cammán

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From camm (“crooked”) +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkamaːn/

Noun

cammán m (genitive camáin, nominative plural camáin)

  1. (hurling) hurley, hurl, hurling stick

Declension

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative cammán cammánL cammáinL
vocative cammáin cammánL cammánuH
accusative cammánN cammánL cammánuH
genitive cammáinL cammán cammánN
dative cammánL cammánaib cammánaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: camán
    • → English: caman
    • → Fingallian: commaan
    • → Yola: commaun, commawn, commane, comman
  • Scottish Gaelic: caman

Mutation

Mutation of cammán
radical lenition nasalization
cammán chammán cammán
pronounced with /ɡ-/

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

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