bannee

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish bennaigid, a later form of Old Irish bennachaid (“blesses; greets, hails, salutes; exercises ecclesiastical functions”), from Latin benedīcō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbani/

Verb

bannee (past vannee, future independent bannee, verbal noun bannaghey, past participle bannit)

1. bless
2. beatify, sanctify
3. cross, make the sign of the cross over oneself.

   Vannee eh eh hene. ― He made the sign of the cross on himself.

Derived terms

• aavannee

Adjective

bannee (comparative bannee)

1. holy, blessed, saintly

Synonyms

• (blessed): bannit

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “blessed”): neuvannee, neuvannit

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bannee	vannee	mannee
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.