maothán
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish maethán (“gristle, cartilage; a tender shoot, twig, etc.”), equivalent to maoth + -án.
Noun
maothán m (genitive singular maotháin, nominative plural maotháin)
Declension
Declension of maothán
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- maothán cluaise (“earlobe”)
- maothán pairiatach (“parietal lobe”)
- maothán tosaigh (“frontal lobe”)
- maothán uisinneach, maothán na huisinne (“temporal lobe”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| maothán | mhaothán | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "maothán" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “maethán”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
- Entries containing “maothán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “maothán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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