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)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Cill Mhantáin Chill Mhantáin gCill Mhantáin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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