mathgamain

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish math (“bear”) +‎ gamuin (“calf”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (earlier) /ˈmaθɣəβ̃ənʲ/, (later) /ˈmaxəβ̃ənʲ/

Noun

mathgamain m (genitive mathgaman, nominative plural mathgamna)

1. bear (large mammal)

Inflection

• Genitive singular: mathgaman
• Nominative plural: mathgamna

Synonyms

• Synonym: art

Descendants

• Irish: mathúin
• Manx: maghouin
• Scottish Gaelic: mathan, math-ghamhainn

Mutation

Mutation of mathgamain

radical	lenition	nasalization
mathgamain also mmathgamain after a proclitic ending in a vowel	mathgamain pronounced with /β̃(ʲ)-/	unchanged

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “mathgamain”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language