bennacht
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- bendacht
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin benedictiō.
Noun
bennacht f
- blessing
- benediction
Declension
| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | bennachtL | bennachtL | bennacht |
| Vocative | bennachtL | bennachtL | bennacht |
| Accusative | bennachtN | bennachtL | bennacht |
| Genitive | bennachtae | bennachtL | bennachtN |
| Dative | bennachtL | bennachtaib | bennachtaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Related terms
- bennachaid
Descendants
- Irish: beannacht
- Manx: bannaght
- Scottish Gaelic: beannachd
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| bennacht | bennacht pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ | mbennacht |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “bennacht” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.