mathan
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Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish mathgamain.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]mathan 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
[edit]Scottish 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