scamhán

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish scam (“lungs”) +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠkãuwanˠ/, /ˈsˠkãuwan̪ˠ/

Noun

scamhán m (genitive singular scamháin, nominative plural scamháin)

1. Ulster form of scamhóg (“lung”)

Declension

Declension of scamhán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative scamhán scamháin Vocative a scamháin a scamhána Genitive scamháin scamhán Dative scamhán scamháin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an scamhán na scamháin Genitive an scamháin na scamhán Dative leis an scamhán don scamhán leis na scamháin

Further reading

• “scamhán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “scamán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “scaṁán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scamhán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 33