Dagdae

Old Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd̪aɣ.ðe/

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
  • English: Dagda

Mutation

Mutation of Dagdae

radical	lenition	nasalization
Dagdae	Dagdae pronounced with /ð-/	nDagdae

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