gamhain

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish gamuin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡãuənʲ/[1][2]

Noun

gamhain m (genitive singular gamhna, nominative plural gamhna)

  1. calf

Declension

Declension of gamhain (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative gamhain gamhna
vocative a ghamhain a ghamhna
genitive gamhna gamhna
dative gamhain gamhna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an gamhain na gamhna
genitive an ghamhna na ngamhna
dative leis an ngamhain
don ghamhain 		leis na gamhna

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • gamhain garraí (“pet calf”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gamhain
radical lenition eclipsis
gamhain ghamhain ngamhain

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

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 199, page 100
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 144, page 57

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