buin

See also: Buin and buín

Aromanian

Alternative forms
  • buinu

Etymology

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

Adjective

buin

  1. pertaining to an ox; bovine

Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bˠɪnʲ/

Noun 1

buin m

  1. genitive singular of bun

Noun 2

buin f

  1. (archaic or dialectal) dative singular of bó

Mutation
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.

Scottish Gaelic

Verb

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

  1. belong, pertain, be related
Usage notes
  • 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.

Noun

buin m

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