fedb

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *widwā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɸʲeðβ]

Noun

fedb f (genitive fedbae, nominative plural fedba)

  1. widow

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative fedbL feidbL fedbaH
vocative fedbL feidbL fedbaH
accusative feidbN feidbL fedbaH
genitive fedbaeH fedbL fedbN
dative feidbL fedbaib fedbaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: feadhbh (obsolete)

Mutation

Mutation of fedb
radical lenition nasalization
fedb ḟedb fedb
pronounced with /β̃ʲ-/

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

References

Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fedb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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