amaidecht

Middle Irish

Alternative forms

  • aimidecht, aimitecht, amaidicht

Etymology

ammait + -echt

Noun

amaidecht f (genitive aimidechta, nominative plural amaidechtai)

  1. witchcraft, evil influence
  2. foolishness

Descendants

  • Irish: amaideacht
  • Scottish Gaelic: amaideachd

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
aimitechtunchangedn-aimitecht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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