fedb
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *widwā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂
Noun
fedb f
- widow
Descendants
- Irish: feadhbh (obsolete)
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| fedb | ḟedb | fedb pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
“fedb” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.