beannaitheacht

Irish

Etymology

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

Noun

beannaitheacht f (genitive singular beannaitheachta)

1. sacredness (of a place)

   Synonym: naofacht

2. beatitude; saintliness
3. piety; sanctimony

   Synonym: beannaíocht

Declension

Declension of beannaitheacht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms 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

Mutation

Mutated forms of beannaitheacht

radical	lenition	eclipsis
beannaitheacht	bheannaitheacht	mbeannaitheacht

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) “beannaitheacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN