beinn
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse beinn, from Proto-Germanic *bainaz.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
beinn (comparative beinni, superlative beinastur)
Inflection edit
positive (strong declension)
positive (weak declension)
comparative
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | beinni | beinni | beinna |
accusative | beinni | beinni | beinna |
dative | beinni | beinni | beinna |
genitive | beinni | beinni | beinna |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | beinni | beinni | beinni |
accusative | beinni | beinni | beinni |
dative | beinni | beinni | beinni |
genitive | beinni | beinni | beinni |
superlative (strong declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | beinastur | beinust | beinast |
accusative | beinastan | beinasta | beinast |
dative | beinustum | beinastri | beinustu |
genitive | beinasts | beinastrar | beinasts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | beinastir | beinastar | beinust |
accusative | beinasta | beinastar | beinust |
dative | beinustum | beinustum | beinustum |
genitive | beinastra | beinastra | beinastra |
superlative (weak declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | beinasti | beinasta | beinasta |
accusative | beinasta | beinustu | beinasta |
dative | beinasta | beinustu | beinasta |
genitive | beinasta | beinustu | beinasta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | beinustu | beinustu | beinustu |
accusative | beinustu | beinustu | beinustu |
dative | beinustu | beinustu | beinustu |
genitive | beinustu | beinustu | beinustu |
Derived terms edit
Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
beinn
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
beinn | bheinn | mbeinn |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 52
Manx edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish benn (“peak, point, prong, pinnacle”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *bandā (“peak, top”).
Noun edit
beinn m (genitive singular beinnee, plural beinnyn or binn)
Mutation edit
Manx mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
beinn | veinn | meinn |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “benn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Verb edit
·beinn
- inflection of at·tá:
Mutation edit
Old Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
·beinn | ·beinn pronounced with /-v(ʲ)-/ |
·mbeinn |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Old Norse edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Germanic *bainaz.
Adjective edit
beinn (comparative beinari, superlative beinastr)
Declension edit
Strong declension of beinn
Weak declension of beinn
Declension of comparative of beinn
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | beinari | beinari | beinara |
accusative | beinara | beinari | beinara |
dative | beinara | beinari | beinara |
genitive | beinara | beinari | beinara |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | beinari | beinari | beinari |
accusative | beinari | beinari | beinari |
dative | beinurum | beinurum | beinurum |
genitive | beinari | beinari | beinari |
Strong declension of superlative of beinn
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | beinastr | beinust | beinast |
accusative | beinastan | beinasta | beinast |
dative | beinustum | beinastri | beinustu |
genitive | beinasts | beinastrar | beinasts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | beinastir | beinastar | beinust |
accusative | beinasta | beinastar | beinust |
dative | beinustum | beinustum | beinustum |
genitive | beinastra | beinastra | beinastra |
Weak declension of superlative of beinn
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | beinasti | beinasta | beinasta |
accusative | beinasta | beinustu | beinasta |
dative | beinasta | beinustu | beinasta |
genitive | beinasta | beinustu | beinasta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | beinustu | beinustu | beinustu |
accusative | beinustu | beinustu | beinustu |
dative | beinustum | beinustum | beinustum |
genitive | beinustu | beinustu | beinustu |
Descendants edit
Descendants
Further reading edit
- “beinn”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Etymology 2 edit
From bein n (“bone, leg”), from Proto-Germanic *bainą, also from *bainaz.
Adjective edit
beinn
- (in compounds) -legged
Declension edit
Strong declension of beinn
Weak declension of beinn
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- -beinn in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish benn (“peak, point, pinnacle”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *bandā (“peak, top”). Doublet of beann.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
beinn f (genitive singular beinne, plural beanntan)
Declension edit
Declension of beinn
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
---|---|
Radical | Lenition |
beinn | bheinn |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “benn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language