beannacht

See also: beannachd

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish bennacht (“benediction, blessing”), borrowed from Latin benedictiō.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

beannacht f (genitive singular beannachta, nominative plural beannachtaí)

blessing
Antonym: mallacht
(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 (“blessed; benign; prosperous”, adjective)
beannachtach f (“(act of) calling down blessings”)
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

"beannacht" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “bennacht”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
Entries containing “beannacht” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “beannacht” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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