matán

See also: matan and mätän

Irish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /mˠəˈt̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠat̪ˠɑːnˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠat̪ˠanˠ/

Noun

matán m (genitive singular matáin, nominative plural matáin)

1. (anatomy) muscle

Declension

Declension of matán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative matán matáin Vocative a mhatáin a mhatána Genitive matáin matán Dative matán matáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an matán na matáin Genitive an mhatáin na matán Dative leis an matán don mhatán leis na matáin

Derived terms

• córas (na) matán (“the muscular system, musculature”)
• dathacha matán (“muscular rheumatism”)
• matán crapthach (“flexor muscle”)
• matán iata (“sphincter”)
• matán sínteach (“extensor muscle”)
• matán trasnach (“transverse”)
• matánach (“muscular”, adjective)
• snáithín matáin (“muscle fibre”)
• teannas matán (“muscle tone”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
matán	mhatán	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “matán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “matán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024