bainis

Irish

Alternative forms

banais

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)

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.