mathgamain

Middle Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (earlier) IPA^(key): /ˈmaθɣəβ̃ənʲ/
• (later) IPA^(key): /ˈmahɣəβ̃ənʲ/

Noun

mathgamain m (genitive mathgaman, nominative plural mathgamna)

1. bear

   Synonym: art

Inflection

• Genitive singular: mathgaman
• Nominative plural: mathgamna

Descendants

• Irish: mathúin
• Manx: maghouin
• Scottish Gaelic: mathan

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
mathgamain	mathgamain pronounced with /β̃(ʲ)-/	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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