foirmtech

Old Irish

FWOTD – 26 August 2017

Alternative forms

• formtech

Etymology

format +‎ -ach

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɸorʲmʲdʲex]

Adjective

foirmtech

1. envious
   • c. 9th century, Pangur Bán:

     Ní foirmtech frimm Pangur Bán: caraid cesin a maccdán.

     Not envious of me is Pangur Bán: he himself loves his childish art.

Derived terms

• formtigid

Descendants

• Irish: formadach
• Scottish Gaelic: farmadach

Mutation

Mutation of foirmtech

radical	lenition	nasalization
foirmtech	ḟoirmtech	foirmtech pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “formtech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language