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Middle Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish cétnae.
Adjective
cétna
- same
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
Mutation
Mutation of cétna
| radical |
lenition |
nasalization
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| cétna |
chétna |
cétna
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.
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