"mant" meaning in Scots

See mant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: mants [plural], maunt [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle Scots mant (“to stammer”), from Scottish Gaelic mannda or Irish manntach (“stammering, toothless”) (modern mantach), from Irish mant (“tooth gap”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stand out”), similar to Proto-Germanic *munþaz (“mouth”), Latin mentum (“chin”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|gmw-msc|mant||to stammer}} Middle Scots mant (“to stammer”), {{der|sco|gd|mannda}} Scottish Gaelic mannda, {{der|sco|ga|manntach||stammering, toothless}} Irish manntach (“stammering, toothless”), {{der|sco|ga|mant||tooth gap}} Irish mant (“tooth gap”), {{der|sco|ine-pro|*men-|id=stand out|t=to stand out}} Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stand out”), {{cog|gem-pro|*munþaz|t=mouth}} Proto-Germanic *munþaz (“mouth”), {{cog|la|mentum|t=chin}} Latin mentum (“chin”) Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|mants|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} mant (plural mants), {{sco-noun}} mant (plural mants)
  1. a stammer, stutter
    Sense id: en-mant-sco-noun-ToXUy3Or Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 52 48

Verb

Forms: mants [present, singular, third-person], mantin [participle, present], mantt [past], mantt [participle, past], maunt [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle Scots mant (“to stammer”), from Scottish Gaelic mannda or Irish manntach (“stammering, toothless”) (modern mantach), from Irish mant (“tooth gap”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stand out”), similar to Proto-Germanic *munþaz (“mouth”), Latin mentum (“chin”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|gmw-msc|mant||to stammer}} Middle Scots mant (“to stammer”), {{der|sco|gd|mannda}} Scottish Gaelic mannda, {{der|sco|ga|manntach||stammering, toothless}} Irish manntach (“stammering, toothless”), {{der|sco|ga|mant||tooth gap}} Irish mant (“tooth gap”), {{der|sco|ine-pro|*men-|id=stand out|t=to stand out}} Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stand out”), {{cog|gem-pro|*munþaz|t=mouth}} Proto-Germanic *munþaz (“mouth”), {{cog|la|mentum|t=chin}} Latin mentum (“chin”) Head templates: {{head|sco|verbs|third-person singular simple present|mants|present participle|mantin|simple past|mantt|past participle|mantt|head=}} mant (third-person singular simple present mants, present participle mantin, simple past mantt, past participle mantt), {{sco-verb}} mant (third-person singular simple present mants, present participle mantin, simple past mantt, past participle mantt)
  1. to stammer; to stutter
    Sense id: en-mant-sco-verb-ePhohKCn Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
     
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