Middle Irish

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Etymology 1

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From Old Irish techt, from Proto-Celtic *tixtā.[1][2]

Noun

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techt f

  1. verbal noun of téit

Noun

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techt m (genitive techta, nominative plural techta)

  1. 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
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  • Irish: teacht
  • Scottish Gaelic: teachd

Etymology 2

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Back-formation from techtaid.[3]

Noun

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techt m

  1. possessions, property

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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·techt

  1. third-person singular preterite conjunct of techtaid

Mutation

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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.

References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ 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

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Celtic *tixtā.

Noun

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techt f (genitive techtae, no plural)

  1. 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.
Inflection
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Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative techtL
Vocative techtL
Accusative techtN
Genitive techtaeH
Dative techtL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Derived terms
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Descendants
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Further reading

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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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·techt

  1. third-person singular preterite conjunct of techtaid

Mutation

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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.