cétbuid
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- céitbuid
- cétbaid
- cétfaid
Etymology
Noun
cétbuid f (genitive cétbada or cétbutho, nominative plural céitbuidi)
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cétbuid, cétbuid | cétbuidL, cétbuid | cétbaidiH, cétbuidiH |
| vocative | cétbuid, cétbuid | cétbuidL, cétbuid | cétbaidiH, cétbuidiH |
| accusative | cétbuidN, cétbuid | cétbuidL, cétbuid | cétbaidiH, cétbuidiH |
| genitive | cétbadoH, cétbadaH, cétbuthoH | cétbadoH, cétbadaH, cétbuthoH | cétbaideN, cétbuide |
| dative | cétbuidL, cétbuid | cétbaidib, cétbuidib | cétbaidib, cétbuidib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Quotations
- c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 24b4
- Is úaisliu cach céitbuid córe.
- Peace is nobler than any feeling.
- c. 845, St Gall Glosses on Priscian, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1975, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. II, pp. 49–224, Sg. 25b7
- do láni chétbutho inna huilae insce
- for the fullness of the meaning of the discourse
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 36a1
- Nícon·tarat athis fora chomnesam, is sí cétbaid ala n-aile ant-sin.
- He has not put reproach on his neighbour; that is the opinion of some of the others there.
Mutation
| 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.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cétfaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language