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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Declension of buaine (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative buaine
vocative a bhuaine
genitive buaine
dative buaine
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an bhuaine
genitive na buaine
dative leis an mbuaine
don bhuaine

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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Mutated forms of buaine
radical lenition eclipsis
buaine bhuaine mbuaine

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

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