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Badb
Badb
See also: badb
Old Irish
Proper noun
Badb f (ā-stem)
- (Irish mythology) A goddess of battle and death, often appearing in the form of a hooded crow
Derived terms
- badb f (“hooded crow; scald-crow”)
- badbda (“appertaining to war; Badb-like, deadly, fatal”, adjective)
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| Badb | Badb pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
mBadb |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “badb” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
badb
badb
See also: Badb
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- (early) bodb
Noun
badb f (genitive baidb)
Inflection
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|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
- Irish: badhbh
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| badb | badb pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
mbadb |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “badb” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.