baineann

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish boinenn (compare ben (“woman”), modern bean).

Adjective

baineann (genitive singular masculine baininn, genitive singular feminine baininne, plural baineanna, comparative baininne)

1. female
2. feminine; effeminate

Declension

Declension of baineann

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	baineann	bhaineann	baineanna; bhaineanna²
Vocative	bhaininn		baineanna
Genitive		baineanne	baineanna	baineann
Dative	baineann; bhaineann¹	bhaineann; bhaininn (archaic)	baineanna; bhaineanna²
Comparative	níos baineanne
Superlative	is baineanne

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Alternative forms

• boineann

Synonyms

• (effeminate): baineanda, piteánta, piteogach

Derived terms

• an cineál baineann (“the fair sex”)
• baineannach (“having female offspring; female”, adjective)
• baineannach m (“female”)
• feochadán baineann m (“carline thistle”)
• gamhain baineann (“heifer calf”)
• luathbhaineannach (“protogynous”, adjective)

 

Etymology 2

Inflected form of bain.

Verb

baineann

1. present indicative analytic of bain

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “baineann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “boinenn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language