# Dagda

> English word · Proper noun

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

## 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”).

## Source
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