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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

feis

/fɛʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables
feis
IPA
/fɛʃ/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An Irish festival, usually including folk music, dancing, and sports.

noun

An Irish gathering at which new laws were decreed, as well as folk music, dancing, and sports.

name

plural of Fei

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish feis.

Inflected Forms

feiseanna (plural)

Phrases

the Scottish equivalent and eisteddfod the Welsh equivalent

Frequently Paired Words

Fèis the Scottish equivalent and eisteddfod the Welsh equivalent

Rhymes With

nice price ice advice twice vice device rice precise mice slice spice

Questions

How do you pronounce feis?
The recorded pronunciation is /fɛʃ/.
What does feis mean?
An Irish festival, usually including folk music, dancing, and sports.
Where does feis come from?
Borrowed from Irish feis.

How to pronounce feis

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