bedg

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Old Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  • bedgach (starting, leaping, jumping)
  • bidgamail (starting, leaping; lively)

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Irish: beadhg, bíog

Mutation[edit]

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
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.