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Deireadh Fómhair v. Deire Fómhair

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  • 09-06-2016 9:46pm
    #1
    gaiscioch
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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.


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    #2
    Caoimhgh1n
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    I would always say "2(ú) Deireadh Fómhair".


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


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    Caoimhgh1n
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    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.


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


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    ezra_pound
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    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.


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