baithis
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish baithis, baithes, bathais (“baptism; the order of baptism, the baptismal rite; (by association) crown of the head”) (compare Scottish Gaelic bathais), from Latin baptisma, ultimately from Ancient Greek βάπτισμα (báptisma).
Noun
baithis f (genitive singular baithise, nominative plural baithisí)
Declension
Declension of baithis
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- buarach bhaithise (“strip of dead person's skin used in witchcraft”)
- clár baithise (“forehead”)
Related terms
- cró na baithise, logán na baithise, loigín na baithise, tobar na baithise (“fontanelle”)
- screaball baithise (“baptismal offering”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| baithis | bhaithis | mbaithis |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "baithis" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “baithis, baithes, bathais” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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