téchtae
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *tanxtyos, from Proto-Indo-European *tenk- (“to be solid, firm”); cognate with Welsh teithi (“proper characteristics, proper duties”).[1] Closely related to Proto-Celtic *tankos (“peace”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʲeːxte/
Adjective
téchtae
- proper, right
Declension
| io/iā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | téchtae | téchtae | téchtae |
| Vocative | téchtai | ||
| Accusative | téchtae | téchtai | |
| Genitive | téchtai | téchtae | téchtai |
| Dative | téchtu | téchtai | téchtu |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
| Nominative | téchtai | téchtai | |
| Vocative | téchtai téchtu* | ||
| Accusative | téchtai téchtu* | ||
| Genitive | téchtae | ||
| Dative | téchtaib | ||
| Notes | * when substantivized | ||
Derived terms
- inna théchtu
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| téchtae | théchtae | téchtae pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Thurneysen, Rudolf (1940, reprinted 2003), D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, transl., A Grammar of Old Irish, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, § 210, page 128
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “téchtae”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language