caithig

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Old Irish

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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caithig f (genitive caithche, nominative plural caithchi)

  1. (law) trespass

Inflection

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Feminine ī-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative caithigL caithigL caithchiH
Vocative caithigL caithigL caithchiH
Accusative caithchiN caithigL caithchiH
Genitive caithcheH caithcheL caithcheN
Dative caithchiL caithchib caithchib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
caithig chaithig caithig
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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