buain

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbˠuənʲ/

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish búainid, from Old Irish búain (“act of cutting, breaking”), verbal noun of bongaid (“to cut, break”).

Verb

buain (present analytic buanann, future analytic buanfaidh, verbal noun buain, past participle buanta)

  1. (transitive) reap
  2. (ambitransitive) alternative form of bain (“extract, remove”)
Conjugation
conjugation of buain (first conjugation – A)
verbal noun buan
past participle buanta
tense singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative
present buanaim buanann tú;
buanair† 		buanann sé, sí buanaimid buanann sibh buanann siad;
buanaid† 		a bhuanann; a bhuanas /
a mbuanann* 		buantar
past bhuain mé; bhuanas bhuain tú; bhuanais bhuain sé, sí bhuanamar; bhuain muid bhuain sibh; bhuanabhair bhuain siad; bhuanadar a bhuain /
ar bhuain* 		buanadh
past habitual bhuanainn / mbuanainn‡‡ bhuantá / mbuantᇇ bhuanadh sé, sí / mbuanadh sé, s퇇 bhuanaimis; bhuanadh muid / mbuanaimis‡‡; mbuanadh muid‡‡ bhuanadh sibh / mbuanadh sibh‡‡ bhuanaidís; bhuanadh siad / mbuanaidís‡‡; mbuanadh siad‡‡ a bhuanadh /
a mbuanadh* 		bhuantaí / mbuanta퇇
future buanfaidh mé;
buanfad 		buanfaidh tú;
buanfair† 		buanfaidh sé, sí buanfaimid;
buanfaidh muid 		buanfaidh sibh buanfaidh siad;
buanfaid† 		a bhuanfaidh; a bhuanfas /
a mbuanfaidh* 		buanfar
conditional bhuanfainn / mbuanfainn‡‡ bhuanfá / mbuanfᇇ bhuanfadh sé, sí / mbuanfadh sé, s퇇 bhuanfaimis; bhuanfadh muid / mbuanfaimis‡‡; mbuanfadh muid‡‡ bhuanfadh sibh / mbuanfadh sibh‡‡ bhuanfaidís; bhuanfadh siad / mbuanfaidís‡‡; mbuanfadh siad‡‡ a bhuanfadh /
a mbuanfadh* 		bhuanfaí / mbuanfa퇇
subjunctive
present go mbuana mé;
go mbuanad† 		go mbuana tú;
go mbuanair† 		go mbuana sé, sí go mbuanaimid;
go mbuana muid 		go mbuana sibh go mbuana siad;
go mbuanaid† 		— go mbuantar
past dá mbuanainn dá mbuantá dá mbuanadh sé, sí dá mbuanaimis;
dá mbuanadh muid 		dá mbuanadh sibh dá mbuanaidís;
dá mbuanadh siad 		— dá mbuantaí
imperative
– buanaim buain buanadh sé, sí buanaimis buanaigí;
buanaidh† 		buanaidís — buantar

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Noun

buain f (genitive singular buana)

  1. verbal noun of buain
Declension
Declension of buain (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative buain
vocative a bhuain
genitive buana
dative buain
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an bhuain
genitive na buana
dative leis an mbuain
don bhuain
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

buain

  1. inflection of buan:
    1. vocative/genitive masculine singular
    2. (archaic) dative feminine singular

Mutation

Mutated forms of buain
radical lenition eclipsis
buain bhuain mbuain

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

References

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish búainid, from Old Irish búain (“act of cutting, breaking; cutting down, reaping; crop, harvest”), verbal noun of bongaid (“to cut, break”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /puəɲ/

Verb

buain (past bhuain, future buainidh, verbal noun buain, past participle buainte)

  1. (agriculture) reap, harvest, cut down, crop, mow
  2. shear
  3. pluck, pull, tear by the root
  4. engage

Derived terms

Noun

buain f (genitive singular buana, no plural)

  1. verbal noun of buain
  2. reaping, cutting down (as of corn), mowing, harvest
  3. value

References

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