comaitecht
Old Irish
Etymology
From com- + in- + techt (“going”). An intermediate base *étecht probably existed (its finite verb counterpart in·tét is recorded) but is not attested.
Noun
comaitecht f
- verbal noun of con·éitet
- yielding, submission [with do ‘to’]
- indulgence
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | comaitechtL | — | — |
| vocative | comaitechtL | — | — |
| accusative | comaitechtN | — | — |
| genitive | comaitechtaeH | — | — |
| dative | comaitechtL | — | — |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| comaitecht | chomaitecht | comaitecht 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