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beannaigh

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Irish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Irish bennaigid, a later form of Old Irish bennachaid (blesses; greets, hails, salutes; exercises ecclesiastical functions), from Latin benedīcō.

Verb

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beannaigh (present analytic beannaíonn, future analytic beannóidh, verbal noun beannú, past participle beannaithe)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, religion) bless, hallow
    Synonym: naomhaigh
  2. (intransitive) greet [with do]
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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beannaigh

  1. inflection of beannach:
    1. vocative/genitive singular masculine
    2. (archaic) dative singular feminine

Mutation

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Mutated forms of beannaigh
radical lenition eclipsis
beannaigh bheannaigh mbeannaigh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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