múscán

See also: múisceán

Irish

Etymology

From múisc (“vomit; nausea, loathing”) +‎ -án.

Noun

múscán m (genitive singular múscáin, nominative plural múscáin)

1. spongy substance, sponge
2. oozy substance, ooze
3. mold (fungus)

   Synonym: snas

Declension

Declension of múscán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative múscán múscáin vocative a mhúscáin a mhúscána genitive múscáin múscán dative múscán múscáin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an múscán na múscáin genitive an mhúscáin na múscán dative leis an múscán don mhúscán leis na múscáin

Derived terms

• múscán aráin (“bread mold”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of múscán

radical	lenition	eclipsis
múscán	mhúscán	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.