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
singular
nominative beannaitheacht
vocative a bheannaitheacht
genitive beannaitheachta
dative beannaitheacht
forms with the definite article
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.

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