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, published in (1935) Rudolf Thurneysen, editor, Scéla Mucca Meic Dathó (in Middle Irish), Dublin: Staionery Office, § 1, l. 14/15, page 2: “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
RadicalLenitionNasalization
céttadallchéttadallcéttadall
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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