sechtmain

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Old Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Late Latin septimāna, from Latin septimus (seventh).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

sechtmain f

  1. week

Inflection[edit]

Feminine ī-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative sechtmainL sechtmainL sechtmainiH
Vocative sechtmainL sechtmainL sechtmainiH
Accusative sechtmainiN sechtmainL sechtmainiH
Genitive sechtmaineH sechtmaineL sechtmaineN
Dative sechtmainiL sechtmainib sechtmainib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Irish: seachtain
  • Manx: shiaghtin
  • Scottish Gaelic: seachdain

Mutation[edit]

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
sechtmain ṡechtmain unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading[edit]