techt
Middle Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish techt, from Proto-Celtic *tixtā.
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, section 1, published in Irische Teste, vol. 1 (1880), edited by Ernst Windisch:
- 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.
- c. 1000, The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig, section 1, published in Irische Teste, vol. 1 (1880), edited by Ernst Windisch:
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 techt”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 techt “going””, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Etymology 2
Back-formation from techtaid
Noun
techt m
- possessions, property
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “3 techt “property””, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
·techt
- third-person singular preterite conjunct of techtaid
Mutation
| Middle Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| techt | thecht | techt pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tʲext]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Celtic *tixtā.
Noun
techt f
- verbal noun of téit
Inflection
| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | techtL | techtL | techtaH |
| Vocative | techtL | techtL | techtaH |
| Accusative | techtN | techtL | techtaH |
| Genitive | techteH | techtL | techtN |
| Dative | techtL | techtaib | techtaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms
- coímthecht
- comaitecht
- comthaithecht
- essimthecht
- estecht
- fortacht
- fritecht
- frituidecht
- imthecht
- inotacht
- remthechtas
- tairmthecht
- tairmthechtas
- titacht
- tuidecht
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, 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
- third-person singular preterite conjunct of techtaid
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| techt | thecht | techt pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||