teithi

Middle Welsh

Etymology

From a nominalization of Proto-Celtic *tanxtyos (“proper, right”), from Proto-Indo-European *tenk- (“to be solid, firm”); cognate with Old Irish téchtae.[1] Closely related to Proto-Celtic *tankos (“peace”).

Noun

teithi pl

  1. characteristics, traits, attributes
  2. (law) the essential qualities or attributes required of something under the law, the loss of which occasioned certain punishments or payments of compensation
    • The Laws of Hywel Dda
      Teithi gwr ywgallu kyt agwreic a bot yn gyfan yaelodeu oll.
      The teithi of a man are that he should be able to have connexion with a woman and that he should be sound in all his limbs.
    1. (law) the fine itself
    • The Laws of Hywel Dda
      Teithi kath, kymeint yw ae gwerth kyfreith.
      The teithi of a cat are as much as its legal worth.

Descendants

  • Welsh: teithi

Mutation

Mutated forms of teithi
radical soft nasal aspirate
teithi deithi nheithi theithi

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

References

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “1068”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1068

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtei̯θi/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle Welsh teithi, from a nominalization of Proto-Celtic *tanxtyos (“proper, right”), from Proto-Indo-European *tenk- (“to be solid, firm”); cognate with Old Irish téchtae.[1] Closely related to Proto-Celtic *tankos (“peace”).

Noun

teithi pl

  1. characteristics, traits, attributes
    Synonyms: nodweddion, ansoddau, priodoleddau, priodweddau, cynneddfau
  2. (euphemistic) menstruation
    Synonyms: mislif, misglwyf
  3. (law, historical) the essential qualities or attributes required of something under the law, the loss of which occasioned certain punishments or payments of compensation
    1. (law, historical) the fine itself

Etymology 2

Inflected form of teithio.

Verb

teithi

  1. second-person singular present/future of teithio

Mutation

Mutated forms of teithi
radical soft nasal aspirate
teithi deithi nheithi theithi

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

References

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “1068”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1068
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