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)

  1. 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

  1. inflection of camm:
    1. nominative plural feminine/neuter
    2. vocative/accusative plural all genders

Mutation

Mutation of camma
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

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit चर्मन् (carman). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀘𑀫𑁆𑀫 (camma).

Noun

camma n

  1. hide, skin, leather
  2. shield

Declension

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