bannee

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish bennaigid, a later form of Old Irish bennachaid (blesses; greets, hails, salutes; exercises ecclesiastical functions), from Latin benedīcō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbani/

Verb

bannee (past vannee, future independent bannee, verbal noun bannaghey, past participle bannit)

  1. bless
  2. beatify, sanctify
  3. cross, make the sign of the cross over oneself.
    • Vannee eh eh hene.He made the sign of the cross on himself.

Derived terms

Adjective

bannee (comparative bannee)

  1. holy, blessed, saintly

Synonyms

Antonyms

Mutation

Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
banneevanneemannee
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.