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Dagdae

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Old Irish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *dago-dēwos (literally good god), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰagʰo- (shining) + *deywós (divinity).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Dagdae m

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

Usage notes

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Often preceded by the definite article in.

Inflection

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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

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  • Middle Irish: Dagda

Mutation

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

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