clamhan

See also: clamhán

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish clamán (whence Irish clamhán). By surface analysis, clamh (“mangy animal”) +‎ -an

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkʰl̪ˠavan/

Noun

clamhan m (genitive singular clamhain, plural clamhain or clamhanan)

buzzard (Buteo vulgaris)
hawk, falcon, kestrel, kite (in compounds)

Derived terms

clamhan-fionn (“hen harrier”)
clamhan gobhlach (“red kite”)
clamhan-nan-cearc (“hen harrier”)
clamhan ruadh (“kestrel”)

Mutation

Mutation of *clamhan*
radical	lenition
clamhan	chlamhan

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

Further reading

Edward Dwelly (1911) “clamhan”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN