i mbliana

Irish

Alternative forms

i mbliadhna (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish i mblíadnai, the preposition i (“in”) and the long dative of blíadain (“year”). Compare Scottish Gaelic am bliadhna, Manx mleeaney, myleeaney, Cornish hevleni, Welsh eleni.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ə ˈmʲlʲiən̪ˠə/, /ə ˈmʲlʲiənˠə/[1]

Adverb

this year

References

Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 87

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