camm
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- cam
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *kambos (compare Welsh cam (“crooked”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kam/
Adjective
camm
- crooked, bent, curved, twisted
- (of hair) wavy, curly
Declension
| o/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | camm | camm | camm |
| Vocative | caimm* camm** | ||
| Accusative | camm | caimm | |
| Genitive | caimm | caimme | caimm |
| Dative | camm | caimm | camm |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
| Nominative | caimm | camma | |
| Vocative | cammu camma† | ||
| Accusative | cammu camma† | ||
| Genitive | camm | ||
| Dative | cammaib | ||
| Notes | *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative | ||
Derived terms
- cammaid
Descendants
- Irish: cam
- Manx: cam
- Scottish Gaelic: cam
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| camm | chamm | camm pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “1 camm” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.