cétgabáil

Middle Irish

Etymology

cét- +‎ gabáil

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʲeːdˌɣaβaːlʲ/

Noun

cétgabáil f

  1. the first taking
    • c. 1000, anonymous author, edited by Rudolf Thurneysen, Scéla Mucca Meic Dathó, Dublin: Stationery Office, published 1935, § 1, page 2, line 14:
      In fer no·t⟨h⟩ēged iarsint ṡligi do·bered in n-aēl isin coiri, ocus a·taibred din chētgabāil, iss ed no·ithed.
      Each man who came along the passage would put the flesh-fork into the cauldron, and whatever he got at the first taking, it was that which he ate. (literally, “The man who…”)

Mutation

Mutation of cétgabáil
radical lenition nasalization
cétgabáil chétgabáil cétgabáil
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/

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

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