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cét

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Old Irish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *kantom, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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Old Irish cardinal numbers
 <  90 100
    Cardinal : cét
    Ordinal : cétmad

cét

  1. hundred

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Irish: céad
  • Manx: keead
  • Scottish Gaelic: ceud

Noun

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cét n

  1. hundred
  2. a hundred people, warriors
  3. troops, battalions

Inflection

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Neuter o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative cétN cétN cétL, céta
Vocative cétN cétN cétL, céta
Accusative cétN cétN cétL, céta
Genitive céitL cét cétN
Dative cétL cétaib cétaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

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Mutation of cét
radical lenition nasalization
cét chét cét
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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