téchtae

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *tanxtyos, from Proto-Indo-European *tenk- (“to be solid, firm”); cognate with Welsh teithi (“proper characteristics, proper duties”).[1] Closely related to Proto-Celtic *tankos (“peace”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʲeːxte/

Adjective

téchtae

  1. proper, right

Declension

io/iā-stem
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative téchtae téchtae téchtae
vocative téchtai
accusative téchtae téchtai
genitive téchtai téchtae téchtai
dative téchtu téchtai téchtu
plural masculine feminine/neuter
nominative téchtai téchtai
vocative téchtai
téchtu*
accusative téchtai
téchtu*
genitive téchtae
dative téchtaib

* when substantivized

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of téchtae
radical lenition nasalization
téchtae théchtae téchtae
pronounced with /dʲ-/

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

References

  1. ^ Thurneysen, Rudolf (1940) [1909] D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, transl., A Grammar of Old Irish, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, translation of Handbuch des Alt-Irischen (in German), →ISBN, § 210, page 128; reprinted 2017

Further reading

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