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).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡaβ̃unʲ]

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

Synonyms

• báethán
• bóbán
• fíthal
• lóeg

Derived terms

• gamnach
• gamnán

Descendants

• Irish: gamhain
• Manx: gauin
• Scottish Gaelic: gamhainn
• ⇒ Middle Irish: mathgamain
  • Irish: mathúin
  • Manx: maghouin
  • Scottish Gaelic: mathan

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
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

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gamuin”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language