múscán

See also: múisceán

Irish

Etymology

From múisc (“vomit; nausea, loathing”) +‎ -án.

Noun

múscán m (genitive singular múscáin, nominative plural múscáin)

  1. spongy substance, sponge
  2. oozy substance, ooze
  3. mold (fungus)
    Synonym: snas

Declension

Declension of múscán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative múscán múscáin
vocative a mhúscáin a mhúscána
genitive múscáin múscán
dative múscán múscáin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an múscán na múscáin
genitive an mhúscáin na múscán
dative leis an múscán
don mhúscán 		leis na múscáin

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of múscán
radical lenition eclipsis
múscán mhúscán 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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