baiste

See also: Bäiste

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbˠaʃtʲə/

Etymology 1

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Noun

baiste m (genitive singular baiste, nominative plural baistí)

1. (Christianity) baptism

Declension

Declension of baiste

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative baiste baistí Vocative a bhaiste a bhaistí Genitive baiste baistí Dative baiste baistí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an baiste na baistí Genitive an bhaiste na mbaistí Dative leis an mbaiste don bhaiste leis na baistí

Derived terms

• Eoin Baiste m (“John the Baptist”)

Etymology 2

Verb

baiste

1. inflection of baist:
   1. present subjunctive analytic
   2. (obsolete) second-person singular present indicative

Etymology 3

Participle

baiste

1. past participle of baist

Etymology 4

Noun

baiste m sg

1. genitive singular of baisteadh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
baiste	bhaiste	mbaiste
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “baiste”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “baithis, baithes, bathais”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “baiste”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “baiste”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

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Scottish Gaelic

Verb

baiste

1. past participle of baist

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
baiste	bhaiste
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.