Áed

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Old Irish

Etymology

From áed (fire).

Proper noun

Áed m

  1. a male given name, commonly Anglicized as Hugh and also Aidan

Inflection

Masculine u-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative Áed
Vocative Áed
Accusative ÁedN
Genitive ÁedoH, ÁedaH
Dative ÁedL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: Aodh
  • Scottish Gaelic: Aodh

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
Áed
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
unchanged nÁed
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.