tinneas beannaithe
Irish
Etymology
Literally, “blessed sickness”.
Pronunciation
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈtʲɪn̠ʲəsˠ ˈbʲan̪ˠĩ/
Noun
tinneas beannaithe m (genitive singular tinnis bheannaithe)
- (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
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 79