Old Irish edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Celtic *kantom, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm.

Pronunciation edit

Numeral edit

Old Irish cardinal numbers
 <  90 100
    Cardinal : cét
    Ordinal : cétmad

cét

  1. hundred

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Irish: céad
  • Manx: keead
  • Scottish Gaelic: ceud

Noun edit

cét n

  1. hundred
  2. a hundred people, warriors
  3. troops, battalions

Inflection edit

Neuter o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative cétN cétN cétL, céta
Vocative cétN cétN cétL, céta
Accusative cétN cétN cétL, céta
Genitive céitL cét cétN
Dative cétL cétaib cétaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Mutation edit

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
cét chét cét
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References edit