beannacht

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish bennacht (“benediction, blessing”), borrowed from Latin benedictiō. Cogante with Scottish Gaelic beannachd.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /bʲəˈn̪ˠaxt̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲan̪ˠəxt̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲan̪ˠa(x)t̪ˠ/

Noun

beannacht f (genitive singular beannachta, nominative plural beannachtaí)

1. blessing

   Antonym: mallacht

2. (ecclesiastical) benediction

   Antonym: mallacht

Declension

Declension of beannacht

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative beannacht beannachtaí Vocative a bheannacht a bheannachtaí Genitive beannachta beannachtaí Dative beannacht beannachtaí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an bheannacht na beannachtaí Genitive na beannachta na mbeannachtaí Dative leis an mbeannacht don bheannacht leis na beannachtaí

• Alternative genitive plural: beannacht

Derived terms

• beannachtach f (“(act of) calling down blessings”)
• beannachtach (“blessed; benign; prosperous”, adjective)
• Beannachtaí na Nollaig f pl (“Christmas blessings”)
• beir beannacht (“best wishes”)
• cárta beannachta m (“greeting card”)
• slán agus beannacht (“goodbye and God bless”)

 

Related terms

• beannaigh (“bless; greet”, verb)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
beannacht	bheannacht	mbeannacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “beannacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “beannacht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “beannacht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024