scamhán

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish scam (“lungs”) +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

Noun

scamhán m (genitive singular scamháin, nominative plural scamháin)

  1. Ulster form of scamhóg (“lung”)

Declension

Declension of scamhán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative scamhán scamháin
vocative a scamháin a scamhána
genitive scamháin scamhán
dative scamhán scamháin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an scamhán na scamháin
genitive an scamháin na scamhán
dative leis an scamhán
don scamhán 		leis na scamháin

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 77, page 33

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