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

Mutated forms of matán

radical	lenition	eclipsis
matán	mhatán	not applicable

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

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