beannaitheacht

beannaitheacht

Irish

Etymology

From beannaithe (“blessed, holy”) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

beannaitheacht f (genitive singular beannaitheachta)

1. sacredness (of a place)
2. beatitude; saintliness
3. piety; sanctimony

Declension

Declension of beannaitheacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative beannaitheacht Vocative a bheannaitheacht Genitive beannaitheachta Dative beannaitheacht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an bheannaitheacht Genitive na beannaitheachta Dative leis an mbeannaitheacht don bheannaitheacht

Synonyms

• (sacredness): naofacht
• (piety; sanctimony): beannaíocht

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
beannaitheacht	bheannaitheacht	mbeannaitheacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• "beannaitheacht" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.