buaine

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Irish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Irish búaine (quality of being lasting; permanence; constancy). By surface analysis, buan +‎ -e.

Noun

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buaine f (genitive singular buaine)

  1. permanence, durability; longevity
    Synonyms: buaineacht, buaineadas, buaineas
Declension
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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buaine

  1. inflection of buan (during, permanent; steadfast, solid):
    1. genitive singular feminine
    2. comparative degree

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
buaine bhuaine mbuaine
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 28