techt

Middle Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish techt, from Proto-Celtic *tixtā.

Noun

techt f

1. verbal noun of téit

Further reading

• 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

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.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 techt”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Etymology 2

Back-formation from techtaid

Noun

techt m

1. possessions, property

Further reading

• 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

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

·techt

1. third-person singular preterite conjunct of techtaid

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
techt	thecht	techt pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tʲext]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *tixtā.

Noun

techt f

1. verbal noun of téit

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	techtL	techtL	techtaH
Vocative	techtL	techtL	techtaH
Accusative	techtN	techtL	techtaH
Genitive	techteH	techtL	techtN
Dative	techtL	techtaib	techtaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Further reading

• 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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

·techt

1. third-person singular preterite conjunct of techtaid

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
techt	thecht	techt pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.