bainis
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish banais, bainis (“wedding feast, wedding”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *banowessā. The Old Irish word is often folk-etymologized as Old Irish ben (“woman, wife”) + feis (“festival”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bainis f (genitive singular bainise or bainse, nominative plural bainiseacha or bainseacha)
Declension
Declension of bainis
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- aoi bainise
- bainis a dhéanamh
- bainis bhaiste
- béile bainise
- cáca bainise
- cárta bainise
- cóisir bhainise
- comóradh bainise
- fear tionlacain bainise
- gliúrach bhainise
- lucht bainise
- máirseáil bhainise
- teach bainise
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
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “banais”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 91
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bainis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “bainis”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 48
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