Dagda

English

Etymology 1

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”).

Proper noun

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.

Etymology 2

From Latvian.

Proper noun

Dagda

1. A town in Latvia.

Latvian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Dagda f (4th declension)

1. A town in Latvia.

Declension

Declension of Dagda (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	Dagda	—
accusative (akuzatīvs)	Dagdu	—
genitive (ģenitīvs)	Dagdas	—
dative (datīvs)	Dagdai	—
instrumental (instrumentālis)	Dagdu	—
locative (lokatīvs)	Dagdā	—
vocative (vokatīvs)	Dagda	—

Middle Irish

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Dagda m

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