caithig

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaθʲiɣʲ/

Noun

caithig f (genitive caithche, nominative plural caithchi)

1. (law) trespass

Inflection

Feminine ī-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	caithigL	caithigL	caithchiH
Vocative	caithigL	caithigL	caithchiH
Accusative	caithchiN	caithigL	caithchiH
Genitive	caithcheH	caithcheL	caithcheN
Dative	caithchiL	caithchib	caithchib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “caithig”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language