Cill Mhantáin

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “church of Mantán”, a personal name deriving from Old Irish mant (“gums, jaw”), from Proto-Brythonic *mant (whence Welsh mant (“mouth, jaw”)), cognate with Latin mentum (“chin”) and Gothic 𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌸𐍃 (munþs, “mouth”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˌciːlʲ vˠɑn̪ˠˈt̪ˠɑːnʲ/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /ˌciːl̠ʲ ˈwan̪ˠt̪ˠɑːnʲ/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˌcɪl̠ʲ ˈwan̪ˠt̪ˠɑːnʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˌcɪl̠ʲ ˈwan̪ˠt̪ˠænʲ/

Proper noun

Cill Mhantáin f (genitive Cill Mhantáin)

1. Wicklow (the county town of County Wicklow, Ireland)
2. Wicklow (a county of Ireland)

   Synonym: Contae Chill Mhantáin

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Cill Mhantáin	Chill Mhantáin	gCill Mhantáin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.