fortacht

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish fortacht, verbal noun of for·tét (to help), from Proto-Celtic *uɸortixtā.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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fortacht f (genitive singular fortachta)

  1. verbal noun of fortaigh
    Synonym: fortú
  2. aid, succour; relief, comfort

Declension

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fortacht fhortacht bhfortacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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Old Irish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *uɸortixtā. By surface analysis, for- +‎ techt.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɸor.təxt/, [ˈɸortaxt]

Noun

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fortacht f (genitive fortachtae or fortachtan)

  1. verbal noun of for·tét
  2. help, aid

Declension

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Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative fortachtL
Vocative fortachtL
Accusative fortachtN
Genitive fortachtaeH
Dative fortachtL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Feminine n-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative fortacht
Vocative fortacht
Accusative fortachtainN
Genitive fortachton, fortachtan
Dative fortachtainL, fortachtL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Quotations

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  • c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 14d17
    coní·árim-se peccad libsi uili, ꝉ ara·tart-sa fortacht dúibsi, arnap trom fuirib for n‑oínur
    so that I may not count sin with you all, or so that I may give you aid lest it be heavy on you by yourselves
  • c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 40b8
    cach la céin aisndís dïa thrógai, in céin n-aili aisṅdís dind ḟortacht du·rat Día dó ⁊ indas dund·rét
    at the one time a statement of his misery, at another time a statement of the help that God has given him and how he has protected him

Descendants

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  • Middle Irish: fortacht, furtacht

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
fortacht ḟortacht fortacht
pronounced with /β(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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