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matal
matal
Elkei
Noun
matal
References
- transnewguinea.org, citing D. C. Laycock, Languages of the Lumi Subdistrict (West Sepik District), New Guinea (1968), Oceanic Linguistics, 7 (1): 36-66
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish matal, mattal, from Old Norse mǫttull (compare Icelandic möntull).
Noun
matal m (genitive singular matail, nominative plural matail)
- (literary) mantle, cloak
- mantelpiece
Declension
Declension of matal
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms
- (mantelpiece): clabhar
Derived terms
- clár matail (“mantelshelf”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| matal | mhatal | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "matal" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “matal, mattal” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.