meantán

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Irish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish minntán, diminutive of minta (“small bird”).

Noun

meantán m (genitive singular meantáin, nominative plural meantáin)

  1. titmouse

Declension

Declension of meantán (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative meantán meantáin
vocative a mheantáin a mheantána
genitive meantáin meantán
dative meantán meantáin
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an meantán na meantáin
genitive an mheantáin na meantán
dative leis an meantán
don mheantán 		leis na meantáin

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of meantán
radical lenition eclipsis
meantán mheantán not applicable

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

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