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See also: Feis
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
feis (plural feiseanna)
- (Ireland) An Irish festival, usually including folk music, dancing, and sports.
- (Ireland) An Irish gathering at which new laws were decreed, as well as folk music, dancing, and sports.
See also[edit]
- Fèis, the Scottish equivalent, and eisteddfod, the Welsh equivalent.
Anagrams[edit]
Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish feiss, fess, verbal noun of foïd (“to spend the night”), from Proto-Celtic *woseti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes- (“to reside”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
feis f (genitive singular feise, nominative plural feiseanna)
- (literary)
- act of sleeping, of passing the night
- accommodation, entertainment, for the night; bed and supper
- (literary)
- sleeping together, sexual intercourse
- espousal, marriage
- festival
- Synonym: féile
- Irish language festival (with competitions)
- (literature) feast tale
Declension[edit]
Declension of feis
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms[edit]
- Ard-Fheis (“national convention”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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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[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “feis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 feis(s), fess”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “feis” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “feis” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Verb[edit]
feis
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish feiss, fess, verbal noun of foïd (“to spend the night”), from Proto-Celtic *woseti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes- (“to reside”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
feis f (genitive singular feise)
Usage notes[edit]
- Not to be confused with fèis (“a festival”).
Mutation[edit]
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
feis | fheis |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “feis”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 feis(s), fess”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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