beina

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin vāgīna. Doublet of vagina.

Noun

beina f (plural beines)

  1. sheath, scabbard
  2. (botany) pod

Further reading


Faroese

Verb

beina (third person singular past indicative beindi, third person plural past indicative beint, supine beint)

  1. to straighten, to tidy up

Conjugation

See also


Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpeiːna/
  • Rhymes: -eiːna

Verb

beina (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative beindi, supine beint)

  1. (transitive, with dative) to aim, to direct, to point

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • beina máli til
  • beina skrifum til

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

beina n

  1. definite plural of bein

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbæɪnɑ/

Noun

beina n

  1. definite plural of bein

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²bæɪnɑ/

Noun

beina f

  1. definite singular of beine

Old Norse

Etymology

From beinn (straight, friendly, hospitable), from Proto-Germanic *bainaz.

Verb

beina (singular past indicative beindi, plural past indicative beindu, past participle beindr)

  1. to stretch out, put into motion
  2. to further, promote

Conjugation

Descendants

References

  • beina in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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