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)

(anatomy) muscle

Declension

Declension of matán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	matán	matáin
Vocative	a mhatáin	a mhatána
Genitive	matáin	matán
Dative	matán	matáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case	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

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
matán	mhatán	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “matán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Further reading

Entries containing “matán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “matán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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