gamuin
Old Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editgamuin m
Inflection
editMasculine i-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | gamuin | gamuinL | gamnaiH |
Vocative | gamuin | gamuinL | gamnaiH |
Accusative | gamuinN | gamuinL | gamnaiH |
Genitive | gamnoH, gamnaH | gamnoH, gamnaH | gamnaeN |
Dative | gamuinL | gamnaib | gamnaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Synonyms
editDerived terms
editDescendants
edit- Irish: gamhain
- Manx: gauin
- Scottish Gaelic: gamhainn
- ⇒ Middle Irish: mathgamain
Mutation
editOld Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
gamuin | gamuin pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/ |
ngamuin |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gamuin”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language