céttadall

Middle Irish

Etymology

cét- +‎ tadall

Pronunciation

• (earlier) IPA^(key): /ˈkʲeːdˌtaðəl͈/
• (later) IPA^(key): /ˈkʲeːdˌtaɣəl͈/

Noun

céttadall n

1. the first thrust, first jab
   • c. 1000, anonymous author, edited by Rudolf Thurneysen, Scéla Mucca Meic Dathó, Dublin: Stationery Office, published 1935, § 1, page 2, line 14/15:

     Mani·tucad immurgu ní din chéttadall ni·bered a n-aill.

     If, however, he did not take anything at (literally “from”) the first thrust, he did not bring the second.

Mutation

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