Dagda

English

Etymology 1

The Middle Irish name Dagda means "Good God" or "Shining God", from Old Irish Dagdae, from Proto-Celtic *Dago-deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰagʰo- (“shining”) (< *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn”)) + *deywós (“divinity”).

Proper noun

the Dagda

  1. (Irish mythology) An important god in Irish mythology, portrayed as a father figure, king, and druid.

Etymology 2

From Latvian.

Proper noun

Dagda

  1. A town in Latvia.

Latvian

Etymology

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Proper noun

Dagda f (4th declension)

  1. A town in Latvia.

Declension
Declension of Dagda (4th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) Dagda —
accusative (akuzatīvs) Dagdu —
genitive (ģenitīvs) Dagdas —
dative (datīvs) Dagdai —
instrumental (instrumentālis) Dagdu —
locative (lokatīvs) Dagdā —
vocative (vokatīvs) Dagda —

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Dagdae, from Proto-Celtic *Dago-deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn; hot”) + *deywós (“divinity”).

Proper noun

Dagda m

  1. (Irish mythology) An important god in Irish mythology.
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