fecht

== Old Irish == === Alternative forms === fect === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɸʲext̪/ === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Celtic *wixtā (compare Welsh gwaith), from Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (“to overcome”). ==== Noun ==== fecht f (genitive fechtae) course, journey, expedition ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== fechtas === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Celtic *wextom, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to carry”). ==== Noun ==== fecht n or m turn, time ===== Usage notes ===== Generally only found adverbially or in certain fossilized phrases. ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Irish: feacht Scottish Gaelic: feachd === Mutation === === Further reading === Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fecht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language == 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) to fight to struggle against misfortune, poverty, etc. ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English feght, from Old English feoht, from the verb. ==== Noun ==== fecht (plural fechts) fight, struggle, battle exertion, pugnacity