gamhain

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish gamuin.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɡãuwənʲ/

Noun

gamhain m (genitive singular gamhna, nominative plural gamhna)

1. (Ulster, Mayo) 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 (Munster and Galway)

Derived terms

• gamhain garraí (“pet calf”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gamhain	ghamhain	ngamhain
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gamhain”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 57