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Middle Irish
Etymology
cét- + gabáil
Pronunciation
Noun
cétgabáil f
- the first taking
c. 1000, anonymous author, edited by Rudolf Thurneysen, Scéla Mucca Meic Dathó, Dublin: Stationery Office, published 1935, § 1, page 2, line 14:In fer no·t⟨h⟩ēged iarsint ṡligi do·bered in n-aēl isin coiri, ocus a·taibred din chētgabāil, iss ed no·ithed.- Each man who came along the passage would put the flesh-fork into the cauldron, and whatever he got at the first taking, it was that which he ate. (literally, “The man who…”)
Mutation
Mutation of cétgabáil
| radical |
lenition |
nasalization
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| cétgabáil |
chétgabáil |
cétgabáil
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.