ághdha
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish ágda, ágdae (“warlike, contentious”), from ág (“fight, battle, contest; prowess, valour”); synchronically ágh (“battle, contest; prowess, valour; danger, peril; fearfulness”) + -dha.
Adjective
ághdha
- (literary) warlike
- Synonyms: ánrata, éaglannach, níothach
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ághdha | n-ághdha | hághdha | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "ághdha" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “ágda(e)”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN