Dagda

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proper noun

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

OriginOld Irish Dagdae ← Proto-Celtic *Dago-deiwos ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰagʰo- →
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Meanings

Dagda1

proper nounthe Dagda
  1. Irishhuman sciencesAn important god in Irish mythology, portrayed as a father figure, king, and druid.

    Raised among druids, Brigid was the daughter of an enslaved woman and the Dagda, chief of the gods.

    2024 February 5, Katy Hessel, “Move over Saint Patrick: why the world should be celebrating beer-brewing Brigid”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Dagda2

proper noun
  1. A town in Latvia.

Origin

Dagda · proper noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰagʰo-“shining”
  2. Proto-Celtic*Dago-deiwos
  3. Old IrishDagdae
  4. EnglishDagda

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”).

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Dagda · proper noun

From Latvian.

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APA

Dagda. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dagda

MLA

“Dagda.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dagda. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dagda,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dagda.

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