clamhan
See also: clamhán
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish clamán (whence Irish clamhán). By surface analysis, clamh (“mangy animal”) + -an
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰl̪ˠavan/
Noun
clamhan m (genitive singular clamhain, plural clamhain or clamhanan)
- buzzard (Buteo vulgaris)
- hawk, falcon, kestrel, kite (in compounds)
Derived terms
- clamhan-fionn (“hen harrier”)
- clamhan gobhlach (“red kite”)
- clamhan-nan-cearc (“hen harrier”)
- clamhan ruadh (“kestrel”)
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
clamhan | chlamhan |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “clamhan”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN