cumachtae

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *komonxtyom (compare Welsh cyfoeth), from the root of *annketi (compare con·icc (“to be able”)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkuβ̃axtɘ]

Noun

cumachtae n

  1. power, strength, might

For quotations using this term, see Citations:cumachtae.

Declension

Neuter io-stem
singular dual plural
nominative cumachtaeN — —
vocative cumachtaeN — —
accusative cumachtaeN — —
genitive cumachtaiL — —
dative cumachtuL — —
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: cumhacht
  • Manx: cummaght
  • Scottish Gaelic: cumhachd

Mutation

Mutation of cumachtae
radical lenition nasalization
cumachtae chumachtae cumachtae
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

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