"Eadu" meaning in Old English

See Eadu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈæ͜ɑː.du/
Etymology: From ēad (“happiness, prosperity”). Head templates: {{head|ang|proper nouns|g=f|g2=|g3=|g4=|g5=|head=Ēadu|sort=}} Ēadu f, {{ang-proper noun|f|head=Ēadu}} Ēadu f Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-o-f|Ēad|nomsg=Ēadu|num=sg}}, {{ang-decl-noun|Ēadu|Ēada,Ēade|Ēade|Ēada,Ēade|Ēade|Ēada|Ēade|Ēadum|num=sg|title=|type=strong ō-stem}} Forms: Ēadu [canonical, feminine], no-table-tags [table-tags], Ēadu [nominative, singular], - [nominative, plural], Ēade [accusative, singular], - [accusative, plural], Ēade [genitive, singular], - [genitive, plural], Ēade [dative, singular], - [dative, plural]
  1. a female given name Related terms: Ēada
{
  "etymology_text": "From ēad (“happiness, prosperity”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Ēadu",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-o-f",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ēadu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ēade",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ēade",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ēade",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "proper nouns",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "g4": "",
        "g5": "",
        "head": "Ēadu",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Ēadu f",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "head": "Ēadu"
      },
      "expansion": "Ēadu f",
      "name": "ang-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Ēad",
        "nomsg": "Ēadu",
        "num": "sg"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-o-f"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Ēadu",
        "2": "Ēada,Ēade",
        "3": "Ēade",
        "4": "Ēada,Ēade",
        "5": "Ēade",
        "6": "Ēada",
        "7": "Ēade",
        "8": "Ēadum",
        "num": "sg",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong ō-stem"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English female given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a female given name"
      ],
      "id": "en-Eadu-ang-name-pLhOhtoi",
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "Ēada"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈæ͜ɑː.du/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Eadu"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "From ēad (“happiness, prosperity”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Ēadu",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-o-f",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ēadu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ēade",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ēade",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ēade",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "proper nouns",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "g4": "",
        "g5": "",
        "head": "Ēadu",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Ēadu f",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "head": "Ēadu"
      },
      "expansion": "Ēadu f",
      "name": "ang-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Ēad",
        "nomsg": "Ēadu",
        "num": "sg"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-o-f"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Ēadu",
        "2": "Ēada,Ēade",
        "3": "Ēade",
        "4": "Ēada,Ēade",
        "5": "Ēade",
        "6": "Ēada",
        "7": "Ēade",
        "8": "Ēadum",
        "num": "sg",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong ō-stem"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Ēada"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old English female given names",
        "Old English feminine nouns",
        "Old English given names",
        "Old English lemmas",
        "Old English proper nouns",
        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Old English ō-stem nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a female given name"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈæ͜ɑː.du/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Eadu"
}

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