tinneas beannaithe

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “blessed sickness”.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈtʲɪn̠ʲəsˠ ˈbʲan̪ˠɪ̃ː/

Noun

tinneas beannaithe m (genitive singular tinnis bheannaithe)

1. (pathology) epilepsy

   Synonym: titimeas

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
tinneas beannaithe	thinneas beannaithe	dtinneas beannaithe
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tinneas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN