bean

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 2 Irish 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Declension 3 Old English 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Pronunciation 3.3 Noun 4 Scottish Gaelic 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

From Middle English bene, from Old English bēan (“‘bean, pea, legume’”), from Proto-Germanic *baunō, of unknown origin.

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: bēn, IPA: /biːn/, SAMPA: /bi:n/
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  Homophones: been (in some dialects)

  Rhymes: -iːn

[edit] Noun

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bean (plural beans)

1. The large edible seed of plants of several genera of Fabaceae.
2. The seed pod of plants of several genera of Fabaceae.
3. A bean-like seed of some other plants, especially coffee; coffee in the general.
4. (British, slang, archaic) a guineau coin.
5. (British, slang, usually in the negative) money.

   I haven't got a bean.

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to bean (third-person singular simple present beans, present participle beaning, simple past and past participle beaned)

1. To hit with a projectile, accurately.

   The pitcher beaned the batter, rather than letting him hit another home run.

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[edit] Irish

[edit] Etymology

From Old Irish ben < Proto-Celtic *benā < Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn

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• IPA: [bʲan̪ˠ]

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bean f.

1. woman
2. wife

[edit] Declension

Irregular

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	bean	mná
Vocative	a bhean	a mhná
Genitive	mná	ban
Dative	bean	mná

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an bhean	na mná
Genitive	na mná	na mban
Dative	leis an mbean don bhean	leis na mná

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bean	bhean	mbean
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

From Germanic *baunō. Cognate with Old Frisian bām, Old Saxon bōna (Dutch boon), Old High German bōna (German Bohne), Old Norse baun (Danish bønne).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /bæ:an/

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bēan f. (plural: bēana or bēane)

1. bean (specifically the broad bean)

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[edit] Scottish Gaelic

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [b̊ɛn]

[edit] Noun

bean f.

1. woman, wife

Irregular noun; forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	a' bhean	na mnathan
Vocative	a bhean	a mhnathain
Genitive	na mnà	na mnathan
Dative	leis a mhnaoi	leis na mnathan