beannacht
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See also: beannachd
Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish bennacht (“benediction, blessing”), borrowed from Latin benedictiō.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Munster) IPA(key): /bʲəˈn̪ˠaxt̪ˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbʲan̪ˠəxt̪ˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲan̪ˠa(h)t̪ˠ/
Noun[edit]
beannacht f (genitive singular beannachta, nominative plural beannachtaí)
- blessing
- Antonym: mallacht
- (ecclesiastical) benediction
- Antonym: mallacht
Declension[edit]
Declension of beannacht
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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- Alternative genitive plural: beannacht
Derived terms[edit]
- beannachtach f (“(act of) calling down blessings”)
- beannachtach (“blessed; benign; prosperous”, adjective)
- Beannachtaí na Nollaig f pl (“Christmas blessings”)
- beir beannacht (“best wishes”)
- cárta beannachta m (“greeting card”)
- slán agus beannacht (“goodbye and God bless”)
Related terms[edit]
- beannaigh (“bless; greet”, verb)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
beannacht | bheannacht | mbeannacht |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “beannacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “bennacht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “beannacht” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 38
- Entries containing “beannacht” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 66