báinín

See also: bainin

Irish

Etymology

From bán (“white”) +‎ -ín.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /bˠɑːˈnʲiːnʲ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɑːnʲiːnʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠæːnʲinʲ/

Noun

báinín m (genitive singular báinín, nominative plural báiníní)

  1. woven woollen cloth
    Synonym: báinín tíre
  2. flannel
  3. jacket made of white homespun woollen cloth
  4. flat white coffee

Declension

Declension of báinín (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative báinín báiníní
vocative a bháinín a bháiníní
genitive báinín báiníní
dative báinín báiníní
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an báinín na báiníní
genitive an bháinín na mbáiníní
dative leis an mbáinín
don bháinín 		leis na báiníní

Descendants

  • → English: bawneen, bainin

Mutation

Mutated forms of báinín
radical lenition eclipsis
báinín bháinín mbáinín

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) “báinín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “flannel”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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