gamhain

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish gamuin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡãuənʲ/

Noun

gamhain m (genitive singular gamhna, nominative plural gamhna)

1. calf

Declension

Declension of gamhain (third declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative gamhain gamhna vocative a ghamhain a ghamhna genitive gamhna gamhna dative gamhain gamhna forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an gamhain na gamhna genitive an ghamhna na ngamhna dative leis an ngamhain don ghamhain leis na gamhna

Synonyms

• lao

Derived terms

• gamhain garraí (“pet calf”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gamhain

radical	lenition	eclipsis
gamhain	ghamhain	ngamhain

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) “gamhain”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN