gamuin

Old Irish

Alternative forms

gamain

Etymology

From 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).

Noun

gamuin m

calf, yearling

Inflection

Masculine i-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	gamuin	gamuin^L	gamnai^H
Vocative	gamuin	gamuin^L	gamnai^H
Accusative	gamuin^N	gamuin^L	gamnai^H
Genitive	gamno^H, gamna^H	gamno^H, gamna^H	gamnae^N
Dative	gamuin^L	gamnaib	gamnaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: ^H = triggers aspiration ^L = triggers lenition ^N = triggers nasalization

Synonyms

báethán
bóbán
fíthal
lóeg

Derived terms

gamnach
gamnán
mathgamain

Descendants

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.