binne

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch binnen, from Middle Dutch binnen, from Old Dutch *binnan.

Pronunciation

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Preposition

binne

1. in, inside

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Waterford, Cork) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲɪɲɪ/
• (Kerry) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲɪnʲə/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲɪn̠ʲə/

Etymology 1

Noun

binne f

1. genitive singular of beann (“horn, antler; drinking-horn; prong”)
2. genitive singular of beann (“regard; dependence”)
3. genitive singular of binn (“peak; gable; cliff; corner; edge, margin; lap; side, portion”)

Etymology 2

binn (“sweet, melodious”) +‎ -e

Noun

binne f (genitive singular binne)

1. Alternative form of binneas (“sweetness”)

Declension

Declension of binne

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative binne Vocative a bhinne Genitive binne Dative binne

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an bhinne Genitive na binne Dative leis an mbinne don bhinne

Adjective

binne

1. inflection of binn:
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. nominative/vocative/dative/strong genitive plural
   3. comparative degree

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
binne	bhinne	mbinne
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “binne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse birna. Related to bjørn.

Noun

binne f or m (definite singular binna or binnen, indefinite plural binner, definite plural binnene)

1. she-bear, female bear

References

• “binne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse birna. Related to bjørn.

Noun

binne f (definite singular binna, indefinite plural binner, definite plural binnene)

1. she-bear, female bear

References

• “binne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German binden, Dutch binden, English bind.

Verb

binne

1. to bind together
2. to tie

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

binne f

1. genitive singular of binn

Mutation

Mutation of binne

radical	lenition
binne	bhinne

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