Manx edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

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 edit

Adjective edit

bannee (comparative bannee)

  1. holy, blessed, saintly

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Mutation edit

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.