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Old Irish
Etymology
From Insular Proto-Celtic *bendixtyū (whence also Proto-Brythonic *bendiθ, whence Welsh bendith) from Latin benedictiō. When declined as an ā-stem, assimilated to the suffix -acht.
Pronunciation
Noun
bendacht f (genitive bendachtae or bendachtan, nominative plural bendachta or bendachtain)
- blessing
- benediction
Inflection
| Feminine ā-stem
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Singular
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Dual
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Plural
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| Nominative
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bendachtL
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bendachtL
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bendachtaH
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| Vocative
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bendachtL
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bendachtL
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bendachtaH
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| Accusative
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bendachtN
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bendachtL
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bendachtaH
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| Genitive
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bendachtaeH
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bendachtL
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bendachtN
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| Dative
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bendachtL
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bendachtaib
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bendachtaib
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
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Descendants
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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| bennacht
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bennacht
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/
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mbennacht
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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