Méabh

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish Medb, from Proto-Celtic *medwā, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu. Compare Middle Irish medb (“intoxicating”), from Proto-Celtic *medwos.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /mʲeːvˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /mʲeːw/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /mʲeːwə/, [mʲɛə̯wə][1] (as if spelled Méabha)

Proper noun

Méabh f (genitive Méibhe or Méabha)

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Maeve
  2. queen of Connacht in the Ulster Cycle

Declension

Declension of Méabh (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative Méabh
vocative a Mhéabh
genitive Méibhe
dative Méabh
Méibh (archaic, dialectal)
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an Mhéabh
genitive na Méibhe
dative leis an Méabh
leis an Méibh (archaic, dialectal)
don Mhéabh
don Mhéibh (archaic, dialectal)
  • Alternative genitive forms: Méabha, Meábha

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: Maeve

Mutation

Mutated forms of Méabh
radical lenition eclipsis
Méabh Mhéabh not applicable

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 135, page 52

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “Meaḋḃ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 722; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Corráin, Donnchadh, Maguire, Fidelma (1981) Gaelic Personal Names, Dublin: The Academy Press, →ISBN, page 135
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