gaine
See also: gainé
French
editEtymology
editInherited from Middle French guaine, from Old French guaïne, inherited from Latin vāgīna (“sheath, scabbard”). Doublet of borrowed vagin. Cognate with Italian guaina, Catalan beina, Spanish vaina, Portuguese bainha.
The change of the onset from Vulgar Latin /v/ to Old French /(ɡ)w/ is due to Germanic influence. One theory sees in it a confluence with Frankish *wāgi (“cup”, compare Old English wǣġe). Alternatively it might be simply that as a military term the word was used most frequently among the Frankish warrior class and therefore came to be generalised in the form corresponding to their accent.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgaine f (plural gaines)
Related terms
editVerb
editgaine
- inflection of gainer:
Further reading
edit- “gaine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
editMiddle English
editEtymology 1
editAdjective
editgaine
- Alternative form of gayn (“direct, fast, good, helpful”)
Etymology 2
editPreposition
editgaine
- Alternative form of gain (“against”)
Etymology 3
editVerb
editgaine
- Alternative form of gaynen
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