mí -- Month
míonna -- Months
míosa -- of a month (genetive)
This is a feminine noun.
The actual months are:
- January → Eanáir (anner)
- February → Feabhra (fyowra)
- March → Márta
- April → Aibreán
- May → Bealtaine (bal-tinyeh). A recent audiobook I listened to had this pronounced as 'bell-tane'. No! No!
- June → Meitheamh (mehiv)
- July → Iúil
- August → Lúnasa (loonassa)
- September → Méan Fómhair (man fower)
- October → Deireadh Fómhair (djerra fower)
- November → Samhain (sowin). Not 'sam-hane', as I've also heard.
- December → Nollaig
mí Márta → the month of March
An chéad lá den mhí → the first day of the month
Uair sa mhí → once a month
De réir na míosa → by the month
I gceann míosa → in a months time
I gceann gach trí mhí → every three months
Mí fhéilire → calendar month
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