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Medb
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medb
Middle Irish
Etymology
From mga cel-pro *medwos *medwā, from mga ine-pro *médʰu. Compare mga medb intoxicating, from mga cel-pro *medwos.
Pronunciation
mga earlier /mʲeðβ/ later /mʲeɣβ/
Proper noun
mga proper noun f
mga female Maeve, borne notably by the queen of Connacht in the Ulster Cycle
Inflection
Genitive singular: mga Meidbe
Accusative/dative singular: mga Meidb
Quotations
1 Tancas o Ailill ocus o Meidb do chungid in chon. People were sent from Ailill and from Medb to ask for the dog.
Descendants
ga Méabh
Mutation
M edb
mga Women Irish mythology