feis

See also: Feis

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish feis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛʃ/
  • pl. IPA(key): /fɛʃənə/

Noun

feis (plural feiseanna)

  1. (Ireland) An Irish festival, usually including folk music, dancing, and sports.
  2. (Ireland) An Irish gathering at which new laws were decreed, as well as folk music, dancing, and sports.

See also

Anagrams

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish feiss, fess.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fʲɛʃ/

Noun

feis f (genitive singular feise, nominative plural feiseanna)

  1. (literary) act of sleeping, of passing the night; accommodation, entertainment, for the night; bed and supper
  2. (literary) sleeping together, sexual intercourse; espousal, marriage
  3. . festival
    1. Irish language festival (with competitions)
  4. (literature) feast tale

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
feis fheis bhfeis
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /feʃ/

Noun

feis f (genitive singular feise)

  1. sex, intercourse

Usage notes

  • Not to be confused with fèis, a festival.
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