Medb

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Middle Irish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *medwā, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu. Compare Middle Irish medb (intoxicating), from Proto-Celtic *medwos.

Pronunciation

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  • (earlier, before ca. 1250) IPA(key): /mʲeðβ/
  • (later, after ca. 1250) IPA(key): /mʲɛɣβ/

Proper noun

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Medb f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Maeve, born notably by the queen of Connacht in the Ulster Cycle
    • c. 1000, “The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig”, in Ernst Windisch, editor, Irische Texte, volume 1, published 1800, section 1:
      Tancas o Ailill ocus o Meidb do chungid in chon.
      People were sent from Ailill and from Medb to ask for the dog.

Inflection

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  • Genitive singular: Meidbe
  • Accusative/dative singular: Meidb

Descendants

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Mutation

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Middle Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
Medb Medb
pronounced with /β̃(ʲ)-/
unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.