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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish baithes (“baptism; crown of the head”) (compare Scottish Gaelic bathais), from Latin baptisma,[2] from Ancient Greek βάπτισμα (báptisma).

Pronunciation

Noun

baithis f (genitive singular baithise, nominative plural baithisí)

  1. top, crown (of head)
  2. forehead
    Synonyms: clár baithise, clár éadain, éadan
  3. (obsolete, except in fixed expression) baptism
    Synonym: baiste

Declension

Declension of baithis (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative baithis baithisí
vocative a bhaithis a bhaithisí
genitive baithise baithisí
dative baithis baithisí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an bhaithis na baithisí
genitive na baithise na mbaithisí
dative leis an mbaithis
don bhaithis 		leis na baithisí

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of baithis
radical lenition eclipsis
baithis bhaithis mbaithis

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ “baithis”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath , section 520, page 276

Further reading

Old Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

baithis

  1. accusative/dative singular of baithes f
  2. vocative/genitive singular of baithes m

Mutation

Mutation of baithis
radical lenition nasalization
baithis baithis
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/ 		mbaithis

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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