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dagda

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables
dag-da
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

name

A town in Latvia.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, Dagdae, *Dago-deiwos, *dʰagʰo-

Inflected Forms

the Dagda (canonical)

Questions

What does dagda mean?
An important god in Irish mythology, portrayed as a father figure, king, and druid.
Where does dagda come from?
It is traced to Proto-Indo-European.

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