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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)
Inflection[edit]
positive (strong declension)
positive (weak declension)
comparative
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | beinni | beinni | beinna |
accusative | beinni | beinni | beinna |
dative | beinni | beinni | beinna |
genitive | beinni | beinni | beinna |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | beinni | beinni | beinni |
accusative | beinni | beinni | beinni |
dative | beinni | beinni | beinni |
genitive | beinni | beinni | beinni |
superlative (strong declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | beinastur | beinust | beinast |
accusative | beinastan | beinasta | beinast |
dative | beinustum | beinastri | beinustu |
genitive | beinasts | beinastrar | beinasts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | beinastir | beinastar | beinust |
accusative | beinasta | beinastar | beinust |
dative | beinustum | beinustum | beinustum |
genitive | beinastra | beinastra | beinastra |
superlative (weak declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | beinasti | beinasta | beinasta |
accusative | beinasta | beinustu | beinasta |
dative | beinasta | beinustu | beinasta |
genitive | beinasta | beinustu | beinasta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | beinustu | beinustu | beinustu |
accusative | beinustu | beinustu | beinustu |
dative | beinustu | beinustu | beinustu |
genitive | beinustu | beinustu | beinustu |
Derived terms[edit]
Irish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
beinn
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]
- ^ 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)
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]
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “benn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Verb[edit]
·beinn
- inflection of at·tá:
Old Norse[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *bainaz.
Adjective[edit]
beinn (comparative beinari, superlative beinastr)
Declension[edit]
Strong declension of beinn
Weak declension of beinn
Declension of comparative of beinn
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | beinari | beinari | beinara |
accusative | beinara | beinari | beinara |
dative | beinara | beinari | beinara |
genitive | beinara | beinari | beinara |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | beinari | beinari | beinari |
accusative | beinari | beinari | beinari |
dative | beinurum | beinurum | beinurum |
genitive | beinari | beinari | beinari |
Strong declension of superlative of beinn
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | beinastr | beinust | beinast |
accusative | beinastan | beinasta | beinast |
dative | beinustum | beinastri | beinustu |
genitive | beinasts | beinastrar | beinasts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | beinastir | beinastar | beinust |
accusative | beinasta | beinastar | beinust |
dative | beinustum | beinustum | beinustum |
genitive | beinastra | beinastra | beinastra |
Weak declension of superlative of beinn
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | beinasti | beinasta | beinasta |
accusative | beinasta | beinustu | beinasta |
dative | beinasta | beinustu | beinasta |
genitive | beinasta | beinustu | beinasta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | beinustu | beinustu | beinustu |
accusative | beinustu | beinustu | beinustu |
dative | beinustum | beinustum | beinustum |
genitive | beinustu | beinustu | beinustu |
Descendants[edit]
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
- (in compounds) -legged
Declension[edit]
Strong declension of beinn
Weak declension of beinn
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- -beinn in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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)
Declension[edit]
Declension of beinn
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
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