bain

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English bain, bayne, bayn, beyn (“direct, prompt”), from Old Norse beinn (“straight, right, favourable, advantageous, convenient, friendly, fair, keen”), from Proto-Germanic *bainaz (“straight”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhei- (“to hit, beat”). Cognate with Scots bein, bien (“in good condition, pleasant, well-to-do, cosy, well-stocked, pleasant, keen”), Icelandic beinn (“straight, direct, hospitable”), Norwegian bein (“straight, direct, easy to deal with”). See also bein.

Alternative forms

Adjective

bain (comparative more bain, superlative most bain)

  1. (Now chiefly dialectal) Ready; willing.
  2. (Now chiefly dialectal) Direct; near; short; gain.
    That is the bainest way.
  3. (Now chiefly dialectal) Limber; pliant; flexible.

Adverb

bain (comparative more bain, superlative most bain)

  1. (Now chiefly dialectal) Readily; willingly.
  2. (Now chiefly dialectal) Nearby; at hand.

Etymology 2

From Middle English bayne, baine, from Old French bain (“bath”), from Latin balneum (“bath, bath-house”).

Alternative forms

  • bane (obsolete)
  • bayne (15th-17th centuries)

Noun

bain (plural bains)

  1. (obsolete) A bath.
    • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book VIII:
      So uppon a day the quene and La Beale Isode made a bayne for Sir Tramtryste, and whan he was in his bayne, the quene and Isode, hir doughter, romed up and downe in the chambir the whyles Governayle and Hebes attendede uppon Sir Tramtryste.

Anagrams

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French

Etymology

From Latin balneum.

Pronunciation

Noun

bain m (plural bains)

  1. bath

Derived terms

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Irish

Etymology

From a conflation of Old Irish benaid (“beat, strike”) and boingid (“break, cut”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA: [bˠanʲ], [bˠɪnʲ]

Verb

bain (present analytic baineann, future analytic bainfidh, verbal noun baint, past participle bainte)

  1. to extract
  2. to cut (hay, turf, flowers, etc.), to mow

Inflection

First Conjugation (A)
singular plural autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present bainim baineann tú;
bainir†		 baineann sé, sí bainimid baineann sibh baineann siad;
bainid†		 baintear
past bhain mé;
bhaineas†		 bhain tú;
bhainis†		 bhain sé, sí bhaineamar bhain sibh;
bhaineabhair†		 bhain siad;
bhaineadar†		 baineadh
future bainfidh mé;
bainfead†		 bainfidh tú;
bainfir†		 bainfidh sé, sí bainfimid;
bainfeam†		 bainfidh sibh bainfidh siad;
bainfid†		 bainfear
past habitual bhaininn bhainteá bhaineadh sé, sí bhainimis bhaineadh sibh bhainidís bhaintí
imperative bainim bain baineadh sé, sí bainimis bainigí bainidís baintear
conditional bhainfinn bhainfeá bhainfeadh sé, sí bhainfimis bhainfeadh sibh bhainfidís bhainfí
subjunctive present baine mé;
bainead†		 baine tú;
bainir†		 baine sé, sí bainimid baine sibh baine siad;
bainid†		 baintear
past baininn bainteá baineadh sé, sí bainimis baineadh sibh bainidís baintí
verbal noun baint
past participle bainte

† Dialect form

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bain bhain mbain
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Romansch

Etymology 1

From Latin bene.

Adverb

bain

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) well
  2. (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) beautifully
  3. (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) yes (used to disagree with a negative statement)
Alternative forms
  • (Sursilvan) bein
  • (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) bagn
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

bain m (plural bains)

  1. (Puter, Vallader) farm
Alternative forms
Synonyms
  • (Rumantsch Grischun) bain puril, (Sursilvan) bein puril
  • (Rumantsch Grischun) puraria, (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) purareia, (Vallader) pauraria
  • (Sutsilvan) manaschi da purs
  • (Surmiran) curt purila
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