matánach
Irish
Etymology
From matán (“muscle”) + -ach.
Adjective
matánach (genitive singular masculine matánaigh, genitive singular feminine matánaí, plural matánacha, not comparable)
- muscular (of, relating to, or connected with muscles)
- Synonym: muscalach
- brawny, buff, muscle-bound, muscular, ripped
- Synonym: urrúnta
Declension
Declension of matánach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | matánach | mhatánach | matánacha; mhatánacha² | |
| Vocative | mhatánaigh | matánacha | ||
| Genitive | matánaí | matánacha | matánach | |
| Dative | matánach; mhatánach¹ |
mhatánach; mhatánaigh (archaic) |
matánacha; mhatánacha² | |
| Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
| Superlative | (not comparable) | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- diostróife mhatánach (“muscular dystrophy”)
- néarmhatánach (“neuro-muscular”, adjective)
Related terms
- féitheach (“sinewy, muscular”, adjective)
- féitheogach (“sinewy; muscular, brawny”, adjective)
- lúitheach (“sinewy, muscular”, adjective)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| matánach | mhatánach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “matánach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “matánach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “matánach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN