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. Closely related to Proto-Celtic *tankos (“peace”).

Noun

teithi pl

1. characteristics, traits, attributes

   Synonyms: nodweddion, ansoddau, priodoleddau, priodweddau, cynneddfau

2. (euphemistic) menstruation

   Synonyms: mislif, misglwyf

3. (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.

   1. (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
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
teithi	deithi	nheithi	theithi
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• A. Wade-Evans. Welsh Medieval Law.