camán
See also: caman
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish cammán; synchronically cam (“crooked”) + -án.
Pronunciation
Noun
camán m (genitive singular camáin, nominative plural camáin)
- (hurling) hurley, hurl, hurling stick
- Coimeád an camán i do láimh láidir
- Keep the hurley in your strong hand.
- (music) quaver
Declension
Declension of camán
Derived terms
- camán gall (“chervil”)
- camán meall, camán míonla (“camomile”)
- camánacht (“(act of) hurley-playing”)
Related terms
- camógaíocht (“camogie”)
- iomáin, iomáint, iománaíocht (“hurling”)
Descendants
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
camán | chamán | gcamán |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “camán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “camán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “camán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024