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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish Áed, from áed (“fire”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Aodh m (genitive Aodha)
- a male given name from Old Irish of Gaelic origin, sometimes used as a form of Hugh
Derived terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
|
| Aodh
|
nAodh
|
hAodh
|
tAodh
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
|
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “áed”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- behindthename.com
- Entries containing “Aodh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish Áed, from áed (“fire”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Aodh m (genitive/vocative Aoidh)
- a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Hugh though etymologically unrelated
Derived terms
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation
|
| Radical |
Eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
|
| Aodh |
n-Aodh |
h-Aodh |
t-Aodh
|
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
|
Further reading