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

• clamhan-fionn (“hen harrier”)
• clamhan gobhlach (“red kite”)
• clamhan-nan-cearc (“hen harrier”)
• clamhan ruadh (“kestrel”)

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
clamhan	chlamhan
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]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN