camma
Italian
Etymology
From French came, itself from Dutch kam (“cog of a wheel”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkam.ma/
- Rhymes: -amma
- Hyphenation: càm‧ma
Noun
camma f (plural camme)
- cam, a mechanical piece which imparts motion to a rod
Derived terms
Further reading
- camma in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkama/
Adjective
camma
- inflection of camm:
- nominative plural feminine/neuter
- vocative/accusative plural all genders
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| camma | chamma | camma pronounced with /ɡ-/ |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit चर्मन् (carman). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀘𑀫𑁆𑀫 (camma).
Noun
camma n
Declension
Declension table of "camma" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | cammaṃ | cammāni |
| Accusative (second) | cammaṃ | cammāni |
| Instrumental (third) | cammena | cammehi or cammebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | cammassa or cammāya or cammatthaṃ | cammānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | cammasmā or cammamhā or cammā | cammehi or cammebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | cammassa | cammānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | cammasmiṃ or cammamhi or camme | cammesu |
| Vocative (calling) | camma | cammāni |
Descendants
- → Khmer: ចម្ម (cam)
References
- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “camma”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead, page 262
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “carman”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 255