buin
AromanianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
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
Related termsEdit
IrishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Noun 1Edit
buin m
Noun 2Edit
buin f
MutationEdit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
buin | bhuin | mbuin |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Scottish GaelicEdit
Etymology 1Edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
VerbEdit
buin (past bhuin, future buinidh, verbal noun buntainn, past participle buinte)
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