"mathan" meaning in Scottish Gaelic

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Noun

IPA: /ˈma.han/ Forms: mathain [genitive, singular], mathain [plural], mathanan [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], mathan [mutation, mutation-radical], mhathan [lenition, mutation]
Etymology: From Middle Irish mathgamain. Etymology templates: {{inh|gd|mga|mathgamain}} Middle Irish mathgamain Head templates: {{head|gd|noun|||||||genitive singular|mathain|||||||plural|mathain|or|mathanan||||{{{pl4}}}|cat2=|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=p|f8accel-form=p|f9accel-form=p|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} 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) Inflection templates: {{gd-mut-cons|m|athan}}
  1. bear Wikipedia link: gd:mathan Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Ursids Derived forms: mathan bàn (english: polar bear), mathan molach (english: grizzly bear), mathan-nighe (english: raccoon)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for mathan meaning in Scottish Gaelic (2.7kB)

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