mathan

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Scottish Gaelic

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Tha am mathan a' coiseachd.

Etymology

From Middle Irish mathgamain.

Pronunciation

Noun

mathan m (genitive singular mathain, plural mathain or mathanan)

  1. bear
    'S e sineach uile-itheach glè mhòr a tha ann am mathan. ― A bear is a very large omnivorous mammal.

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of mathan
radical lenition
mathan mhathan

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

Further reading

  • MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “mathan”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN
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