odb

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *odbos (“knot, bulge”); compare Welsh oddf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oðb/

Noun

odb m (genitive unattested, nominative plural uidb)

1. knot (in a tree, branch, etc.)
2. lump, swelling, protuberance
3. difficulty, problem

Inflection

Masculine o-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	odb	odbL	uidbL
vocative	uidb	odbL	udbuH
accusative	odbN	odbL	udbuH
genitive	uidbL	odb	odbN
dative	udbL	odbaib	odbaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

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

Derived terms

• odbach

Descendants

• Irish: fadhb
• Scottish Gaelic: faob

Mutation

Mutation of odb

radical	lenition	nasalization
odb (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)	unchanged	n-odb

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