Baile Meánach

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “the middle town”

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˌbˠalʲə ˈmʲɑːn̪ˠəx/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˌbˠalʲə ˈmʲɑːnˠəx/, /ˌbˠalʲə ˈmʲɑːn̪ˠəx/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˌbˠælʲə ˈmʲaːnˠa(x)/, /ˌbˠælʲə ˈmʲaːn̪ˠa(x)/

Proper noun

an Baile Meánach m (genitive an Bhaile Mheánaigh)

  1. Ballymena (a town in County Antrim)

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