bennacht

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Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish bendacht, from Latin benedictiō.

Noun

bennacht f (genitive bennachta or bennachtan, nominative plural bennachta or bennachtain)

  1. blessing
  2. benediction

Descendants

  • Irish: beannacht
  • Manx: bannaght
  • Scottish Gaelic: beannachd
  • → Old Norse: bjannak

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
bennacht bennacht
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/		 mbennacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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