Medb
See also: medb
Middle Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *medwā, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu. Compare Middle Irish medb (“intoxicating”), from Proto-Celtic *medwos.
Pronunciation
- (earlier, before ca. 1250) IPA(key): /mʲeðv/
- (later, after ca. 1250) IPA(key): /mʲɛɣv/
Proper noun
Medb f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Maeve, born notably by the queen of Connacht in the Ulster Cycle
- c. 1000, The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig, section 1, published in Irische Teste, vol. 1 (1880), edited by Ernst Windisch:
- Tancas o Ailill ocus o Meidb do chungid in chon.
- People were sent from Ailill and from Medb to ask for the dog.
- c. 1000, The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig, section 1, published in Irische Teste, vol. 1 (1880), edited by Ernst Windisch:
Inflection
- Genitive singular: Meidbe
- Accusative/dative singular: Meidb
Descendants
- Irish: Meadhbh, Méabh
- → English: Maeve
Mutation
Middle Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
Medb | Medb pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/ | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |