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
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, 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