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

Mutation of Dagdae
radical lenition nasalization
Dagdae Dagdae
pronounced with /ð-/		 nDagdae

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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