tinneas beannaithe

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Irish

Etymology

Literally, “blessed sickness”.

Pronunciation

Noun

tinneas beannaithe m (genitive singular tinnis bheannaithe)

  1. (pathology) epilepsy
    Synonym: titimeas

Mutation

Mutated forms of tinneas beannaithe
radical lenition eclipsis
tinneas beannaithe thinneas beannaithe dtinneas beannaithe

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 184, page 71

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