calman

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish colmán. By surface analysis, calum +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰaɫ̪aman/

Noun

calman m (genitive singular calmain, plural calmanan)

1. dove, pigeon

   Bidh a’ chalman a’ crathadh a ceann nuair a bhios e a’ coiseachd.

   The pigeon bobs its head when it walks.

Derived terms

• calman-coille
• calman-tùchan

Mutation

Mutation of calman

radical	lenition
calman	chalman

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

Spanish

Verb

calman

1. third-person plural present indicative of calmar