gamuin

Old Irish

Alternative forms

gamain

Etymology

From gam (“winter”). Similar sense development can be found in Old Norse gymbr (“yearling ewe-lamb”) and Ancient Greek χίμαρος (khímaros, “he-goat”), all ultimately from the same root (*ǵʰéyōm).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈɡaβ̃unʲ]

Noun

gamuin m

calf, yearling

Inflection

Masculine i-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	gamuin	gamuin^L	gamnai^H
vocative	gamuin	gamuin^L	gamnai^H
accusative	gamuin^N	gamuin^L	gamnai^H
genitive	gamno^H, gamna^H	gamno^H, gamna^H	gamnae^N
dative	gamuin^L	gamnaib	gamnaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

^H = triggers aspiration
^L = triggers lenition
^N = triggers nasalization

Synonyms

báethán
bóbán
fíthal
lóeg

Derived terms

gamnach
gamnán

Descendants

Irish: gamhain
Manx: gauin
Scottish Gaelic: gamhainn
⇒ Middle Irish: mathgamain
- Irish: mathúin
- Manx: maghouin
- Scottish Gaelic: mathan

Mutation

Mutation of *gamuin*
radical	lenition	nasalization
gamuin	gamuin pronounced with /ɣ-/	ngamuin

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