Old Irish

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Etymology

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From cétnaide +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkʲeːdn͈iðʲe/

Noun

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cétnidetu m (genitive cétnidetad)

  1. primitive origin

Inflection

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Masculine t-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative cétnidetu
Vocative cétnidetu
Accusative cétnidetaidN
Genitive cétnidetad
Dative cétnidetaidL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

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

Further reading

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