mathan
Scottish Gaelic
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Irish mathgamain.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmathan m (genitive singular mathain, plural mathain or mathanan)
- bear
- 'S e sineach uile-itheach glè mhòr a tha ann am mathan. ― A bear is a very large omnivorous mammal.
Derived terms
edit- mathan bàn (“polar bear”)
- mathan molach (“grizzly bear”)
- mathan-nighe (“raccoon”)
Mutation
editScottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
mathan | mhathan |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “mathan”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN