camall

Irish

Alternative forms

  • cámhall

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman camel, from Latin camēlus, from Ancient Greek κάμηλος (kámēlos), from Proto-Semitic *gamal-; compare Arabic جَمَل‎ (jamal) and Hebrew גָּמָל‎ (gamál).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkamˠəl̪ˠ/

Noun

camall m (genitive singular camaill, nominative plural camaill)

  1. camel

Declension

Derived terms

  • camall Baictriach (“Bactrian camel”)
  • camalóid (“high-backed, humped, animal; tall stooped person”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
camall chamall gcamall
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • "camall" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “camall” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “camall” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
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