gámaí

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɑːmˠiː/

Noun

gámaí m (genitive singular gámaí, nominative plural gámaithe)

  1. gaum, booby, dolt.

Declension

Declension of gámaí (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative gámaí gámaithe
vocative a ghámaí a ghámaithe
genitive gámaí gámaithe
dative gámaí gámaithe
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an gámaí na gámaithe
genitive an ghámaí na ngámaithe
dative leis an ngámaí
don ghámaí
leis na gámaithe

Descendants

  • English: gom, gaum, gawm
  • Yola: gom

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