Scottish Gaelic word

mathan

bear

nounmasculine

mathan means “bear” in Scottish Gaelic and is used as a noun.

Mutation forms

Mutation	Form
Base form	mathan
Sèimheachadh	mhathan

mathan in context

Berlinale, leis an duais mathan Bherlin

Topics

Animals

Related Scottish Gaelic words

adharc

horn (growth on an animal's head)

beach

bee

beathach

beast, brute, animal

bradan

salmon

buaile

enclosure, fold, sheepfold, pen (animal enclosure, particularly for sheep or cattle)

bò

cow

caora

sheep

cat

cat (Felis catus)

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