clamhan

See also: clamhán

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish clamán (whence Irish clamhán). By surface analysis, clamh (“mangy animal”) +‎ -an

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰl̪ˠavan/

Noun

clamhan m (genitive singular clamhain, plural clamhain or clamhanan)

  1. buzzard (Buteo vulgaris)
  2. hawk, falcon, kestrel, kite (in compounds)

Derived terms

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
clamhanchlamhan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “clamhan”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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