mathan

Darumbal

Noun

mathan

1. child or children

References

• Angela Terrill (2002), Dharumbal: the language of Rockhampton, Australia (Pacific Linguistics; 525)‎^[1], Canberra: Australian National University Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, →ISBN, page 62.

Scottish Gaelic

Tha am mathan a' coiseachd.

Etymology

From Middle Irish mathgamain, from Old Irish math (“bear”) +‎ gamuin (“calf”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.han/

Noun

mathan m (genitive singular mathain, nominative plural mathain or mathanan)

1. bear

   'S e sineach uile-itheach glè mhòr a tha ann am mathan. ― A bear is a very large omnivorous mammal.

Derived terms

• mathan bàn (“polar bear”)
• mathan molach (“grizzly bear”)
• mathan-nighe (“raccoon”)

Mutation

Mutation of mathan

radical	lenition
mathan	mhathan

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

Further reading

• MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “mathan”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[2], Stirling, →ISBN