bainha
Old Galician-Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin vāgīna (“sheath”).
Noun edit
bainha f
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Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese bainha, from Latin vāgīna (“sheath”). Compare Galician vaíña, Spanish vaina, Catalan beina, also French gaine, Italian guaina. Doublet of vagem and vagina, borrowings from the same source.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ba‧i‧nha
Noun edit
bainha f (plural bainhas)
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Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
bainha
- inflection of bainhar: