bainis

== Irish == === Alternative forms === banais (Ulster) === Etymology === From Old Irish banais, bainis (“wedding feast, wedding”), from Proto-Celtic *banowessā. The Old Irish word is often folk-etymologized as ben (“woman, wife”) + feis (“festival”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbanʲəʃ/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbanˠəʃ/ (corresponding to the form banais) === Noun === bainis f (genitive singular bainise or bainse, nominative plural bainiseacha or bainseacha) wedding, wedding feast ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === References === === 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