fecht
See also: Fecht
Old Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Celtic *wextā (compare Welsh gwaith), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to carry drive”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fecht f (genitive fechtae)
Declension edit
Feminine ā-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | fechtL | fechtL | fechtaH |
Vocative | fechtL | fechtL | fechtaH |
Accusative | fechtN | fechtL | fechtaH |
Genitive | fechtaeH | fechtL | fechtN |
Dative | fechtL | fechtaib | fechtaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Mutation edit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
fecht | ḟecht | fecht pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fecht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scots edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle English fighten, from Old English feohtan, from Proto-West Germanic *fehtan, from Proto-Germanic *fehtaną.
Verb edit
fecht (third-person singular simple present fechts, present participle fechtin, simple past fechtit or focht or feucht, past participle fechtit or fochten or feuchten)
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
- fecht an tuilyie (“argument, quarrel; to argue, contend”)
- fechter (“person who fights, a champion”)
- fechtie (“brave, courageous”)
- fechtit, fochten, feuchten (“beaten, done out”)
- fochten duin (“worn out with hard work”)
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle English feght, from Old English feoht, from the verb.
Noun edit
fecht (plural fechts)