Baile Átha Luain

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “town of Luan’s ford”; Luan is here a personal name, not the word for “Monday”.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˌbʲlʲɑː ˈl̪ˠuənʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˌbʲlʲaː ˈl̪ˠuənʲ/

Proper noun

Baile Átha Luain m (genitive Baile Átha Luain)

1. Athlone (a town in County Westmeath and County Roscommon)

Mutation

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