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
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.