beannaigh
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /bʲaˈn̪ˠɪɟ/
- (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈbʲæn̪ˠə/
- (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈbʲan̪ˠiː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲan̪ˠi/
Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle Irish bennaigid, a later form of Old Irish bennachaid (“blesses; greets, hails, salutes; exercises ecclesiastical functions”), from Latin benedīcō.
Verb
[edit]beannaigh (present analytic beannaíonn, future analytic beannóidh, verbal noun beannú, past participle beannaithe)
- (transitive, intransitive, religion) bless, hallow
- Synonym: naomhaigh
- (intransitive) greet [with do]
Conjugation
[edit]conjugation of beannaigh (second conjugation)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Related terms
[edit]- beannacht f (“blessing; benediction”)
Etymology 2
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
[edit]beannaigh
Mutation
[edit]radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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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
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “beannaigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bennachaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “beannaigh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “beannaigh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
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