bainne

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish bannae (drop).

Pronunciation

Noun

bainne m (genitive singular bainne)

  1. milk

Declension

Derived terms

  • bainne ailse (pus from malignant sore)
  • bainne bán (purulent eruption from over-ripe grain or potato)
  • bainne bearrtha, bainne lom (skim-milk)
  • bainne bó (cow's milk)
  • bainne bó bleacht(áin) (cowslip; juice of cowslip)
  • bainne bolgaí (pock discharge)
  • bainne briste (milk turning sour)
  • bainne buí (beestings)
  • bainne caoin (spurge)
  • bainne caorach (sheep's milk)
  • bainne cíche (breastmilk)
  • bainne cíche (na n-)éan, bainne clog (juice of dandelion)
  • bainne gabhair (goat's milk)
  • bainne géar (sour milk)
  • bainne milis (fresh milk)
  • bainne muice (sow-thistle)
  • bainne ramhar, bainne téachta, bainne tiubh (thick milk)
  • bainne righin (milk sediment) (on churn)
  • bainniúil (milky; milk-yielding, adjective)
  • bainniúlacht f (milkiness)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bainne bhainne mbainne
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • "bainne" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • bannae” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): /ˈpaɲɪ/
  • (Sutherland and Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈpɔɲə/
  • (Barra and Western Ross) IPA(key): /ˈpɛɲə/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish bannae (drop).

Noun

bainne m (genitive singular bainne)

  1. milk

Noun

bainne m

  1. genitive singular of bann

References

  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • bannae” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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