bain

See also: Bain and bain-

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beɪn/

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• Rhymes: -eɪn

Etymology 1

From Middle English bain, bayne, bayn, beyn (“direct, prompt”), from Old Norse beinn (“straight, right, favourable, advantageous, convenient, friendly, fair, keen”).

Alternative forms

• bane

Adjective

bain (comparative more bain, superlative most bain)

1. (now chiefly dialectal) Ready; willing.
2. (now chiefly dialectal) Direct; near; short; gain.

   That is the bainest way.

3. (Now chiefly dialectal) Limber; pliant; flexible.

Adverb

bain (comparative more bain, superlative most bain)

1. (now chiefly dialectal) Readily; willingly.
2. (now chiefly dialectal) Nearby; at hand.

Derived terms

• bainly

Etymology 2

From Middle English bayne~baine, from Old French bain, from Latin baneum, variant of balneum. Doublet of bagnio, balaneion, and banya.

Alternative forms

• bane (obsolete)
• bayne (15th-17th centuries)

Noun

bain (plural bains)

1. (obsolete) A bath.
   • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “xj”, in Le Morte Darthur, book VIII:

     THus was sir Tramtryst longe there wel cherysshed / with the kynge and the quene / […] / So vpon a daye / the quene and la beale Isoud made a bayne for syre Tramtryst / And whan he was in his bayne / the quene and Isoud her doughter romed vp & doune in the chamber / and there whyles Gouernail and Heles attendyd vpon Tramtryst

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Anagrams

• AIBN, Bian, Bina, IBAN, Iban, Nabi, bani, nabi, naib

Bavarian

Noun

bain ?

1. (Sappada, Sauris, Timau) wine

References

• Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien.

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• boi

Etymology

From Middle High German wīn, from Old High German wīn, from Proto-West Germanic *wīn, from Latin vīnum. Cognate with German Wein, English wine.

Noun

bain m

1. (Sette Comuni, Tredici Comuni) wine

   Dar bain ist och gamacht mettar baimarn. ― The wine is also made with grapes. (Sette Comuni dialect)

References

• “bain” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974), Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin baneum, variant of balneum. Doublet of bagne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛ̃/

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Noun

bain m (plural bains)

1. bath

Derived terms

• bain bouillonnant
• bain de bouche
• bain de foule
• bain de glace
• bain de minuit
• bain de pieds
• bain de sang
• bain de soleil
• bain marie
• bain tourbillon
• bonnet de bain
• chambre à bain
• jeter le bébé avec l'eau du bain
• maillot de bain
• salle de bain
• se remettre dans le bain
• serviette de bain
• sortie de bain

Related terms

• baigner
• balnéaire

Further reading

• “bain”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Ilocano

Etymology

Compare Pangasinan baing

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈʔin/ [bɐˈʔin]
• Hyphenation: ba‧in

Noun

baín (Kur-itan spelling ᜊᜁᜈ᜔)

1. shame

Derived terms

• bainen
• ibain
• mabain
• mabainan
• mamain
• pabainan

Irish

Alternative forms

• bean

Etymology

From a conflation of Old Irish benaid (“beat, strike”) and bongaid (“break, cut”),

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Ulster) IPA^(key): /bˠinʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /bˠanʲ/, /bˠænʲ/

Verb

bain (present analytic baineann, future analytic bainfidh, verbal noun baint, past participle bainte) (ambitransitive)

1. to extract [with as ‘from’]
2. to dig up (potatoes etc.)
   • 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect], volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 60:

     wȧn šē fatī əńḗ, ńī raudr̥ gə dønə

     [Bhain sé fataí inné, ní rabhadar go dona.]

     He dug up potatoes yesterday, they weren’t bad.

3. to mine (coal etc.)
4. to reap, pick (crops, fruit etc.)
5. to mow
6. to open (a lock etc.)
7. to shed (cast off, let fall)
8. to strike (sound by percussion, with blows, or as if with blows)
9. to lift (remove (a ban, restriction etc.))
10. to win (triumph or achieve victory in; gain (a prize) by succeeding in competition or contest)

Inflection

Conjugation of bain (first conjugation – A)

indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	bainim	baineann tú; bainir†	baineann sé, sí	bainimid; baineann muid	baineann sibh	baineann siad; bainid†	a bhaineann; a bhaineas	baintear
past	bhain mé; bhaineas	bhain tú; bhainis	bhain sé, sí	bhaineamar; bhain muid	bhain sibh; bhaineabhair	bhain siad; bhaineadar	a bhain	baineadh
past habitual	bhaininn / baininn‡	bhainteá / bainteá‡	bhaineadh sé, sí / baineadh sé, sí‡	bhainimis; bhaineadh muid / bainimis‡; baineadh muid‡	bhaineadh sibh / baineadh sibh‡	bhainidís; bhaineadh siad / bainidís‡; baineadh siad‡	a bhaineadh	bhaintí / baintí‡
	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	bainfidh mé; bainfead	bainfidh tú; bainfir†	bainfidh sé, sí	bainfimid; bainfidh muid	bainfidh sibh	bainfidh siad; bainfid†	a bhainfidh; a bhainfeas	bainfear
conditional	bhainfinn / bainfinn‡	bhainfeá / bainfeá‡	bhainfeadh sé, sí / bainfeadh sé, sí‡	bhainfimis; bhainfeadh muid / bainfimis‡; bainfeadh muid‡	bhainfeadh sibh / bainfeadh sibh‡	bhainfidís; bhainfeadh siad / bainfidís‡; bainfeadh siad‡	a bhainfeadh	bhainfí / bainfí‡
subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	go mbaine mé; go mbainead†	go mbaine tú; go mbainir†	go mbaine sé, sí	go mbainimid; go mbaine muid	go mbaine sibh	go mbaine siad; go mbainid†	—	go mbaintear
past	dá mbaininn	dá mbainteá	dá mbaineadh sé, sí	dá mbainimis; dá mbaineadh muid	dá mbaineadh sibh	dá mbainidís; dá mbaineadh siad	—	dá mbaintí
imperative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
—	bainim	bain	baineadh sé, sí	bainimis	bainigí; bainidh†	bainidís	—	baintear
past participle	bainte
verbal noun	baint

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

Derived terms

• bain amach
• bain aníos
• bain anuas
• bain ar
• bain as
• bain chuig
• bain chun
• bain de
• bain do
• bain faoi
• bain le
• bain ó
• bain siar as
• bain spórt as
• bain sult as
• bain taitneamh as

Mutation

Mutated forms of bain

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bain	bhain	mbain

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “bainim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 71; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “bain”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “bain”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “bain”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026

Limos Kalinga

Noun

bain

1. shame

Adjective

bain

1. bashful; shy

Romansh

Etymology 1

From Latin bene.

Adverb

bain

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) well
2. (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) beautifully
3. (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) yes (used to disagree with a negative statement)

Alternative forms

• bein (Sursilvan)
• bagn (Sutsilvan, Surmiran)

Derived terms

• bainschi

Etymology 2

Noun

bain m (plural bains)

1. (Puter, Vallader) farm

Alternative forms

• bein (Sursilvan)

Synonyms

• (Rumantsch Grischun) bain puril, (Sursilvan) bein puril
• (Rumantsch Grischun) puraria, (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) purareia, (Vallader) pauraria
• (Sutsilvan) manaschi da purs
• (Surmiran) curt purila