buin

See also: Buin and buín

Contents

AromanianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• buinu

EtymologyEdit

From bou, or possibly from Latin bovīnus. Compare old Italian buino, Occitan boïn, Catalan buina. The (Daco-) Romanian bovin is a borrowing from Latin.

AdjectiveEdit

buin

1. pertaining to an ox; bovine

Related termsEdit

• bou
• buits
• buyear

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IrishEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /bˠɪnʲ/

Noun 1Edit

buin m

1. genitive singular of bun

Noun 2Edit

buin f

1. (archaic or dialectal) dative singular of bó

MutationEdit

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
buin	bhuin	mbuin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Scottish GaelicEdit

Etymology 1Edit

VerbEdit

buin (past bhuin, future buinidh, verbal noun buntainn, past participle buinte)

1. belong, pertain, be related

Usage notesEdit

• Used with the preposition do:

  Am buin e dhi? ― Does it belong to her?

  ...a bhuineas do dh'Arcaibh... ― ...who belongs to Orkney...

  Cha bhuin e don teaghlach sin. ― He wasn't related to that family.

Etymology 2Edit

NounEdit

buin m

1. genitive singular of bun
2. nominative plural of bun