macthae
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- macdae, maccthae
Etymology
From macc + -de.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmakθe/
Adjective
macthae
- childish, juvenile
- 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. 12c9
- Ní dénim gnímu macthi.
- I do not do childish deeds.
- 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. 12c9
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
macthae also mmacthae after a proclitic | macthae pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/ | macthae also mmacthae after a proclitic |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- “mac(c)thae” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.