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Méabh
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Irish
ga:
Alternative forms
ga Meadhbh Méadhbh superseded
ga Méibh
Etymology
From ga mga Medb, from ga cel-pro *medwā, from ga ine-pro *médʰu. Compare mga medb intoxicating, from ga cel-pro *medwos.
Pronunciation
ga Munster /mʲeːvˠ/
ga Connacht /mʲeːw/
ga Ulster /mʲeːwə/ [mʲɛə̯wə] 52 135 as if spelled ga Méabha
Proper noun
f -ibhe,~a
ga female Maeve
queen of Connacht in the Ulster Cycle
Declension
M éabh éibhe éibh a
Alternative genitive forms: ga Méabha Meábha
Derived terms
ga Méibhín
Descendants
en Maeve 1
Mutation
References
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Further reading
Meaḋḃ 722
135
ga Female people Irish mythology