méit
See also: meit
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *mantī (“quantity”) (compare Welsh maint and possibly French maint if the latter is a loanword from Gaulish), from Proto-Indo-European *mh₁-nt-, from *meh₁- (“to measure”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mʲeːdʲ]
Noun
méit f (genitive méite)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | méitL | — | — |
| vocative | méitL | — | — |
| accusative | méitN | — | — |
| genitive | méiteH | — | — |
| dative | méitL | — | — |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Derived terms
Descendants
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| méit also mméit in h-prothesis environments |
méit pronounced with /β̃ʲ-/ |
méit also mméit |
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), “méit, mét”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language