techt

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

Mutation of techt
radical lenition nasalization
techt thecht techt
pronounced with /d̪-/ or /d̠ʲ-/

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

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈt̠ʲext̪/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *tixtā.

Noun

techt f (genitive techtae, no plural)

  1. verbal noun of téit
    For quotations using this term, see Citations:techt.
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

Mutation of techt
radical lenition nasalization
techt thecht techt
pronounced with /d̪̠ʲ-/

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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