beannaithe
Irish
Adjective
beannaithe
- holy, sanctified
- Synonym: naofa
- (Christianity) holy, blessed, sacred
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 38:
- is bæn̄ijə hū har nə mnā.
- [Is beannaithe thú thar na mná.]
- Blessed art thou among women.
Derived terms
- beannaitheacht (“sacredness; beatitude”)
- An Mhaighdean Bheannaithe (“the Blessed Virgin”)
- tinneas beannaithe (“epilepsy”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| beannaithe | bheannaithe | mbeannaithe |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 38
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 184, page 71
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “beannaithe”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “beannaithe” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “beannaithe” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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