bain-

See also: bain and Bain

Irish

Prefix

bain-

1. slender form of ban-

   ‎bain- + ‎inscne (“gender”) → ‎baininscne (“feminine gender”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bain-	bhain-	mbain-
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bain-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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Scottish Gaelic

Prefix

bain-

1. slender form of ban-

   ‎bain- + ‎tighearna (“lord”) → ‎baintighearna (“lady”)