camán
See also: caman
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish cammán; synchronically cam (“crooked”) + -án
Noun
camán m (genitive singular camáin, nominative plural camáin)
- (hurling) hurley, hurl, hurling stick
- Coimeád an camán i do láimh láidir
- Keep the hurley in your strong hand.
- (music) quaver
Declension
Declension of camán
First declension
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Derived terms
Terms derived from camán
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Related terms
Terms related to camán
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Mutation
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| camán | chamán | gcamán |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "camán" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “camán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “camán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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