baint

See also: bain't

Irish

Etymology

From bain +‎ -t.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /bˠɪnʲtʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /bˠan̠ʲtʲ/, /bˠæn̠ʲtʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /bˠɪn̠ʲtʲ/

Noun

baint f (genitive singular bainte)

1. verbal noun of bain
2. relation, affinity, connection

   Synonyms: caidreamh, gaolmhaireacht, gaol

3. relevance
4. (medicine, of tumour, cyst, etc.) removal, extraction
5. digging, removing (of potatoes, etc.)
6. harvesting, reaping

   Synonyms: baint an fhómhair, sábháil, déanamh an fhómhair, buaint, buainteoireacht, fómhar

7. involvement (in, with something, somebody)

   Synonym: páirt

8. (Gaelic football) lift, pick-up

   Synonyms: ardú, piocadh

Declension

Declension of baint (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative baint vocative a bhaint genitive bainte dative baint forms with the definite article case singular nominative an bhaint genitive na bainte dative leis an mbaint don bhaint

Mutation

Mutated forms of baint

radical	lenition	eclipsis
baint	bhaint	mbaint

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) “baint”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “baint”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “baint”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024