caithig

Old Irish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkaθʲiɣʲ/

Noun

caithig f (genitive caithche, nominative plural caithchi)

(law) trespass

Inflection

Feminine ī-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	caithig^L	caithig^L	caithchi^H
vocative	caithig^L	caithig^L	caithchi^H
accusative	caithchi^N	caithig^L	caithchi^H
genitive	caithche^H	caithche^L	caithche^N
dative	caithchi^L	caithchib	caithchib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

^H = triggers aspiration
^L = triggers lenition
^N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

Mutation of *caithig*
radical	lenition	nasalization
caithig	chaithig	caithig pronounced with /ɡ-/

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

Further reading

Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “caithig”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language