baist

See also: Bäist

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish baithsid, baitsid, baistid (“to baptise”), from baithes (“baptism”), from Latin baptisma, from Ancient Greek βάπτισμα (báptisma).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bˠaʃtʲ/
  • (Aran) IPA(key): /bˠæʃtʲ/[2]

Verb

baist (present analytic baisteann, future analytic baistfidh, verbal noun baisteadh, past participle baiste)

  1. (transitive, Christianity) baptize
    • 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect], volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 61:
      bŭæšcĭm hū ə n-ænm̥ n̥ æhr̥ agəs n̥ viḱ agəs n̥ spŕiȷ n̄ȳv.
      [Baistim thú in ainm an Athar agus an Mhic agus an Spioraid Naoimh.]
      I baptize you in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
  2. (transitive) name
  3. (transitive) add water to

Conjugation

conjugation of baist (first conjugation – A)
verbal noun baisteadh
past participle baiste
tense singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative
present baistim baisteann tú;
baistir† 		baisteann sé, sí baistimid baisteann sibh baisteann siad;
baistid† 		a bhaisteann; a bhaisteas /
a mbaisteann* 		baistear
past bhaist mé; bhaisteas bhaist tú; bhaistis bhaist sé, sí bhaisteamar; bhaist muid bhaist sibh; bhaisteabhair bhaist siad; bhaisteadar a bhaist /
ar bhaist* 		baisteadh
past habitual bhaistinn / mbaistinn‡‡ bhaisteá / mbaisteᇇ bhaisteadh sé, sí / mbaisteadh sé, s퇇 bhaistimis; bhaisteadh muid / mbaistimis‡‡; mbaisteadh muid‡‡ bhaisteadh sibh / mbaisteadh sibh‡‡ bhaistidís; bhaisteadh siad / mbaistidís‡‡; mbaisteadh siad‡‡ a bhaisteadh /
a mbaisteadh* 		bhaistí / mbaist퇇
future baistfidh mé;
baistfead 		baistfidh tú;
baistfir† 		baistfidh sé, sí baistfimid;
baistfidh muid 		baistfidh sibh baistfidh siad;
baistfid† 		a bhaistfidh; a bhaistfeas /
a mbaistfidh* 		baistfear
conditional bhaistfinn / mbaistfinn‡‡ bhaistfeá / mbaistfeᇇ bhaistfeadh sé, sí / mbaistfeadh sé, s퇇 bhaistfimis; bhaistfeadh muid / mbaistfimis‡‡; mbaistfeadh muid‡‡ bhaistfeadh sibh / mbaistfeadh sibh‡‡ bhaistfidís; bhaistfeadh siad / mbaistfidís‡‡; mbaistfeadh siad‡‡ a bhaistfeadh /
a mbaistfeadh* 		bhaistfí / mbaistf퇇
subjunctive
present go mbaiste mé;
go mbaistead† 		go mbaiste tú;
go mbaistir† 		go mbaiste sé, sí go mbaistimid;
go mbaiste muid 		go mbaiste sibh go mbaiste siad;
go mbaistid† 		— go mbaistear
past dá mbaistinn dá mbaisteá dá mbaisteadh sé, sí dá mbaistimis;
dá mbaisteadh muid 		dá mbaisteadh sibh dá mbaistidís;
dá mbaisteadh siad 		— dá mbaistí
imperative
– baistim baist baisteadh sé, sí baistimis baistigí;
baistidh† 		baistidís — baistear

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

  • baiste m (“baptism”)
  • baisteach m (“baptist”)
  • baisteachán m (“(act of) nicknaming, calling names; abuse”)
  • baistíoch m (“(newly) baptized person; Christian; living person”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of baist
radical lenition eclipsis
baist bhaist mbaist

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bait(h)sid, baistid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 61

Further reading

Scots

Noun

baist (plural baists)

  1. beast

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paʃtʲ/

Verb

baist (past bhaist, future baistidh, verbal noun baisteadh, past participle baiste)

  1. (Christianity) baptize, christen

Mutation

Mutation of baist
radical lenition
baist bhaist

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “baist”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bait(h)sid, baistid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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