bennacht

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish bendacht, from Latin benedictiō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʲen͈əxt/

Noun

bennacht f (genitive bennachta or bennachtan, nominative plural bennachta or bennachtain)

  1. blessing
  2. benediction

Descendants

  • Irish: beannacht
  • Manx: bannaght
  • Scottish Gaelic: beannachd
  • → Old Norse: bjannak

Mutation

Mutation of bennacht
radical lenition nasalization
bennacht bennacht
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/ 		mbennacht

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

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