gamuin

Old Irish

Alternative forms

gamain

Etymology

From gam (“winter”). Similar sense development can be found in Old Norse gymbr (“yearling ewe-lamb”) and Ancient Greek χίμαρος (khímaros, “he-goat”), all ultimately from the same root (*ǵʰéyōm).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈɡaβ̃unʲ]

Noun

gamuin m

calf, yearling

Inflection

Masculine i-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	gamuin	gamuin^L	gamnai^H
Vocative	gamuin	gamuin^L	gamnai^H
Accusative	gamuin^N	gamuin^L	gamnai^H
Genitive	gamno^H, gamna^H	gamno^H, gamna^H	gamnae^N
Dative	gamuin^L	gamnaib	gamnaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: ^H = triggers aspiration ^L = triggers lenition ^N = triggers nasalization

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

Irish: gamhain
Manx: gauin
Scottish Gaelic: gamhainn
⇒ Middle Irish: mathgamain
- Irish: mathúin
- Manx: maghouin
- Scottish Gaelic: mathan

Mutation

Mutation of *gamuin*
radical	lenition	nasalization
gamuin	gamuin pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/	ngamuin

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