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Old Irish
Etymology
From Badb, the name of a war goddess.
Pronunciation
Noun
badb f (genitive baidb)
- hooded crow
- witch
Declension
| Feminine ā-stem
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Singular
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Dual
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Plural
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| Nominative
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BadbL
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| Vocative
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BadbL
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| Accusative
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BaidbN
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| Genitive
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Baidbe
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| Dative
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BaidbL
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
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Descendants
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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| badb
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badb
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/
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mbadb
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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