Dagdae

Old Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdaɣðe/

Proper noun

Dagdae m

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

Usage notes

Often preceded by the definite article in.

Inflection
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
  • Middle Irish: Dagda

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
Dagdae Dagdae
pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/		 nDagdae
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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