lámhacán

Irish

Alternative forms

  • lámhagán, lámhancán, lamhnacán, lamhncán[1]

Etymology

From lámh +‎ -acán.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /l̪ˠɑ̃ũŋˈkɑ̃ːn̪ˠ/[2] (corresponding to the form lámhancán)
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠãːwəkanˠ/, /ˈl̪ˠãːwəkan̪ˠ/[3]

Noun

lámhacán m (genitive singular lámhacáin)

  1. (act of) creeping, crawling (on all fours like a baby)

Declension

Declension of lámhacán (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative lámhacán
vocative a lámhacáin
genitive lámhacáin
dative lámhacán
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an lámhacán
genitive an lámhacáin
dative leis an lámhacán
don lámhacán

Derived terms

  • lámhacánaí
  • lámhacánach

References

  1. ^ “lámhacán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 224, page 114
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 196, page 75

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