camm

See also: Camm

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kambos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kam/

Adjective

camm

  1. crooked, bent, curved, twisted
  2. wavy, curly (of hair)
  3. false

Declension

o/ā-stem
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative camm camm camm
vocative caimm*
camm**
accusative camm caimm
genitive caimm caimme caimm
dative camm caimm camm
plural masculine feminine/neuter
nominative caimm camma
vocative cammu
camma†
accusative cammu
camma†
genitive camm
dative cammaib

*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative
**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: cam
  • Manx: cam
  • Scottish Gaelic: cam

Mutation

Mutation of camm
radical lenition nasalization
camm chamm camm
pronounced with /ɡ-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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