techt
Middle Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish techt, from Proto-Celtic *tixtā.[1][2]
Noun
techt f
- verbal noun of téit
Noun
techt m (genitive techta, nominative plural techta)
- messenger, envoy
- c. 1000, “The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig”, in Ernst Windisch, editor, Irische Texte, volume 1, published 1800, section 1:
- I n‑oen uair dana tancatar ocus techta Conchobair mic Nessa do chungid in chon chetna.
- At the same time, then, messengers came also from Conchobar Mac Nessa to ask for the same dog.
Descendants
Etymology 2
Back-formation from techtaid.[3]
Noun
techt m
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
·techt
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| techt | thecht | techt pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 techt “going””, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 techt “messenger, envoy””, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “3 techt “property””, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tʲext]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Celtic *tixtā.
Noun
techt f (genitive techtae, no plural)
- verbal noun of téit
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 111c13
- Is hé ru·fiastar cumachtae inna díglae do·mbi{u}r-siu húa londas, intí du·écigi{gi} is ar trócairi ⁊ censi du·bir-siu forunni siu innahí fo·daimem ré techt innúnn.
- He who will know the power of the punishment which you sg inflict by means of wrath, it is he who will see that it is for the sake of mercy and gentleness that you inflict on us here the things that we suffer before going there.
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 111c13
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | techtL | — | — |
| vocative | techtL | — | — |
| accusative | techtN | — | — |
| genitive | techtaeH | — | — |
| dative | techtL | — | — |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Derived terms
- coímthecht
- comaitecht
- comthaithecht
- essimthecht
- estecht
- fortacht
- fritecht
- frituidecht
- imthecht
- inotacht
- remthechtas
- tairmthecht
- tairmthechtas
- titacht
- tuidecht
Descendants
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 techt “going””, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
·techt
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| techt | thecht | techt pronounced with /dʲ-/ |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.