céachta

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish cécht,[2] from Proto-Celtic *kanxtus.[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈceːxt̪ˠə/

Noun

céachta m or f (genitive singular céachta, nominative plural céachtaí)

  1. plough

Declension

Declension of céachta (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative céachta céachta
vocative a chéachta a chéachta
genitive céachta céachta
dative céachta céachta
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an céachta na céachta
genitive an chéachta na gcéachta
dative leis an gcéachta
don chéachta 		leis na céachta

Derived terms

  • céachtaíl f (“ploughing”)
  • céachtaire m (“ploughwright”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of céachta
radical lenition eclipsis
céachta chéachta gcéachta

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

References

  1. ^ “céachta”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cécht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*kanxtu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 189

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “céaċt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 171; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “céachta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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