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

Mutated forms of beannacht

radical	lenition	eclipsis
beannacht	bheannacht	mbeannacht

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

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