coímthecht
Old Irish
Etymology
From com- (“together”) + imm- (“around”) + techt (“going”), or more directly com- (“together”) + imthecht (“going around”).
Noun
coímthecht f
- verbal noun of con·imthet (“to accompany”)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | coímthechtL | coímthechtL | coímthechtaH |
| vocative | coímthechtL | coímthechtL | coímthechtaH |
| accusative | coímthechtN | coímthechtL | coímthechtaH |
| genitive | coímthechtaeH | coímthechtL | coímthechtN |
| dative | coímthechtL | coímthechtaib | coímthechtaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| coímthecht | choímthecht | coímthecht pronounced with /ɡ-/ |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “coimitecht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language