English

Noun

feis ‎(plural feiseanna)

1. (Ireland) An Irish festival, usually including folk music, dancing, and sports.
2. (Ireland) An Irish gathering at which new laws were decreed, as well as folk music, dancing, and sports.

See also

• Fèis, the Scottish equivalent, and eisteddfod, the Welsh equivalent.

Anagrams

• EFIs
• ISEF
• seif

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish feiss, fess.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fʲɛʃ/

Noun

feis f ‎(genitive singular feise, nominative plural feiseanna)

1. (literary) act of sleeping, of passing the night; accommodation, entertainment, for the night; bed and supper
2. (literary) sleeping together, sexual intercourse; espousal, marriage
3. . festival
   1. Irish language festival (with competitions)
4. (literature) feast tale

Declension

Synonyms

• (festival): féile

Derived terms

• Ard-Fheis ‎(“national convention”)

Mutation

References

• "feis" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “2 feis(s), fess” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /feʃ/

Noun

feis f ‎(genitive singular feise)

1. sex, intercourse

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with fèis, a festival.