bedg

Old Irish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bʲeðɡ]

Noun

bedg m (genitive bidg, nominative plural bidg)

  1. start, spring, leap, bound
  2. rush, rapid dash
  3. attack
  4. sudden death, seizure
  5. shock, fright

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative bedg bedgL bidgL
vocative bidg bedgL bidguH
accusative bedgN bedgL bidguH
genitive bidgL bedg bedgN
dative biudgL bedgaib bedgaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

  • bedgach (“starting, leaping, jumping”)

Descendants

  • Irish: beadhg, bíog

Mutation

Mutation of bedg
radical lenition nasalization
bedg bedg
pronounced with /βʲ-/		 mbedg

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

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