clamhsán
Irish
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈklˠausˠɑːnˠ/, /ˈkl̪ˠausˠɑːn̪ˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈklˠãusˠanˠ/, /ˈkl̪ˠãusˠan̪ˠ/
Noun
clamhsán m (genitive singular clamhsáin, nominative plural clamhsáin)
- (uncountable) grumbling, complaining
- (countable) grumble, complaint
Declension
Declension of clamhsán
First declension
Bare forms:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
clamhsán | chlamhsán | gclamhsán |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “clamhsán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “clamhsán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “clamhsán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 57