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Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *widwā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂.
Pronunciation
Noun
fedb f (genitive fedbae, nominative plural fedba)
- widow
Inflection
| 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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fedbL
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feidbL
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fedbaH
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| Vocative
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fedbL
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feidbL
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fedbaH
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| Accusative
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feidbN
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feidbL
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fedbaH
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| Genitive
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fedbaeH
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fedbL
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fedbN
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| Dative
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feidbL
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fedbaib
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fedbaib
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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
Mutation of fedb
| radical |
lenition |
nasalization
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| fedb
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ḟedb
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fedb
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fedb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language