lámhacán

Irish

Alternative forms

• lámhagán, lámhancán, lamhnacán, lamhncán

Etymology

From lámh +‎ -acán.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠãːwəkanˠ/, /ˈl̪ˠãːwəkan̪ˠ/

Noun

lámhacán m (genitive singular lámhacáin)

1. (act of) creeping, crawling (on all fours like a baby)

Declension

Declension of lámhacán

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative lámhacán Vocative a lámhacáin Genitive lámhacáin Dative lámhacán

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an lámhacán Genitive an lámhacáin Dative leis an lámhacán don lámhacán

Derived terms

• lámhacánaí
• lámhacánach

Further reading

• “lámhacán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lámacán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “láṁacán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 416
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lámhacán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 75