teithi

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Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From a nominalization of Proto-Celtic *tanxtyos (proper, right), from Proto-Indo-European *tenk- (to be solid, firm); cognate with Old Irish téchtae.[1] Closely related to Proto-Celtic *tankos (peace).

Noun

teithi pl

  1. characteristics, traits, attributes
    Synonyms: nodweddion, ansoddau, priodoleddau, priodweddau, cynneddfau
  2. (euphemistic) menstruation
    Synonyms: mislif, misglwyf
  3. (law, historical) the essential qualities or attributes required of something under the law, the loss of which occasioned certain punishments or payments of compensation
    • The Laws of Hywel Dda
      Teithi gwr ywgallu kyt agwreic a bot yn gyfan yaelodeu oll.
      The teithi of a man are that he should be able to have connexion with a woman and that he should be sound in all his limbs.
    1. (law, historical) the fine itself
    • The Laws of Hywel Dda
      Teithi kath, kymeint yw ae gwerth kyfreith.
      The teithi of a cat are as much as its legal worth.

Etymology 2

Inflected form of teithio.

Verb

teithi

  1. second-person singular present/future of teithio

Mutation

Mutated forms of teithi
radical soft nasal aspirate
teithi deithi nheithi theithi

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

References

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “1068”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1068