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mant.

bite (piece of food of size produced by biting; mouthful)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/mˠɑn̪ˠt̪ˠ/
  1. bite (piece of food of size produced by biting; mouthful)

    masculine
  2. indentation (notch or recess in a margin or border)

    masculine
  3. chip (small piece broken off)

    masculine
  4. gums (especially toothless)

    masculine
  5. jaw

    masculine
  6. gap (in the teeth, in a cutting edge etc.)

    masculine
    Tá mant ionam.
    Tá mant sa scian.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish mant (“jaw, gums”), from Middle Welsh mant, from Proto-Brythonic *mant, from Proto-Celtic *manto- (“jaw, mouth”), from Proto-Indo-European *mn̥tós (“protruding”), from *men- (“to stand out”). Cognate with Welsh mant (“jaw”), Latin mentum (“chin”), and Gothic 𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌸𐍃 (munþs, “mouth”).

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