teithi

Welsh

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtei̯θi/

Etymology 1

From a nominalization of Proto-Celtic *tanxtyos (“proper, right”), from Proto-Indo-European *tenk- (“to be solid, firm”); cognate with Old Irish téchtae.[1] Closely related to Proto-Celtic *tankos (“peace”).

Noun

teithi m pl or f pl (no singulative)

  1. (law, historical) the essential qualities or attributes required of something under the law, the loss of which occasioned certain punishments or payments of compensation
    • The Laws of Hywel Dda
      Teithi gwr ywgallu kyt agwreic a bot yn gyfan yaelodeu oll.
      The teithi of a man are that he should be able to have connexion with a woman and that he should be sound in all his limbs.
  2. (law, historical) the fine itself
    • The Laws of Hywel Dda
      Teithi kath, kymeint yw ae gwerth kyfreith.
      The teithi of a cat are as much as its legal worth.

Etymology 2

Inflected form of teithio.

Verb

teithi

  1. second-person singular present/future of teithio

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
teithi deithi nheithi theithi
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1068
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