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beannaigh.

bless, hallow

9 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

verb/bʲaˈn̪ˠɪɟ/Munster/ˈbʲæn̪ˠə/Galway/ˈbʲan̪ˠiː/Mayo/ˈbʲan̪ˠi/Ulster
  1. bless, hallow

    ambitransitive
  2. greet

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish bennaigid, a later form of Old Irish bennachaid (“blesses; greets, hails, salutes; exercises ecclesiastical functions”), from Latin benedīcō.

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