Old Irish edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

fedb f (genitive fedbae, nominative plural fedba)

  1. widow

Inflection edit

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 edit

  • Irish: feadhbh (obsolete)

Mutation edit

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

References edit

G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fedb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language