Diluain
/d̥ʲəˈl̪ˠũə̃ɲ/masculine
Monday in Gaelic is Diluain.
Diluain is a masculine noun used to refer to the day of the week.
Meaning: day of the week (noun)
Which one should you use?
While Diluain is the standard noun for the day, the hyphenated form Di-luain is used specifically to mean 'on Monday'.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the adverbial meaning 'on Monday', you should use the hyphenated form Di-luain.
How do you pronounce it?
/d̥ʲəˈl̪ˠũə̃ɲ/
Did you know?
- The name Diluain is a direct structural copy of the Latin 'dies Lunae', meaning 'day of the moon'.
- While Diluain is used in Modern Irish, ancient Gaelic calendars often operated on lunar cycles that didn't always align with the seven-day week.
- Gaelic shares this 'moon-day' logic with other languages like French 'lundi' and Spanish 'lunes', all stemming from the same Latin influence.
Examples in context
- ’S e Diluain a tha ann an-diugh.It is Monday today.This sentence is useful for stating that today is Diluain.Tatoeba #852049 by marloncori, translation #242836 by CK
- 'S e Diluain a tha ann an-diugh agus 's e Dimàirt a bhios ann a-màireach.It's Monday today and it will be Tuesday tomorrow.This sentence is useful for noting that today is Diluain and tomorrow is Tuesday.Tatoeba #852081 by marloncori, translation #852082 by marloncori
Example conversation
Isla and Angus are discussing their weekly schedule.
- IslaCuin a tha thu a' tighinn?When are you coming?
- AngusBidh mi an seo air Diluain.I will be here on Monday.
- IslaAn robh thu an seo air Diluain san t-seachdain a dh'fhalbh?Were you here on Monday last week?
- AngusCha robh mi.I was not.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “monday” translations and entries Diluain, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries Diluain, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
