meantán

Irish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish minntán, diminutive of minta (“small bird”).

Noun

meantán m (genitive singular meantáin, nominative plural meantáin)

  1. titmouse

Declension

Declension of meantán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative meantán meantáin
vocative a mheantáin a mheantána
genitive meantáin meantán
dative meantán meantáin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an meantán na meantáin
genitive an mheantáin na meantán
dative leis an meantán
don mheantán 		leis na meantáin

Derived terms

  • meantán crochta (“Eurasian penduline tit”)
  • meantán croiméalach (“bearded tit”)
  • meantán cuircíneach (“crested tit”)
  • meantán dubh (“coal tit”)
  • meantán earrfhada (“long-tailed tit”)
  • meantán gorm (“blue tit”)
  • meantán lathaí (“marsh tit”)
  • meantán léana (“willow tit”)
  • meantán mór (“great tit”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of meantán
radical lenition eclipsis
meantán mheantán not applicable

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

Further reading

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