báinín

See also: bainin

Irish

Etymology

From bán (“white”) +‎ -ín.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /bˠɑːˈnʲiːnʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɑːnʲiːnʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠæːnʲinʲ/

Noun

báinín m (genitive singular báinín, nominative plural báiníní)

1. woven woollen cloth

   Synonym: báinín tíre

2. flannel
3. jacket made of white homespun woollen cloth
4. flat white coffee

Declension

Declension of báinín (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative báinín báiníní vocative a bháinín a bháiníní genitive báinín báiníní dative báinín báiníní forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an báinín na báiníní genitive an bháinín na mbáiníní dative leis an mbáinín don bháinín leis na báiníní

Descendants

• → English: bawneen, bainin

Mutation

Mutated forms of báinín

radical	lenition	eclipsis
báinín	bháinín	mbáinín

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “báinín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “flannel”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025