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See also: Fecht
Old Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Celtic *wextā (compare Welsh gwaith), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to carry drive”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fecht f (genitive fechtae)
Declension[edit]
Feminine ā-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | fechtL | fechtL | fechtaH |
Vocative | fechtL | fechtL | fechtaH |
Accusative | fechtN | fechtL | fechtaH |
Genitive | fechtaeH | fechtL | fechtN |
Dative | fechtL | fechtaib | fechtaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
fecht | ḟecht | fecht pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fecht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scots[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English fighten, from Old English feohtan, from Proto-West Germanic *fehtan, from Proto-Germanic *fehtaną.
Verb[edit]
fecht (third-person singular simple present fechts, present participle fechtin, simple past fechtit or focht or feucht, past participle fechtit or fochten or feuchten)
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
- fecht an tuilyie (“argument, quarrel; to argue, contend”)
- fechter (“person who fights, a champion”)
- fechtie (“brave, courageous”)
- fechtit, fochten, feuchten (“beaten, done out”)
- fochten duin (“worn out with hard work”)
Etymology 2[edit]
From Middle English feght, from Old English feoht, from the verb.
Noun[edit]
fecht (plural fechts)
Categories:
- Old Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old Irish lemmas
- Old Irish nouns
- Old Irish feminine nouns
- Old Irish ā-stem nouns
- Scots terms with IPA pronunciation
- Scots terms derived from Middle English
- Scots terms derived from Old English
- Scots terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Scots terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Scots lemmas
- Scots verbs
- Scots nouns