Samain

Old Irish

/ˈsaṽinʲ/

proper noun
Definitions
  • November
  • (Christianity) Halloween
  • (Christianity) All Saints' Day, All Hallows
  • (paganism) Samhain

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Celtic *samonios derived from Proto-Indo-European *sam (together) inherited from Proto-Celtic *samo- (summer).

Origin

Proto-Celtic

*samo-

Gloss

summer

Concept
Semantic Field

Time

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

夏

Emoji
🌻 🍹 🏖️

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