cétna

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cétnae.

Adjective

cétna

  1. same
    • 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.

Descendants

  • Irish: céanna

Mutation

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

Further reading

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