Dagdae

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *dago-dēwos (literally good god), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰagʰo- (shining) + *deywós (divinity).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdaɣðe/

Proper noun

Dagdae m

  1. (Irish mythology) An important god in Irish mythology.

Usage notes

Often preceded by the definite article in.

Inflection

Masculine io-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative Dagdae
Vocative Dagdai
Accusative DagdaeN
Genitive DagdaiL
Dative DagduL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: Dagda

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
Dagdae Dagdae
pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/
nDagdae
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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