Irish edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Irish búaine (quality of being lasting; permanence; constancy). By surface analysis, buan +‎ -e.

Noun edit

buaine f (genitive singular buaine)

  1. permanence, durability; longevity
    Synonyms: buaineacht, buaineadas, buaineas
Declension edit

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective edit

buaine

  1. inflection of buan (during, permanent; steadfast, solid):
    1. genitive singular feminine
    2. comparative degree

Mutation edit

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
buaine bhuaine mbuaine
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading edit

References edit

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 28