nebchongabthetu
Old Irish
Etymology
From neph- (“un-, non-”) + con·gaib (“to contain”) + -tu (abstract noun suffix); a calque of Latin incontinentia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈn͈ʲeβxonɣaβʲθʲedu]
Noun
nebchongabthetu f (genitive nebchongabthetad)
- (hapax legomenon) incontinence (lack of self-restraint)
- c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 9d24
- arna dich cách assa dligud i n-adaltras tri láthar demuin et tri bar nebcongabthetit-si
- lest everyone go out of his duty into adultery through the Devil’s machination and through your incontinence
- c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 9d24
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | nebchongabthetu | — | — |
| vocative | nebchongabthetu | — | — |
| accusative | nebchongabthetaidN, nebcongabthetit | — | — |
| genitive | nebchongabthetad | — | — |
| dative | nebchongabthetaidL | — | — |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| nebchongabthetu also nnebchongabthetu in h-prothesis environments |
nebchongabthetu pronounced with /nʲ-/ |
nebchongabthetu also nnebchongabthetu |
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), “1 nem-”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language