céttadall
Middle Irish
Etymology
cét- + tadall
Pronunciation
- (earlier) IPA(key): /ˈkʲeːdˌtaðəl͈/
- (later) IPA(key): /ˈkʲeːdˌtaɣəl͈/
Noun
céttadall n
- the first thrust, first jab
- c. 1000, Anonymous; published in (1935), Rudolf Thurneysen, editor, Scéla Mucca Meic Dathó, Dublin: Staionery Office, § 1, l. 14/15, page 2: “Mani·tucad immurgu ní din chéttadall ni·bered a n-aill. [If, however, he did not take anything at (literally “from”) the first thrust, he did not bring the second.]”
Mutation
| Middle Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| céttadall | chéttadall | céttadall pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||