gamhain, m. (gs. & pl. -mhna). Calf. ~ fireann, baineann, bull-calf, heifer (calf). ~ óg, young calf. ~ bliana, yearling (calf). ~ samhraidh, summer(-bred) calf; Fig: soft, effeminate, person. ~ geimhridh, winter(-bred) calf; Fig: hardy person. ~ garraí, pet calf; Fig: milksop. Bó ar a céad ghamhain, cow in calf for first time. F:~ a dhéanamh de dhuine, to send s.o. sprawling. Scéal an ghamhna bhuí, long-drawn-out story; tale of a tub, idle fiction.