fecht

See also: Fecht

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *wextā (compare Welsh gwaith), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to carry drive”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fʲext/

Noun

fecht f (genitive fechtae)

  1. turn, time

Declension
Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative fechtL fechtL fechtaH
Vocative fechtL fechtL fechtaH
Accusative fechtN fechtL fechtaH
Genitive fechtaeH fechtL fechtN
Dative fechtL fechtaib fechtaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Irish: feacht
  • Scottish Gaelic: feachd

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
fecht ḟecht fecht
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Scots

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [fɛçt], [feːçt]
  • (South Scots) IPA(key): [faeçt]

Etymology 1

From Middle English fighten, from Old English feohtan, from Proto-West Germanic *fehtan, from Proto-Germanic *fehtaną.

Verb

fecht (third-person singular simple present fechts, present participle fechtin, simple past fechtit or focht or feucht, past participle fechtit or fochten or feuchten)

  1. to fight
  2. to struggle against misfortune, poverty, etc.
Derived terms
Derived terms
  • fecht an tuilyie (“argument, quarrel; to argue, contend”)
  • fechter (“person who fights, a champion”)
  • fechtie (“brave, courageous”)
  • fechtit, fochten, feuchten (“beaten, done out”)
  • fochten duin (“worn out with hard work”)

Etymology 2

From Middle English feght, from Old English feoht, from the verb.

Noun

fecht (plural fechts)

  1. fight, struggle, battle
  2. exertion, pugnacity
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