Irish

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish bennacht (benediction, blessing), borrowed from Latin benedictiō.[1] Cogante with Scottish Gaelic beannachd.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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beannacht f (genitive singular beannachta, nominative plural beannachtaí)

  1. blessing
    Antonym: mallacht
  2. (ecclesiastical) benediction
    Antonym: mallacht

Declension

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  • Alternative genitive plural: beannacht

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
beannacht bheannacht mbeannacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bennacht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 125, page 66
  3. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 38

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