beannaithe

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲæn̪ˠiː/, /ˈbʲæn̪ˠɪjə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲan̪ˠɪ̃ː/

Adjective

beannaithe

1. holy, sanctified

   Synonym: naofa

2. (Christianity) holy, blessed, sacred

   Synonyms: diaga, naofa, naomh

   • 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect], volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 38:

     is bæn̄ijə hū har nə mnā.

     [Is beannaithe thú thar na mná.]

     Blessed art thou among women.

Derived terms

• beannaitheacht (“sacredness; beatitude”)
• An Mhaighdean Bheannaithe (“the Blessed Virgin”)
• tinneas beannaithe (“epilepsy”)

Verb

beannaithe

1. past participle of beannaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of beannaithe

radical	lenition	eclipsis
beannaithe	bheannaithe	mbeannaithe

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “beannaithe”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “beannaithe”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “beannaithe”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025