Dagdae

Old Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaɣðe/

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

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
Dagdae	Dagdae pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/	nDagdae
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.