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Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *katyeti. Matasović assumes, based on the Gaulish source of Latin catēia (“projectile”), that the meaning “throw” was primary, even though that meaning is not attested until Middle Irish.[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
caithid (prototonic ·caithi, verbal noun caithem)
- to consume, use up, eat up
Inflection
Simple, class A II present, s preterite, f future, a subjunctive
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Passive sg.
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·caithi
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·caodet; ro·caithet (ro-form)
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| Imperfect indicative
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| Preterite
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·caith
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·caithiub
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·rocaithfet (ro-form)
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| Present subjunctive
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·caithea
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| Past subjunctive
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·caite
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caithem
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| Past participle
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| Verbal of necessity
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Derived terms
Descendants
- Middle Irish: caithid (“use, consume; throw”)
Mutation
Mutation of caithid
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nasalization
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chaithid
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caithid
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
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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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