essimthecht
Old Irish
Etymology
An ad hoc formation of ess- (“out”) + imthecht (“going around”).
Noun
essimthecht f
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | essimthechtL | — | — |
| vocative | essimthechtL | — | — |
| accusative | essimthechtN | — | — |
| genitive | essimthechtaeH | — | — |
| dative | essimthechtL | — | — |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| essimthecht (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) |
essimthecht | n-essimthecht |
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), “essimthecht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language