clamhán

See also: clamhan

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish clamán (whence Scottish Gaelic clamhan). By surface analysis, clamh (“mangy animal”) +‎ -án

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈklˠãuanˠ/, /ˈkl̪ˠãuan̪ˠ/

Noun

clamhán m (genitive singular clamháin, nominative plural clamháin)

1. buzzard (bird of the genus Buteo)
2. (specifically) common buzzard (Buteo buteo)
3. bald patch (of hair, fur, land)
4. dodder (plant of the genus Cuscuta)

Declension

Declension of clamhán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative clamhán clamháin Vocative a chlamháin a chlamhána Genitive clamháin clamhán Dative clamhán clamháin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an clamhán na clamháin Genitive an chlamháin na gclamhán Dative leis an gclamhán don chlamhán leis na clamháin

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
clamhán	chlamhán	gclamhán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “clamán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “claṁán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 144
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “clamhán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 57