mathan

Scottish Gaelic

Tha am mathan a' coiseachd.

Etymology

From Middle Irish mathgamain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.han/

Noun

mathan m (genitive singular mathain, 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^[1], Stirling, →ISBN