gamuin

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Old Irish

Alternative forms

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).

Pronunciation

Noun

gamuin m

  1. calf, yearling

Inflection

Masculine i-stem
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:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

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Descendants

Mutation

Mutation of gamuin
radical lenition nasalization
gamuin gamuin
pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/ 		ngamuin

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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