Old Irish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Late Latin septimāna, from Latin septimus (seventh).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

sechtmain f

  1. week

Inflection edit

Feminine ī-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative sechtmainL sechtmainL sechtmainiH
Vocative sechtmainL sechtmainL sechtmainiH
Accusative sechtmainiN sechtmainL sechtmainiH
Genitive sechtmaineH sechtmaineL sechtmaineN
Dative sechtmainiL sechtmainib sechtmainib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Irish: seachtain
  • Manx: shiaghtin
  • Scottish Gaelic: seachdain

Mutation edit

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
sechtmain ṡechtmain unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading edit