odb

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *odbos (“knot, bulge”); compare Welsh oddf.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /oðb/

Noun

odb m (genitive unattested, nominative plural uidb)

  1. knot (in a tree, branch, etc.)
  2. lump, swelling, protuberance
  3. difficulty, problem

Inflection
Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative odb odbL uidbL
Vocative uidb odbL udbuH
Accusative odbN odbL udbuH
Genitive uidbL odb odbN
Dative udbL odbaib odbaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms
  • odbach

Descendants
  • Irish: fadhb
  • Scottish Gaelic: faob

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
odb unchanged n-odb
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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