clamhán

See also: clamhan

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish clamán (whence Scottish Gaelic clamhan). By surface analysis, clamh (“mangy animal”) +‎ -án

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈklˠãuanˠ/, /ˈkl̪ˠãuan̪ˠ/

Noun

clamhán m (genitive singular clamháin, nominative plural clamháin)

  1. buzzard (bird of the genus Buteo)
  2. (specifically) common buzzard (Buteo buteo)
  3. bald patch (of hair, fur, land)
  4. dodder (plant of the genus Cuscuta)

Declension

Declension of clamhán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative clamhán clamháin
vocative a chlamháin a chlamhána
genitive clamháin clamhán
dative clamhán clamháin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an clamhán na clamháin
genitive an chlamháin na gclamhán
dative leis an gclamhán
don chlamhán 		leis na clamháin

Mutation

Mutated forms of clamhán
radical lenition eclipsis
clamhán chlamhán gclamhán

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

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