beinn
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse beinn, from Proto-Germanic *bainaz.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]beinn (comparative beinni, superlative beinastur)
Inflection
[edit]singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | beinni | beinni | beinna |
accusative | beinni | beinni | beinna |
dative | beinni | beinni | beinna |
genitive | beinni | beinni | beinna |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | beinni | beinni | beinni |
accusative | beinni | beinni | beinni |
dative | beinni | beinni | beinni |
genitive | beinni | beinni | beinni |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | beinastur | beinust | beinast |
accusative | beinastan | beinasta | beinast |
dative | beinustum | beinastri | beinustu |
genitive | beinasts | beinastrar | beinasts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | beinastir | beinastar | beinust |
accusative | beinasta | beinastar | beinust |
dative | beinustum | beinustum | beinustum |
genitive | beinastra | beinastra | beinastra |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | beinasti | beinasta | beinasta |
accusative | beinasta | beinustu | beinasta |
dative | beinasta | beinustu | beinasta |
genitive | beinasta | beinustu | beinasta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | beinustu | beinustu | beinustu |
accusative | beinustu | beinustu | beinustu |
dative | beinustu | beinustu | beinustu |
genitive | beinustu | beinustu | beinustu |
Derived terms
[edit]Irish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]beinn
Mutation
[edit]radical | lenition | eclipsis |
---|---|---|
beinn | bheinn | mbeinn |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 52
Manx
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish benn (“peak, point, prong, pinnacle”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *bandā (“peak, top”).
Noun
[edit]beinn m (genitive singular beinnee, plural beinnyn or binn)
Mutation
[edit]Manx mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
beinn | veinn | meinn |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “benn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Verb
[edit]·beinn
- inflection of at·tá:
Mutation
[edit]radical | lenition | nasalization |
---|---|---|
·beinn | ·beinn pronounced with /-β(ʲ)-/ |
·mbeinn |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Old Norse
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *bainaz.
Adjective
[edit]beinn (comparative beinari, superlative beinastr)
Declension
[edit]singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | beinari | beinari | beinara |
accusative | beinara | beinari | beinara |
dative | beinara | beinari | beinara |
genitive | beinara | beinari | beinara |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | beinari | beinari | beinari |
accusative | beinari | beinari | beinari |
dative | beinurum | beinurum | beinurum |
genitive | beinari | beinari | beinari |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | beinastr | beinust | beinast |
accusative | beinastan | beinasta | beinast |
dative | beinustum | beinastri | beinustu |
genitive | beinasts | beinastrar | beinasts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | beinastir | beinastar | beinust |
accusative | beinasta | beinastar | beinust |
dative | beinustum | beinustum | beinustum |
genitive | beinastra | beinastra | beinastra |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | beinasti | beinasta | beinasta |
accusative | beinasta | beinustu | beinasta |
dative | beinasta | beinustu | beinasta |
genitive | beinasta | beinustu | beinasta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | beinustu | beinustu | beinustu |
accusative | beinustu | beinustu | beinustu |
dative | beinustum | beinustum | beinustum |
genitive | beinustu | beinustu | beinustu |
Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “beinn”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Etymology 2
[edit]From bein n (“bone, leg”), from Proto-Germanic *bainą, also from *bainaz.
Adjective
[edit]beinn
- (in compounds) -legged
Declension
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- -beinn in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish benn (“peak, point, pinnacle”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *bandā (“peak, top”). Doublet of beann.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Lewis) IPA(key): /b̥ẽĩɲ/[2], [b̥ẽ̠ĩɲ]
- (Uist, Barra) IPA(key): /b̥eiɲ/[3][4]
- (Skye) IPA(key): /b̥ɤiɲ/[5]
Noun
[edit]beinn f (genitive singular beinne, plural beanntan)
Declension
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Scots: ben
Mutation
[edit]radical | lenition |
---|---|
beinn | bheinn |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “benn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
Further reading
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