tairmthecht
Old Irish
Etymology
Noun
tairmthecht f (genitive tairmthechtae) or
tairmthecht m (genitive tairmthechto)
- verbal noun of tarmi·tét
- passage
- transgression
Declension
Feminine ā-stem
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tairmthechtL | — | — |
| vocative | tairmthechtL | — | — |
| accusative | tairmthechtaN | — | — |
| genitive | tairmthechtaeH | — | — |
| dative | tairmthechtaL | — | — |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Masculine u-stem
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tairmthecht | — | — |
| vocative | tairmthecht | — | — |
| accusative | tairmthechtN | — | — |
| genitive | tairmthechtoH, tairmthechtaH | — | — |
| dative | tairmthechtL | — | — |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Derived terms
- tairmthechtach
- tairmthechtas
Descendants
- Irish: tairmtheacht
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| tairmthecht | thairmthecht | tairmthecht pronounced with /d̪-/ |
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), “tairmthecht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language