bennacht

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin benedictiō.

Noun

bennacht f

  1. blessing
  2. benediction

Declension
Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative bennachtL bennachtL bennacht
Vocative bennachtL bennachtL bennacht
Accusative bennachtN bennachtL bennacht
Genitive bennachtae bennachtL bennachtN
Dative bennachtL bennachtaib bennachtaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
bennacht bennacht
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/		 mbennacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • “bennacht” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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