bainne

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish bannae (“drop”).

Pronunciation

• (Waterford, Cork) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠaɲə/
• (Kerry) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɑnʲə/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠan̠ʲə/, /ˈbˠæn̠ʲə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠæn̠ʲə/

Noun

bainne m (genitive singular bainne)

1. milk

Declension

Declension of bainne (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative bainne vocative a bhainne genitive bainne dative bainne forms with the definite article case singular nominative an bainne genitive an bhainne dative leis an mbainne don bhainne

Derived terms

• bainne ailse (“pus from malignant sore”)
• bainne bán (“purulent eruption”)
• bainne bearrtha (“skim-milk”)
• bainne bó (“cow's milk”)
• bainne bó bleacht (“cowslip juice”)
• 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 éan (“juice of dandelion”)
• bainne clog (“juice of dandelion”)
• bainne gabhair (“goat's milk”)
• bainne géar (“sour milk”)
• bainne lom (“skim-milk”)
• bainne milis (“fresh milk”)
• bainne muice (“sow-thistle”)
• bainne righin (“milk sediment (on churn)”)
• bainniúil (“milky; milk-yielding”, adjective)

 

Related terms

• bainniúlacht f (“milkiness”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of bainne

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bainne	bhainne	mbainne

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) “bainne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Old Irish bannae (“drop”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈb̥aɲə/
• (Lewis, Sutherland) IPA^(key): /ˈb̥ɔ̃ɲə/ (corresponding to the form boinne)
• (Barra) IPA^(key): [ˈb̥ɛɲʌ]
• (Colonsay) IPA^(key): [ˈb̥aˀɲɪ̈]

Noun

bainne m (genitive singular bainne)

1. milk

Etymology 2

Noun

bainne m

1. genitive singular of bann

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “bainne”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN