Medb

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Middle Irish

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Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *medwā, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu. Compare Middle Irish medb (“intoxicating”), from Proto-Celtic *medwos.

Pronunciation

  • (earlier, before ca. 1250) IPA(key): /mʲeðβ/
  • (later, after ca. 1250) IPA(key): /mʲɛɣβ/

Proper noun

Medb f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Maeve, born notably by the queen of Connacht in the Ulster Cycle
    • c. 1000, “The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig”, in Ernst Windisch, editor, Irische Texte, volume 1, published 1800, section 1:
      Tancas o Ailill ocus o Meidb do chungid in chon.
      People were sent from Ailill and from Medb to ask for the dog.

Inflection

  • Genitive singular: Meidbe
  • Accusative/dative singular: Meidb

Descendants

Mutation

Mutation of Medb
radical lenition nasalization
Medb Medb
pronounced with /β̃(ʲ)-/		 unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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