múscán

See also: múisceán

Irish

Etymology

From múisc (“vomit; nausea, loathing”) +‎ -án.

Noun

múscán m (genitive singular múscáin, nominative plural múscáin)

1. spongy substance, sponge
2. oozy substance, ooze
3. mold (fungus)

   Synonym: snas

Declension

Declension of múscán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative múscán múscáin Vocative a mhúscáin a mhúscána Genitive múscáin múscán Dative múscán múscáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an múscán na múscáin Genitive an mhúscáin na múscán Dative leis an múscán don mhúscán leis na múscáin

Derived terms

• múscán aráin (“bread mold”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
múscán	mhúscán	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.