beannaithe

Irish

Pronunciation

  • (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈbʲæn̪ˠiː/, /ˈbʲæn̪ˠɪjə/[1]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲan̪ˠɪ̃ː/[2]

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

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.

References

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 38
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 184, page 71

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