Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From lámh +‎ -acán.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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lámhacán m (genitive singular lámhacáin)

  1. (act of) creeping, crawling (on all fours like a baby)

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References

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  1. ^ lámhacán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 224, page 114
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 196, page 75

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