mathgamain
Middle Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish math (“bear”) + gamuin (“calf”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mathgamain m (genitive mathgaman, nominative plural mathgamna)
Inflection edit
Descendants edit
Mutation edit
Middle Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
mathgamain | mathgamain pronounced with /β̃(ʲ)-/ |
unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “mathgamain”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language