badbda
Middle Irish
Alternative forms
- bodbda, badbaide, bodbada
Etymology
From Old Irish bodbdae; synchronically Badb (goddess of battle and death, often appearing in the form of a hooded crow) + -da (adjectival suffix).
Descendants
- Irish: badhbha
Mutation
| Middle Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| badbda | badbda pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ | mbadbda |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “badbda”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
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