beannaithe

Irish

Pronunciation

(Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲæn̪ˠiː/, /ˈbʲæn̪ˠɪjə/[1]
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲan̪ˠĩ/[2]

Adjective

beannaithe

holy, sanctified
Synonym: naofa
(Christianity) holy, blessed, sacred
Synonyms: diaga, naofa, naomh
- 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”)

Verb

beannaithe

past participle of beannaigh

Mutation

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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, 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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