mathúin

See also: Mathúin

Irish

Alternative forms

• mathghamhain (dated)

Etymology

From Middle Irish mathgamain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmˠahuːnʲ/

Noun

mathúin m (genitive singular mathúna, nominative plural mathúna)

1. (literary) bear (mammal of the Ursidae family)

   Synonym: béar

Declension

Declension of mathúin (third declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative mathúin mathúna vocative a mhathúin a mhathúna genitive mathúna mathúin dative mathúin mathúna forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an mathúin na mathúna genitive an mhathúna na mathúin dative leis an mathúin don mhathúin leis na mathúna

Mutation

Mutated forms of mathúin

radical	lenition	eclipsis
mathúin	mhathúin	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “maṫġaṁain”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 470
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “mathúin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN