bainis

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish banais, bainis (wedding feast, wedding), from Proto-Celtic *banowessā, equivalent to Old Irish ben (woman, wife) + feis (festival).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbanʲəʃ/

Noun

bainis f (genitive singular bainise, nominative plural bainiseacha)

  1. wedding, wedding feast

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bainis bhainis mbainis
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • "bainis" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • banais” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “bainis” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
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