bennacht

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Middle Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish bendacht, from Latin benedictiō.

Noun[edit]

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

  1. blessing
  2. benediction

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

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

Mutation[edit]

Middle Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
bennacht bennacht
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
mbennacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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