóna

 leis na tráthnónta

Adverb

tráthnóna

  1. in the afternoon, in the evening
    Beidh mé ansin tráthnóna.
    I’ll be there in the afternoon/evening.

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
tráthnóna thráthnóna dtráthnóna
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • “tráth” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “tráṫnóna” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • "tráthnóna" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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