matán

See also: matan and mätän

Irish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /mˠəˈt̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈmˠat̪ˠɑːnˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠat̪ˠanˠ/

Noun

matán m (genitive singular matáin, nominative plural matáin)

  1. (anatomy) muscle

Declension

Declension of matán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative matán matáin
vocative a mhatáin a mhatána
genitive matáin matán
dative matán matáin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an matán na matáin
genitive an mhatáin na matán
dative leis an matán
don mhatán 		leis na matáin

Derived terms

  • córas (na) matán (“the muscular system, musculature”)
  • dathacha matán (“muscular rheumatism”)
  • matán crapthach (“flexor muscle”)
  • matán iata (“sphincter”)
  • matán sínteach (“extensor muscle”)
  • matán trasnach (“transverse”)
  • matánach (“muscular”, adjective)
  • snáithín matáin (“muscle fibre”)
  • teannas matán (“muscle tone”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of matán
radical lenition eclipsis
matán mhatán not applicable

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

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Further reading

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