barántacht

Middle Irish

Alternative forms
  • baranntacht

Etymology

From baránta (“warrant, authority, guarantee”) +‎ -acht (abstract suffix).

Noun

barántacht f

  1. protection

Mutation
Middle Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
barántachtbarántacht
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/		mbarántacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • “barántacht” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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