buin

See also: Buin, buín, and búin

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• buinu

Etymology

From bou, or possibly from Latin bovīnus. Compare old Italian buino, Occitan boïn, Catalan buina. The (Daco-) Romanian bovin is a borrowing from Latin.

Adjective

buin

1. pertaining to an ox; bovine

Related terms

• bou
• buits
• buyear

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bˠɪnʲ/

Noun

buin m

1. genitive singular of bun

Noun

buin f

1. (archaic or dialectal) dative singular of bó

Mutation

Mutated forms of buin

radical	lenition	eclipsis
buin	bhuin	mbuin

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

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Verb

buin (past bhuin, future buinidh, verbal noun buntainn, past participle buinte)

1. belong, pertain, be related

Usage notes

• Used with the preposition do:

  Am buin e dhi? ― Does it belong to her?

  ...a bhuineas do dh'Arcaibh... ― ...who belongs to Orkney...

  Cha bhuin e don teaghlach sin. ― He wasn't related to that family.

Etymology 2

Noun

buin m

1. inflection of bun:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative plural