beannacht

== Irish == === Etymology === From Middle Irish bennacht (“benediction, blessing”), from Old Irish bendacht, from Latin benedictiō. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic beannachd. === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /bʲəˈn̪ˠaxt̪ˠ/ (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbʲan̪ˠəxt̪ˠ/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲan̪ˠa(x)t̪ˠ/ === Noun === beannacht f (genitive singular beannachta, nominative plural beannachtaí) blessing Antonym: mallacht (ecclesiastical) benediction Antonym: mallacht ==== Declension ==== Alternative genitive plural: beannacht ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== beannaigh (“bless; greet”, verb) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “beannaċt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 89; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “beannacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “beannacht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “beannacht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026