fedb

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *widwā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂

Noun

fedb f

  1. widow

Descendants

  • Irish: feadhbh (obsolete)

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
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.

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