badb

See also: Badb

Old Irish

Alternative forms

  • (early) bodb

Etymology

From Badb, the name of a war goddess.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [baðβ]

Noun

badb f (genitive baidb)

  1. hooded crow
  2. witch

Declension

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative BadbL — —
vocative BadbL — —
accusative BaidbN — —
genitive Baidbe — —
dative BaidbL — —
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: badhbh
  • Scottish Gaelic: badhbh

Mutation

Mutation of badb
radical lenition nasalization
badb badb
pronounced with /β-/		 mbadb

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

References

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