tinneas beannaithe

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “blessed sickness”.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈtʲɪn̠ʲəsˠ ˈbʲan̪ˠɪ̃ː/

Noun

tinneas beannaithe m (genitive singular tinnis bheannaithe)

1. (pathology) epilepsy

   Synonym: titimeas

Mutation

Mutated forms of tinneas beannaithe

radical	lenition	eclipsis
tinneas beannaithe	thinneas beannaithe	dtinneas beannaithe

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