clamhsán

Irish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈklˠausˠɑːnˠ/, /ˈkl̪ˠausˠɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈklˠãusˠanˠ/, /ˈkl̪ˠãusˠan̪ˠ/

Noun

clamhsán m (genitive singular clamhsáin, nominative plural clamhsáin)

1. (uncountable) grumbling, complaining
2. (countable) grumble, complaint

Declension

Declension of clamhsán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative clamhsán clamhsáin vocative a chlamhsáin a chlamhsána genitive clamhsáin clamhsán dative clamhsán clamhsáin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an clamhsán na clamhsáin genitive an chlamhsáin na gclamhsán dative leis an gclamhsán don chlamhsán leis na clamhsáin

Mutation

Mutated forms of clamhsán

radical	lenition	eclipsis
clamhsán	chlamhsán	gclamhsán

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “clamhsán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “clamhsán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “clamhsán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 57