baithis
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈbaːʃ/[1]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish baithis, baithes, bathais (“baptism, (by association) crown of the head”) (compare Scottish Gaelic bathais), from Latin baptisma, ultimately from Ancient Greek βάπτισμα (báptisma).
Noun[edit]
baithis f (genitive singular baithise, nominative plural baithisí)
- (anatomy) top, crown (of head)
- (anatomy) forehead
- Synonyms: clár baithise, clár éadain, éadan
Declension[edit]
Declension of baithis
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms[edit]
- buarach bhaithise (“strip of dead person's skin used in witchcraft”)
- clár baithise (“forehead”)
Related terms[edit]
- cró na baithise (“fontanelle”)
- logán na baithise (“fontanelle”)
- loigín na baithise (“fontanelle”)
- screaball baithise (“baptismal offering”)
- tobar na baithise (“fontanelle”)
Mutation[edit]
| 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[edit]
- ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1953) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht (in Irish), 1st edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 520 (p. 276) and p. 304
Further reading[edit]
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “baithis, baithes, bathais”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “baiṫeas, -ṫis”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 50
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “baithis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “baithis”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- Entries containing “baithis” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “baithis” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.