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feis.

act of sleeping, of passing the night

4 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/fʲɛʃ/
  1. act of sleeping, of passing the night

    feminine · literary
  2. accommodation, entertainment, for the night; bed and supper

    feminine · literary
  3. sleeping together, sexual intercourse

    feminine · literary
  4. espousal, marriage

    feminine · literary
  5. festival

    feminine
  6. festival Irish language festival (with competitions)

    feminine
  7. feast tale

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish fess, verbal noun of foïd (“to spend the night”), from Proto-Celtic *woseti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes- (“to reside”).

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