calman

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish colmán. By surface analysis, calum +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰaɫ̪aman/

Noun

calman m (genitive singular calmain, plural calmanan)

  1. dove, pigeon
    Bidh a’ chalman a’ crathadh a ceann nuair a bhios e a’ coiseachd.
    The pigeon bobs its head when it walks.

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of calman
radical lenition
calman chalman

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Spanish

Verb

calman

  1. third-person plural present indicative of calmar
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