gámaí

Irish

Alternative forms

gám

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑːmˠiː/

Noun

gámaí m (genitive singular gámaí, nominative plural gámaithe)

gaum, booby, dolt.

Declension

Declension of gámaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gámaí	gámaithe
Vocative	a ghámaí	a ghámaithe
Genitive	gámaí	gámaithe
Dative	gámaí	gámaithe

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an gámaí	na gámaithe
Genitive	an ghámaí	na ngámaithe
Dative	leis an ngámaí don ghámaí	leis na gámaithe

Descendants

→ English: gom, gawm
→ Yola: gom

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gámaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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