camm

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Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kambos.

Pronunciation

Adjective

camm

  1. crooked, bent, curved, twisted
  2. wavy, curly (of hair)
  3. false

Declension

o/ā-stem
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative camm camm camm
Vocative caimm*
camm**
Accusative camm caimm
Genitive caimm caimme caimm
Dative camm caimm camm
Plural Masculine Feminine/neuter
Nominative caimm camma
Vocative cammu
camma†
Accusative cammu
camma†
Genitive camm
Dative cammaib
Notes *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative

**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: cam
  • Manx: cam
  • Scottish Gaelic: cam

Mutation

Mutation of camm
radical lenition nasalization
camm chamm camm
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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