teithi
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Welsh
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From a nominalization of Proto-Celtic *tanxtyos (“proper, right”), from Proto-Indo-European *tenk- (“to be solid, firm”); cognate with Old Irish téchtae.[1] Closely related to Proto-Celtic *tankos (“peace”).
Noun
[edit]teithi pl (no singulative)
- (law, historical) the essential qualities or attributes required of something under the law, the loss of which occasioned certain punishments or payments of compensation
- The Laws of Hywel Dda
- Teithi gwr ywgallu kyt agwreic a bot yn gyfan yaelodeu oll.
- The teithi of a man are that he should be able to have connexion with a woman and that he should be sound in all his limbs.
- The Laws of Hywel Dda
- (law, historical) the fine itself
- The Laws of Hywel Dda
- Teithi kath, kymeint yw ae gwerth kyfreith.
- The teithi of a cat are as much as its legal worth.
- The Laws of Hywel Dda
Etymology 2
[edit]Inflected form of teithio.
Verb
[edit]teithi
Mutation
[edit]Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
teithi | deithi | nheithi | theithi |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- A. Wade-Evans. Welsh Medieval Law.
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “1068”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1068