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)
Declension
Declension of bainis
Second declension
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Derived terms
Terms derived from bainis
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| 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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