mothasán
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From mothas (“springing; state of being about to calve”) + -án.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]mothasán m (genitive singular mothasáin, nominative plural mothasáin)
- springing cow, springer (cow or heifer close to calving)
Declension
[edit]Declension of mothasán
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
mothasán | mhothasán | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 333, page 115
Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “moṫasán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mothasán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN