cétbuid

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

cét- +‎ buith.

Noun

cétbuid f (genitive cétbada or cétbutho, nominative plural céitbuidi)

  1. verbal noun of ceta·bí: sense, feeling
  2. meaning, interpretation
  3. opinion, thinking

For quotations using this term, see Citations:cétbuid.

Inflection

Feminine i-stem
singular dual plural
nominative cétbuid, cétbaid cétbuidL, cétbaid cétbaidiH, cétbuidiH
vocative cétbuid, cétbaid cétbuidL, cétbaid cétbaidiH, cétbuidiH
accusative cétbuidN, cétbaid cétbuidL, cétbaid cétbaidiH, cétbuidiH
genitive cétbadoH, cétbadaH, cétbuthoH cétbadoH, cétbadaH, cétbuthoH cétbaideN, cétbuide
dative cétbuidL, cétbaid cétbaidib, cétbuidib cétbaidib, cétbuidib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

Mutation of cétbuid
radical lenition nasalization
cétbuid chétbuid cétbuid
pronounced with /ɡʲ-/

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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