techt
Middle Irish
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Irish techt, from Proto-Celtic *tixtā.[1][2]
Noun
edittecht f
- verbal noun of téit
Noun
edittecht m (genitive techta, nominative plural techta)
- messenger, envoy
- c. 1000, “The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig”, in Ernst Windisch, editor, Irische Texte, volume 1, published 1800, section 1:
- 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.
Descendants
editEtymology 2
editBack-formation from techtaid.[3]
Noun
edittecht m
Etymology 3
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
edit·techt
Mutation
editMiddle 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. |
References
edit- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 techt “going””, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 techt “messenger, envoy””, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “3 techt “property””, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Irish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Celtic *tixtā.
Noun
edittecht f (genitive techtae, no plural)
- verbal noun of téit
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 111c13
- Is hé ru·fiastar cumachtae inna díglae do·mbi{u}r-siu húa londas, intí du·écigi{gi} is ar trócairi ⁊ censi du·bir-siu forunni siu innahí fo·daimem ré techt innúnn.
- He who will know the power of the punishment which you sg inflict by means of wrath, it is he who will see that it is for the sake of mercy and gentleness that you inflict on us here the things that we suffer before going there.
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 111c13
Inflection
editFeminine ā-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | techtL | — | — |
Vocative | techtL | — | — |
Accusative | techtN | — | — |
Genitive | techtaeH | — | — |
Dative | techtL | — | — |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms
editDescendants
editFurther reading
edit- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 techt “going””, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
edit·techt
Mutation
editOld 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. |
Categories:
- Middle Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Middle Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *steygʰ-
- Middle Irish terms inherited from Old Irish
- Middle Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Middle Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Middle Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Middle Irish lemmas
- Middle Irish nouns
- Middle Irish feminine nouns
- Middle Irish verbal nouns
- Middle Irish masculine nouns
- Middle Irish terms with quotations
- Middle Irish back-formations
- Middle Irish non-lemma forms
- Middle Irish verb forms
- Old Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *steygʰ-
- Old Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Old Irish lemmas
- Old Irish nouns
- Old Irish feminine nouns
- Old Irish verbal nouns
- Old Irish terms with quotations
- Old Irish ā-stem nouns
- Old Irish uncountable nouns
- Old Irish non-lemma forms
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