Deireadh Fómhair v. Deire Fómhair

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When saying, say, the 2nd of October is it 2ú Deire Fómhair rather than 2ú Deireadh Fómhair? Although I've always said the latter, there is a sizeable number of results coming up for the former on both the Department of Education website and RnaG/RTÉ's website:

Deire Fómhair

v.

Deireadh Fómhair

According to Tearma.ie the genitive singular is Dheireadh Fómhair. Tomás De Bhaldraithe has ''(On) the fifth of October, an cúigiú lá de Dheireadh Fómhair.'

Focloir.ie has:
Deireadh Fómhair
mí Dheireadh Fómhair
this is the month of October mí Dheireadh Fómhair atá ann
the beginning of October tús mhí Dheireadh Fómhair
wait until October fan go mí Dheireadh Fómhair
the second week of October an dara seachtain de mhí Dheireadh Fómhair, an dara seachtain i mí Dheireadh Fómhair
he'll be finished by October beidh sé críochnaithe faoi Dheireadh Fómhair
last October Deireadh Fómhair na bliana seo caite
25 October 25 Deireadh Fómhair


Which is correct? Grma.

Caoimhgh1n

I would always say "2(ú) Deireadh Fómhair".

An gal gréine

The Caighdeán Oifigiúil got rid of the ú some years ago.

Caoimhgh1n

An gal gréine wrote: »

The Caighdeán Oifigiúil got rid of the ú some years ago.

I like to use it. You are correct in saying that though.

dubhthach

never seen the use of Deire vs. Deireadh -- I imagine that they probably sound same (depending on dialect -- less so perhaps in Donegal)

ezra_pound

Deire is an alternative spelling of deireadh. Deireadh is the caighdeánach version as per the Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla.

So both of them are correct, as such.