bainne

Irish

Etymology

FromOld Irishbannae(“drop”).

Pronunciation

• (Waterford,Cork)IPA^(key):/ˈbˠaɲə/
• (Kerry)IPA^(key):/ˈbˠɑnʲə/
• (Connacht)IPA^(key):/ˈbˠan̠ʲə/,/ˈbˠæn̠ʲə/
• (Ulster)IPA^(key):/ˈbˠæn̠ʲə/

Noun

bainnem(genitive singularbainne)

1. milk

Declension

Declension ofbainne

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative bainne Vocative abhainne Genitive bainne Dative bainne

Forms with thedefinite article Case Singular Nominative anbainne Genitive anbhainne Dative leis anmbainne donbhainne

Derived terms

• bainne ailse(“pus from malignant sore”)
• bainne bán(“purulent eruption”)
• bainne bearrtha(“skim-milk”)
• bainne bó(“cow's milk”)
• bainne bó bleacht(“cowslip juice”)
• bainne bolgaí(“pock discharge”)
• bainne briste(“milk turning sour”)
• bainne buí(“beestings”)
• bainne caoin(“spurge”)
• bainne caorach(“sheep's milk”)
• bainne cíche(“breastmilk”)
• bainne cíche éan(“juice of dandelion”)
• bainne clog(“juice of dandelion”)
• bainne gabhair(“goat's milk”)
• bainne géar(“sour milk”)
• bainne lom(“skim-milk”)
• bainne milis(“fresh milk”)
• bainne muice(“sow-thistle”)
• bainne righin(“milk sediment (on churn)”)
• bainniúil(“milky; milk-yielding”,adjective)

Related terms

• bainniúlachtf(“milkiness”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bainne	bhainne	mbainne
Note:Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall(1977) “bainne”,inFoclóir Gaeilge–Béarla,Dublin: An Gúm,→ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

FromOld Irishbannae(“drop”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈb̥aɲə/
• (Lewis,Sutherland)IPA^(key):/ˈb̥ɔ̃ɲə/
• (Barra)IPA^(key):[ˈb̥ɛɲʌ]
• (Colonsay)IPA^(key):[ˈb̥aˀɲɪ̈]

Noun

bainnem(genitive singularbainne)

1. milk

Etymology 2

Noun

bainnem

1. genitivesingularofbann

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “bainne”, inFaclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan[The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1],10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited,→ISBN