beannacht

See also: beannachd

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish bennacht (“benediction, blessing”), borrowed from Latin benedictiō.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /bʲəˈn̪ˠaxt̪ˠ/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲan̪ˠəxt̪ˠ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲan̪ˠa(h)t̪ˠ/

Noun

beannacht f (genitive singular beannachta, nominative plural beannachtaí)

blessing
Antonym: mallacht
(ecclesiastical) benediction
Antonym: mallacht

Declension

Declension of beannacht

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	beannacht	beannachtaí
Vocative	a bheannacht	a bheannachtaí
Genitive	beannachta	beannachtaí
Dative	beannacht	beannachtaí

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an bheannacht	na beannachtaí
Genitive	na beannachta	na mbeannachtaí
Dative	leis an mbeannacht don bheannacht	leis na beannachtaí

Alternative genitive plural: beannacht

Derived terms

beannachtach f (“(act of) calling down blessings”)
beannachtach (“blessed; benign; prosperous”, adjective)
Beannachtaí na Nollaig f pl (“Christmas blessings”)
beir beannacht (“best wishes”)
cárta beannachta m (“greeting card”)
slán agus beannacht (“goodbye and God bless”)

Related terms

beannaigh (“bless; greet”, verb)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
beannacht	bheannacht	mbeannacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “beannacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “bennacht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Entries containing “beannacht” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 38
Entries containing “beannacht” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 66

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