Cill Mhantáin

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “church of Mantán”, a personal name deriving from Old Irish mant (“gums, jaw”), from Proto-Brythonic *mant (whence Welsh mant (“mouth, jaw”)), cognate with Latin mentum (“chin”) and Gothic 𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌸𐍃 (munþs, “mouth”).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˌciːlʲ vˠɑn̪ˠˈt̪ˠɑːnʲ/
  • (Galway) IPA(key): /ˌciːl̠ʲ ˈwan̪ˠt̪ˠɑːnʲ/
  • (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˌcɪl̠ʲ ˈwan̪ˠt̪ˠɑːnʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˌcɪl̠ʲ ˈwan̪ˠt̪ˠænʲ/

Proper noun

Cill Mhantáin f (genitive Cill Mhantáin)

  1. Wicklow (the county town of County Wicklow, Ireland)
  2. Wicklow (a county of Ireland)
    Synonym: Contae Chill Mhantáin

Mutation

Mutated forms of Cill Mhantáin
radical lenition eclipsis
Cill Mhantáin Chill Mhantáin gCill Mhantáin

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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