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.

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 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 boingid (“break, cut”),

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

1. extract from bed in ground, dig out; dig up (potatoes, etc.); mine (coal, etc.)
   • 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, 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.

2. separate from root, stem, etc.; reap, pick; cut (hay, turf, flowers, etc.), mow
3. release from socket; open
4. release from source; shed
5. release sound; strike
6. agitate
7. release from hold; lift
8. win
9. become due

Inflection

conjugation of bain (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	bainim	baineann tú; bainir†	baineann sé, sí	bainimid	baineann sibh	baineann siad; bainid†	a bhaineann; a bhaineas / a mbaineann*; a mbaineas*	baintear
	past	bhain mé; bhaineas	bhain tú; bhainis	bhain sé, sí	bhaineamar; bhain muid	bhain sibh; bhaineabhair	bhain siad; bhaineadar	a bhain / ar bhain*	baineadh
	past habitual	bhaininn / mbaininn‡‡	bhainteá / mbainteᇇ	bhaineadh sé, sí / mbaineadh sé, s퇇	bhainimis; bhaineadh muid / mbainimis‡‡; mbaineadh muid‡‡	bhaineadh sibh / mbaineadh sibh‡‡	bhainidís; bhaineadh siad / mbainidís‡‡; mbaineadh siad‡‡	a bhaineadh / a mbaineadh*	bhaintí / mbaint퇇
future		bainfidh mé; bainfead	bainfidh tú; bainfir†	bainfidh sé, sí	bainfimid; bainfidh muid	bainfidh sibh	bainfidh siad; bainfid†	a bhainfidh; a bhainfeas / a mbainfidh*; a mbainfeas*	bainfear
conditional		bhainfinn / mbainfinn‡‡	bhainfeá / mbainfeᇇ	bhainfeadh sé, sí / mbainfeadh sé, s퇇	bhainfimis; bhainfeadh muid / mbainfimis‡‡; mbainfeadh muid‡‡	bhainfeadh sibh / mbainfeadh sibh‡‡	bhainfidís; bhainfeadh siad / mbainfidís‡‡; mbainfeadh siad‡‡	a bhainfeadh / a mbainfeadh*	bhainfí / mbainf퇇
subjunctive	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		bainim	bain	baineadh sé, sí	bainimis	bainigí; bainidh†	bainidís	—	baintear
verbal noun		baint
past participle		bainte

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

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

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.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bain”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “bain” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “bain” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Limos Kalinga

Noun

bain

1. shame

Adjective

bain

1. bashful; shy

Romansch

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