fedb

Old Irish

Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈɸʲeðβ/

    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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