Dagda

The Middle Irish name Dagda means “Good God” or “Shining God”, from Old Irish Dagdae, from Proto-Celtic *Dago-deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰagʰo- (“shining”) (< *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn”)) + *deywós (“divinity”).

the Dagda

1. (Irish mythology) An important god in Irish mythology, portrayed as a father figure, king, and druid.
   • 2024 February 5, Katy Hessel, “Move over Saint Patrick: why the world should be celebrating beer-brewing Brigid”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Raised among druids, Brigid was the daughter of an enslaved woman and the Dagda, chief of the gods.

From Latvian.

Dagda

1. A town in Latvia.

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Dagda f (4th declension)

1. a town in Latvia

From Old Irish Dagdae, from Proto-Celtic *Dago-deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn; hot”) + *deywós (“divinity”).

Dagda m

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