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Samhain Oct 31st 2012, 15:34 undo revision which capitalised "Winter" and "New Year" although they should be lowercase, as they were; the revision also introduced the meaning "November" to the English section, which needs verification ← Older revision Revision as of 15:34, 31 October 2012 Line 3: Line 3:       ===Etymology===   ===Etymology=== − From {{etyl|ga}}, from {{etyl|sga}} {{term|Samain|lang=sga}}, from {{etyl|cel-pro|en}} {{recons|samoni(o)s|lang=cel-pro}} (compare {{etyl|cel-gau|-}} ''samoni-''), either from {{etyl|ine-pro|en}} {{recons|sam|lang=ine-pro}} 'together' ({{term|saman||together|lang=goh}}, {{etyl|got|-}} {{term|𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰||together, in common|tr=samana|lang=got}}, {{etyl|sa|-}} {{term|समन||together|tr=samaná|lang=sa}}, {{term|सम्||with|tr=sám|lang=sa}}, {{etyl|ae|-}} {{term|||together|tr=ha(m)|lang=ae}}{{rfscript|Avst}}), or alternatively from {{etyl|cel-pro|en}} {{recons|samo-||summer|lang=cel-pro}} (compare {{etyl|sga|-}} {{term|sam||summer|lang=sga}}, {{etyl|cy|-}} {{term|haf||summer|lang=cy}}). + From {{etyl|ga}}, from {{etyl|sga}} {{term|Samain||Halloween|lang=sga}}, from {{etyl|cel-pro|en}} {{recons|samoni(o)s|lang=cel-pro}} (compare {{etyl|cel-gau|-}} ''samoni-''), either from {{etyl|ine-pro|en}} {{recons|sam|lang=ine-pro}} 'together' ({{term|saman||together|lang=goh}}, {{etyl|got|-}} {{term|𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰||together, in common|tr=samana|lang=got}}, {{etyl|sa|-}} {{term|समन||together|tr=samaná|lang=sa}}, {{term|सम्||with|tr=sám|lang=sa}}, {{etyl|ae|-}} {{term|||together|tr=ha(m)|lang=ae}}{{rfscript|Avst}}), or alternatively from {{etyl|cel-pro|en}} {{recons|samo-||summer|lang=cel-pro}} (compare {{etyl|sga|-}} {{term|sam||summer|lang=sga}}, {{etyl|cy|-}} {{term|haf||summer|lang=cy}}).       ===Pronunciation===   ===Pronunciation=== Line 12: Line 12:   {{en-proper noun}}   {{en-proper noun}}     − # An ancient festival, falling on the night of the 31 of October to the 1 of November, celebrated by ancient Celts, Gaels and by modern neo-pagans as the beginning of [[Winter]] and the [[New Year]], and a time during the spirits of the dead could return to the earth. + # A holiday, falling on the night of the 31 of October to the 1 of November, celebrated by the ancient Celts and by modern neo-pagans as the beginning of [[winter]] and the [[new year]], and a time during the spirits of the dead could return to the earth. − # The month of November         ====Synonyms====   ====Synonyms====

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