buain

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbˠuənʲ/

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish búainid, from Old Irish búain (“act of cutting, breaking”), verbal noun of bongaid (“to cut, break”).

Verb

buain (present analytic buanann, future analytic buanfaidh, verbal noun buain, past participle buanta)

  1. (transitive) reap
  2. (ambitransitive) alternative form of bain (“extract, remove”)
Conjugation
Conjugation of buain (first conjugation – A)
indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present buanaim buanann tú;
buanair† 		buanann sé, sí buanaimid; buanann muid buanann sibh buanann siad;
buanaid† 		a bhuanann; a bhuanas buantar
past bhuain mé; bhuanas bhuain tú; bhuanais bhuain sé, sí bhuanamar; bhuain muid bhuain sibh; bhuanabhair bhuain siad; bhuanadar a bhuain buanadh
past habitual bhuanainn /
buanainn‡ 		bhuantá /
buantᇠ		bhuanadh sé, sí /
buanadh sé, sí‡ 		bhuanaimis; bhuanadh muid /
buanaimis‡; buanadh muid‡ 		bhuanadh sibh /
buanadh sibh‡ 		bhuanaidís; bhuanadh siad /
buanaidís‡; buanadh siad‡ 		a bhuanadh bhuantaí /
buantaí‡
singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
future buanfaidh mé;
buanfad 		buanfaidh tú;
buanfair† 		buanfaidh sé, sí buanfaimid;
buanfaidh muid 		buanfaidh sibh buanfaidh siad;
buanfaid† 		a bhuanfaidh; a bhuanfas buanfar
conditional bhuanfainn /
buanfainn‡ 		bhuanfá /
buanfᇠ		bhuanfadh sé, sí /
buanfadh sé, sí‡ 		bhuanfaimis; bhuanfadh muid /
buanfaimis‡; buanfadh muid‡ 		bhuanfadh sibh /
buanfadh sibh‡ 		bhuanfaidís; bhuanfadh siad /
buanfaidís‡; buanfadh siad‡ 		a bhuanfadh bhuanfaí /
buanfaí‡
subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present go mbuana mé;
go mbuanad† 		go mbuana tú;
go mbuanair† 		go mbuana sé, sí go mbuanaimid;
go mbuana muid 		go mbuana sibh go mbuana siad;
go mbuanaid† 		— go mbuantar
past dá mbuanainn dá mbuantá dá mbuanadh sé, sí dá mbuanaimis;
dá mbuanadh muid 		dá mbuanadh sibh dá mbuanaidís;
dá mbuanadh siad 		— dá mbuantaí
imperative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
— buanaim buain buanadh sé, sí buanaimis buanaigí;
buanaidh† 		buanaidís — buantar
past participle buanta
verbal noun buan

† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form

Noun

buain f (genitive singular buana)

  1. verbal noun of buain
Declension
Declension of buain (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative buain
vocative a bhuain
genitive buana
dative buain
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an bhuain
genitive na buana
dative leis an mbuain
don bhuain
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

buain

  1. inflection of buan:
    1. vocative/genitive masculine singular
    2. (archaic) dative feminine singular

Mutation

Mutated forms of buain
radical lenition eclipsis
buain bhuain mbuain

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

References

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish búainid,[1] from Old Irish búain (“act of cutting, breaking; cutting down, reaping; crop, harvest”),[2] verbal noun of bongaid (“to cut, break”).

Pronunciation

Verb

buain (past bhuain, future buainidh, verbal noun buain, past participle buainte)

  1. (agriculture) reap, harvest, cut down, crop, mow
  2. shear
  3. pluck, pull, tear by the root
  4. engage

Derived terms

Noun

buain f (genitive singular buana, no plural)

  1. verbal noun of buain
  2. reaping, cutting down (as of corn), mowing, harvest
  3. value

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “búainid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “búain”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  4. ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966), Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
  5. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 45
  6. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 28
  7. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 147

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911), “buain”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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