cétnae

Old Irish

Alternative forms

  • cétne

Etymology

From cét- (“first”), from Proto-Celtic *kentus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʲeːdn͈e/

Adjective

Old Irish ordinal numbers
1st 2nd  > 
    Cardinal : óen
    Ordinal : cétnae

cétnae

  1. first
  2. same

Inflection

io/iā-stem
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative cétnae cétnae cétnae
vocative cétnai
accusative cétnae cétnai
genitive cétnai cétnae cétnai
dative cétnu cétnai cétnu
plural masculine feminine/neuter
nominative cétnai cétnai
vocative cétnai
cétnu*
accusative cétnai
cétnu*
genitive cétnae
dative cétnaib

* when substantivized

io/iā-stem
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative cétne cétne cétne
vocative cétni
accusative cétne cétni
genitive cétni cétne cétni
dative cétniu cétni cétniu
plural masculine feminine/neuter
nominative cétni cétni
vocative cétni
cétniu*
accusative cétni
cétniu*
genitive cétne
dative cétnib

* when substantivized

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: cétna
    • Irish: céanna

Mutation

Mutation of cétnae
radical lenition nasalization
cétnae chétnae cétnae
pronounced with /ɡʲ-/

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

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