cétnae

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Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From cét- (“first”), from Proto-Celtic *kentus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

Old Irish ordinal numbers
1st 2nd  > 
    Cardinal : óen
    Ordinal : cétnae

cétnae

  1. first
  2. same

Inflection

io/iā-stem
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative cétnae cétnae cétnae
Vocative cétnai
Accusative cétnae cétnai
Genitive cétnai cétnae cétnai
Dative cétnu cétnai cétnu
Plural Masculine Feminine/neuter
Nominative cétnai cétnai
Vocative cétnai
cétnu*
Accusative cétnai
cétnu*
Genitive cétnae
Dative cétnaib
Notes * when substantivized
io/iā-stem
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative cétne cétne cétne
Vocative cétni
Accusative cétne cétni
Genitive cétni cétne cétni
Dative cétniu cétni cétniu
Plural Masculine Feminine/neuter
Nominative cétni cétni
Vocative cétni
cétniu*
Accusative cétni
cétniu*
Genitive cétne
Dative cétnib
Notes * when substantivized

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: cétna
    • Irish: céanna

Mutation

Mutation of cétnae
radical lenition nasalization
cétnae chétnae cétnae
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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