cétnae
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- cétne
Etymology
From cét- (“first”), from Proto-Celtic *kentus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʲeːdn͈e/
Usage notes
Cétnae is used only as the ordinal of the number "one" itself. For ordinals of decades combined with "one", óenmad is used.
Inflection
| io/iā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | cétnae | cétnae | cétnae |
| Vocative | cétnai | ||
| Accusative | cétnae | cétnai | |
| Genitive | cétnai | cétnae | cétnai |
| Dative | cétnu | cétnai | cétnu |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
| Nominative | cétnai | cétnai | |
| Vocative | cétnai cétnu* | ||
| Accusative | cétnai cétnu* | ||
| Genitive | cétnae | ||
| Dative | cétnaib | ||
| Notes | * when substantivized | ||
| io/iā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | cétne | cétne | cétne |
| Vocative | cétni | ||
| Accusative | cétne | cétni | |
| Genitive | cétni | cétne | cétni |
| Dative | cétniu | cétni | cétniu |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
| Nominative | cétni | cétni | |
| Vocative | cétni cétniu* | ||
| Accusative | cétni cétniu* | ||
| Genitive | cétne | ||
| Dative | cétnib | ||
| Notes | * when substantivized | ||
Derived terms
Descendants
- Irish: céanna
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| cétnae | chétnae | cétnae pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “cétnae”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
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