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)

camel

Declension

Declension of camall

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	camall	camaill
Vocative	a chamaill	a chamalla
Genitive	camaill	camall
Dative	camall	camaill

Forms with the definite article:

Case	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

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
camall	chamall	gcamall
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

"camall" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “camall”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
“camall” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.

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