beannaigh

Irish

Etymology 1

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

Verb

beannaigh (present analytic beannaíonn, future analytic beannóidh, verbal noun beannú, past participle beannaithe)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, religion) bless, hallow
  2. (intransitive, ~ do) greet
Conjugation
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Adjective

beannaigh

  1. inflection of beannach:
    1. vocative and genitive singular masculine
    2. (archaic) dative singular feminine

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
beannaigh bheannaigh mbeannaigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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