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)

bless
beatify, sanctify
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)

holy, blessed, saintly

Synonyms

(blessed): bannit

Antonyms

(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.