Dagda
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
The Middle Irish name Dagda means “Good God” or “Shining God”, from Old Irish Dagdae, from Proto-Celtic *Dago-deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰagʰo- (“shining”) (< *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn”)) + *deywós (“divinity”).
Proper noun edit
the Dagda
- (Irish mythology) An important god in Irish mythology, portrayed as a father figure, king, and druid.
Etymology 2 edit
From Latvian.
Proper noun edit
Dagda
- A town in Latvia.
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
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Proper noun edit
Dagda f (4th declension)
- A town in Latvia.
Declension edit
Declension of Dagda (4th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
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nominative (nominatīvs) | Dagda | — |
accusative (akuzatīvs) | Dagdu | — |
genitive (ģenitīvs) | Dagdas | — |
dative (datīvs) | Dagdai | — |
instrumental (instrumentālis) | Dagdu | — |
locative (lokatīvs) | Dagdā | — |
vocative (vokatīvs) | Dagda | — |
Middle Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish Dagdae, from Proto-Celtic *Dago-deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn; hot”) + *deywós (“divinity”).
Proper noun edit
Dagda m