English Explanatory Dictionary

feis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An Irish festival, usually including folk music, dancing, and sports.
  2. An Irish gathering at which new laws were decreed, as well as folk music, dancing, and sports.
name
  1. plural of Fei

Pronunciation

/fɛʃ/

Word forms

feis feiseanna

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish feis.

Related words

Fèis the Scottish equivalent and eisteddfod the Welsh equivalent
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