baithis

Irish

From Old Irish baithis, baithes, bathais (“baptism; the order of baptism, the baptismal rite; (by association) crown of the head”) (compare Scottish Gaelic bathais), from Latin baptisma, ultimately from Ancient Greek βάπτισμα (báptisma).

baithis f (genitive singular baithise, nominative plural baithisí)

Declension of baithis

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an bhaithis	na baithisí
Genitive	na baithise	na mbaithisí
Dative	leis an mbaithis don bhaithis	leis na baithisí

Terms derived from baithis

Terms related to baithis

cró na baithise, logán na baithise, loigín na baithise, tobar na baithise (“fontanelle”)

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
baithis	bhaithis	mbaithis
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

"baithis" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“baithis, baithes, bathais” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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