beinn

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse beinn, from Proto-Germanic *bainaz.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

beinn (comparative beinni, superlative beinastur)

  1. straight, right
    Maðurinn stendur beinn.
    The man stands straight.
  2. (television) live

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Irish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

beinn

  1. first-person singular past subjunctive of

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
beinn bheinn mbeinn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 52

Manx[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish benn (peak, point, prong, pinnacle), from Proto-Celtic *benno- (peak, top).

Noun[edit]

beinn m (genitive singular beinnee, plural beinnyn or binn)

  1. mountain
    Synonyms: muyne, slieau
  2. ben
  3. summit, pinnacle, apex
    Synonyms: ard-veinn, baare, mullagh
  4. tine of deer

Mutation[edit]

Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
beinn veinn meinn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

Old Irish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Verb[edit]

·beinn

  1. inflection of at·tá:
    1. first-person singular conditional
    2. first-person singular past subjunctive

Old Norse[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *bainaz.

Adjective[edit]

beinn (comparative beinari, superlative beinastr)

  1. straight, right
  2. hospitable
Declension[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Icelandic: beinn
  • Faroese: beinur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bein
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ben, bein
  • Swedish: bena
  • Danish: ben
  • Middle English: beyn, bayn, bayne, bain

References[edit]

  • beinn”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Etymology 2[edit]

From bein n (bone, leg), from Proto-Germanic *bainą, also from *bainaz.

Adjective[edit]

beinn

  1. (in compounds) -legged
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Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish benn (peak, point, pinnacle), from Proto-Celtic *benno-, *bandā (peak, top).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

beinn f (genitive singular beinne, plural beanntan)

  1. mountain, hill
    mar an ceò thall air a' bheinnas the distant mist on the hill
    Synonyms: monadh, sliabh
  2. pinnacle
  3. bin
  4. head, top, high place

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
beinn bheinn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading[edit]

  • Edward Dwelly (1911), “beinn”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Compiled by Malcolm MacLennan)
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “benn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language