"mathan" meaning in All languages combined

See mathan on Wiktionary

Noun [Scottish Gaelic]

IPA: /ˈma.han/ Forms: mathain [genitive, singular], mathain [plural], mathanan [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], mathan [error-unrecognized-form], mhathan [error-unrecognized-form]
Etymology: From Middle Irish mathgamain, from Old Irish math (“bear”) + gamuin (“calf”). Etymology templates: {{inh|gd|mga|mathgamain}} Middle Irish mathgamain, {{inh|gd|sga|-}} Old Irish, {{compound|sga|math|gamuin|nocat=1|t1=bear|t2=calf}} math (“bear”) + gamuin (“calf”) Head templates: {{head|gd|noun|||||||genitive singular|mathain|||||||||plural|mathain|or|mathanan||||{{{pl4}}}|||cat2=|f10accel-form=p|f11accel-form=genpl|f1accel-form=dat|s|f2accel-form=dat|s|f3accel-form=dat|s|f4accel-form=gen|s|f5accel-form=gen|s|f6accel-form=gen|s|f7accel-form=gen|s|f8accel-form=p|f9accel-form=p|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} mathan m (genitive singular mathain, plural mathain or mathanan), {{gd-noun|g=m|gen=mathain|pl=mathain|pl2=mathanan}} mathan m (genitive singular mathain, plural mathain or mathanan)
  1. bear Tags: masculine Derived forms: mathan bàn (english: polar bear), mathan molach (english: grizzly bear), mathan-nighe (english: raccoon)
    Sense id: en-mathan-gd-noun-vJi7UOgJ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header, Ursids

Inflected forms

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    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle Irish mathgamain, from Old Irish math (“bear”) + gamuin (“calf”).",
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "mathanan",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "mathan",
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "mhathan",
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        "24": "",
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        "28": "",
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  "lang_code": "gd",
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          "name": "Ursids",
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          "english": "polar bear",
          "translation": "polar bear",
          "word": "mathan bàn"
        },
        {
          "english": "grizzly bear",
          "translation": "grizzly bear",
          "word": "mathan molach"
        },
        {
          "english": "raccoon",
          "translation": "raccoon",
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          "type": "example"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈma.han/"
    }
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    {
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    {
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        "Scottish Gaelic nouns",
        "Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Middle Irish",
        "Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish",
        "Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Middle Irish",
        "Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish",
        "Scottish Gaelic terms with usage examples",
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      "ipa": "/ˈma.han/"
    }
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}

Download raw JSONL data for mathan meaning in All languages combined (3.1kB)

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