cécht

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kanxtus.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʲeːxt]

Noun

cécht m (genitive céchta)

  1. plough beam

Declension

Masculine u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative cécht céchtL céchtaeH
vocative cécht céchtL céchtu
accusative céchtN céchtL céchtu
genitive céchtoH, céchtaH céchtoL, céchtaL céchtaeN
dative céchtL céchtaib céchtaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: céachta, céacht (Ulster)
  • Manx: keeaght
  • Scottish Gaelic: ceuchd

Mutation

Mutation of cécht
radical lenition nasalization
cécht chécht cécht
pronounced with /ɡʲ-/

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

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*kanxtu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 189
  2. ^ Vendryes, J. (1937) “Variétés étymologiques”, in Études celtiques‎[1], volume 2, pages 127–136

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