baithis

Irish

Alternative forms

• baitheas
• bathais

Etymology

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).

Pronunciation

• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈbaʃ/

Noun

baithis f (genitive singular baithise, nominative plural baithisí)

1. (anatomy) top, crown (of head)
2. (anatomy) forehead

   Synonyms: clár baithise, clár éadain, éadan

Declension

Declension of baithis (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative baithis baithisí vocative a bhaithis a bhaithisí genitive baithise baithisí dative baithis baithisí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an bhaithis na baithisí genitive na baithise na mbaithisí dative leis an mbaithis don bhaithis leis na baithisí

Derived terms

• buarach bhaithise (“strip of dead person's skin used in witchcraft”)
• clár baithise (“forehead”)

Related terms

• cró na baithise (“fontanelle”)
• logán na baithise (“fontanelle”)
• loigín na baithise (“fontanelle”)
• screaball baithise (“baptismal offering”)
• tobar na baithise (“fontanelle”)

 

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.

Further reading

• 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
• 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
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “baithis”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “baithis”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024