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
Declension of bainis

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative bainis bainiseacha
Vocative a bhainis a bhainiseacha
Genitive bainise bainiseacha
Dative bainis bainiseacha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an bhainis na bainiseacha
Genitive na bainise na mbainiseacha
Dative leis an mbainis

don bhainis

 leis na bainiseacha

Derived terms
  • aoi bainise m (“wedding-guest”)
  • bainis a dhéanamh (“to hold a wedding, celebrate a marriage”)
  • bainis bhaiste f (“christening celebration”)
  • béile bainise m (“wedding-breakfast”)
  • cáca bainise m (“wedding-cake”)
  • cárta bainise m (“wedding-card”)
  • cóisir bhainise f (“wedding-party, -guests”)
  • comóradh bainise m (“wedding celebration”)
  • fear tionlacain bainise m (“groomsman”)
  • gliúrach bhainise f (“enormous wedding feast”)
  • lucht bainise m (“bridal party”)
  • máirseáil bhainise f (“wedding march”)
  • teach bainise m (“wedding-house”)

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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