fèis

See also: feis

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Apocopic form of fèist (“entertainment, feast, banquet”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /feːʃ/

Noun

fèis f (genitive singular fèise, plural fèisean)

  1. festival
    1. Gaelic music and cultural festival

Synonyms

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911), “fèis”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “fèis”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[1], Stirling, →ISBN
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