techt

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Middle Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish techt, from Proto-Celtic *tixtā.[1][2]

Noun

techt f

  1. verbal noun of téit

Noun

techt m (genitive techta, nominative plural techta)

  1. messenger, envoy
    • 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
  • Irish: teacht
  • Scottish Gaelic: teachd

Etymology 2

Back-formation from techtaid.[3]

Noun

techt m

  1. possessions, property

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

·techt

  1. third-person singular preterite conjunct of techtaid

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
techt thecht techt
pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 techt “going””, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 techt “messenger, envoy””, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “3 techt “property””, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Old Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *tixtā.

Noun

techt f (genitive techtae, no plural)

  1. verbal noun of téit
    • c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 111c13
      Is hé ru·fiastar cumachtae inna díglae do·mbi{u}r-siu húa londas, intí du·écigi{gi} is ar trócairi ⁊ censi du·bir-siu forunni siu innahí fo·daimem ré techt innúnn.
      He who will know the power of the punishment which you sg inflict by means of wrath, it is he who will see that it is for the sake of mercy and gentleness that you inflict on us here the things that we suffer before going there.
Inflection
Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative techtL — —
Vocative techtL — —
Accusative techtN — —
Genitive techtaeH — —
Dative techtL — —
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Derived terms
Descendants

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

·techt

  1. third-person singular preterite conjunct of techtaid

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
techt thecht techt
pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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