Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lughnasadh

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables: lugh-nasadh
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Gaelic/Celtic holiday celebrated on the full moon nearest the midpoint between the summer solstice and autumnal equinox, during the time of the harvesting.

Example Sentences

"The Celtic people of Ireland viewed they year in two equal halves, Samhain, side of dark, and Beltaine, side of light. Dividing these halves are the harvest festival of Lughnasadh and the spring festival of Imbolc. The Celtic year begins November 1st, but I have started my collection in the fall harvest festival of Lughnasadh, a time of year where memories abundant dance in my head like the leaves in which my brothers and I played."
"It was first light and the kitchens were alive with activity, this was Thar's day, the day of the festival of Lughnasadh, the beginning of a new year."
"August brings us to the eighth month of our modern calendar and the celebrations of the first harvest at Lughnasadh and the Corn Moon."

Etymology

From Irish Lughnasadh (obsolete form of Lúnasa (“August”)), from Old Irish Lugnasad.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Lughnasadh, Lugnasad

Frequently Paired Words

Lammas

Questions

What does lughnasadh mean?: A Gaelic/Celtic holiday celebrated on the full moon nearest the midpoint between the summer solstice and autumnal equinox, during the time of the harvesting.
Where does lughnasadh come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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