techt
Middle Irish edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Irish techt, from Proto-Celtic *tixtā.[1][2]
Noun edit
techt f
- verbal noun of téit
Noun edit
techt m (genitive techta, nominative plural techta)
- messenger, envoy
- c. 1000, “The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig”, in Ernst Windisch, editor, Irische Texte, volume 1, published 1800, section 1:
- I n‑oen uair dana tancatar ocus techta Conchobair mic Nessa do chungid in chon chetna.
- At the same time, then, messengers came also from Conchobar Mac Nessa to ask for the same dog.
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
Back-formation from techtaid.[3]
Noun edit
techt m
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
·techt
- third-person singular preterite conjunct of techtaid
Mutation edit
| Middle Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| techt | thecht | techt pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 techt “going””, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 techt “messenger, envoy””, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “3 techt “property””, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Celtic *tixtā.
Noun edit
techt f (genitive techtae, no plural)
- verbal noun of téit
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 111c13
- Is hé ru·fiastar cumachtae inna díglae do·mbi{u}r-siu húa londas, intí du·écigi{gi} is ar trócairi ⁊ censi du·bir-siu forunni siu innahí fo·daimem ré techt innúnn.
- He who will know the power of the punishment which you sg inflict by means of wrath, it is he who will see that it is for the sake of mercy and gentleness that you inflict on us here the things that we suffer before going there.
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 111c13
Inflection edit
| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | techtL | — | — |
| Vocative | techtL | — | — |
| Accusative | techtN | — | — |
| Genitive | techtaeH | — | — |
| Dative | techtL | — | — |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 techt “going””, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
·techt
- third-person singular preterite conjunct of techtaid
Mutation edit
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| techt | thecht | techt pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||