Meadhbh

Irish

Proper noun

Meadhbh f (genitive Meidhbhe or Meadhbha)

1. Superseded spelling of Méabh.

Declension

Declension of Meadhbh (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative Meadhbh vocative a Mheadhbh genitive Meidhbhe dative Meadhbh Meidhbh (archaic, dialectal) forms with the definite article case singular nominative an Mheadhbh genitive na Meidhbhe dative leis an Meadhbh leis an Meidhbh (archaic, dialectal) don Mheadhbh don Mheidhbh (archaic, dialectal)

• Genitive: Meadhbha, Meádhbha

Mutation

Mutated forms of Meadhbh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Meadhbh	Mheadhbh	not applicable

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “Meaḋḃ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 472
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “Meaḋḃ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Corráin, Donnchadh, Maguire, Fidelma (1981) Gaelic Personal Names, Dublin: The Academy Press, →ISBN, page 135