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

Declension of camall (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative camall camaill
vocative a chamaill a chamalla
genitive camaill camall
dative camall camaill
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an camall na camaill
genitive an chamaill na gcamall
dative leis an gcamall
don chamall 		leis na camaill

Derived terms

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of camall
radical lenition eclipsis
camall chamall gcamall

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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