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baist.

to baptize

5 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

verb/bˠaʃtʲ//bˠæʃtʲ/
  1. to baptize

    transitive
  2. to name

    transitive
  3. to add water to

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish baithsid, baitsid, baistid (“to baptise”), from baithes (“baptism”), from Latin baptisma, from Ancient Greek βάπτισμα (báptisma).

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