gamhain
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gamhain m (genitive singular gamhna, nominative plural gamhna)
- (Ulster, Mayo) calf
Declension[edit]
Declension of gamhain
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms[edit]
- lao (Munster and Galway)
Derived terms[edit]
- gamhain garraí (“pet calf”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gamhain | ghamhain | ngamhain |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gamhain”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 57