partan

See also: Partan and partán

Galician

Verb

partan

1. inflection of partir:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish partán.

Noun

partan m (genitive singular partan, plural partanyn)

1. crab

   "Vel ny partanyn snaue, Joe?" "Cha nel monney, cha nel monney," dooyrt Joe.

   "Are the crabs crawling, Joe?" "Not much, not much," said Joe.

   Yn partan ta dy-kinjagh 'sy towl echey cha vel eh rieau roauyr.

   The crab which is always in its hole is never fat.

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
partan	phartan	bartan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “partán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Scots

Etymology

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic partan, from Old Irish partán, (compare Manx partan, Irish portán).

Noun

partan (plural partans)

1. crab
   • 1894, Sir John Foulis, Arthur Washington Hallen, The Account Book of Sir John Foulis of Ravelston 1671-1707‎^[1], page 279:

     For dinner at ye lodging wt Lady dunipace, mrs abigaill and my tuo sones and servants lapster and partans and brandie.

     For dinner at the lodging with Lady Dunipace, Mrs. Abigail and my two sons and servants lobster and crab and brandy.

Derived terms

• partan bree

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish partán.

Noun

partan m (genitive singular partain, plural partanan)

1. shore crab

Derived terms

• partan-tuathal

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “partan”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[2], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “partán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Spanish

Verb

partan

1. inflection of partir:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative