bedg

Old Irish

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bʲeðɡ/

Noun

bedg m (genitive bidg, nominative plural bidg)

  1. start, spring, leap, bound
  2. rush, rapid dash
  3. attack
  4. sudden death, seizure
  5. shock, fright

Inflection
Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative bedg bedgL bidgL
Vocative bidg bedgL bidguH
Accusative bedgN bedgL bidguH
Genitive bidgL bedg bedgN
Dative biudgL bedgaib bedgaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms
  • bedgach (“starting, leaping, jumping”)
  • bidgamail (“starting, leaping; lively”)

Descendants
  • Irish: beadhg, bíog

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
bedg bedg
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/		 mbedg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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