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beannach
beannach
Irish
Adjective
beannach (genitive singular masculine beannaigh, genitive singular feminine beannaí, plural beannacha, comparative beannaí)
Declension
Declension of beannach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | beannach | beannach¹ | beannacha³ | |
| Vocative | beannaigh¹ | beannach¹ | beannacha | |
| Genitive | beannaigh¹ | beannaí (obsolete) beannaighe |
beannacha | beannach |
| Dative | beannach² | beannach¹ (archaic) beannaigh¹ |
beannacha³ | |
| Comparative | beannaí (obsolete) beannaighe |
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¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| beannach | bheannach | mbeannach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "beannach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “2 bennach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.