odb

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Old Irish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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odb m (genitive unattested, nominative plural uidb)

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

Inflection

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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

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Descendants

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  • Irish: fadhb
  • Scottish Gaelic: faob

Mutation

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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.