cétmuinter

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Old Irish

Etymology

From cét- (“first”) +‎ muinter (“family, household”).

Noun

cétmuinter f (genitive cétmuintire)

  1. (law) a spouse, implied to be at the top of the household

Usage notes

The term primarily appeared in legal texts in Old Irish, and could be used to refer to a spouse of either gender depending on the context.

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative cétmuinterL cétmuintirL cétmuinteraH
vocative cétmuinterL cétmuintirL cétmuinteraH
accusative cétmuintirN cétmuintirL cétmuinteraH
genitive cétmuintireH cétmuinterL cétmuinterN
dative cétmuintirL cétmuinteraib cétmuinteraib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

Mutation of cétmuinter
radical lenition nasalization
cétmuinter chétmuinter cétmuinter
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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