bedg

Old Irish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʲeðɡ]

Noun

bedg m (genitive bidg, nominative plural bidg)

1. start, spring, leap, bound
2. rush, rapid dash
3. attack
4. sudden death, seizure
5. shock, fright

Inflection

Masculine o-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	bedg	bedgL	bidgL
vocative	bidg	bedgL	bidguH
accusative	bedgN	bedgL	bidguH
genitive	bidgL	bedg	bedgN
dative	biudgL	bedgaib	bedgaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• bedgach (“starting, leaping, jumping”)

Related terms

• do·bidci

Descendants

• Irish: beadhg, bíog

Mutation

Mutation of bedg

radical	lenition	nasalization
bedg	bedg pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/	mbedg

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