buain

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbˠuənʲ/

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish búainid, from Old Irish búain (“act of cutting, breaking”), verbal noun of boingid (“to cut, break”).

Verb

buain (present analytic buanann, future analytic buanfaidh, verbal noun buain, past participle buanta)

1. (transitive) reap
2. (transitive, intransitive) Alternative form of bain (“extract, remove”)

Conjugation

conjugation of buain (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	buanaim	buanann tú; buanair†	buanann sé, sí	buanaimid	buanann sibh	buanann siad; buanaid†	a bhuanann; a bhuanas / a mbuanann*; a mbuanas*	buantar
	past	bhuain mé; bhuanas	bhuain tú; bhuanais	bhuain sé, sí	bhuanamar; bhuain muid	bhuain sibh; bhuanabhair	bhuain siad; bhuanadar	a bhuain / ar bhuain*	buanadh
	past habitual	bhuanainn / mbuanainn‡‡	bhuantá / mbuantᇇ	bhuanadh sé, sí / mbuanadh sé, s퇇	bhuanaimis; bhuanadh muid / mbuanaimis‡‡; mbuanadh muid‡‡	bhuanadh sibh / mbuanadh sibh‡‡	bhuanaidís; bhuanadh siad / mbuanaidís‡‡; mbuanadh siad‡‡	a bhuanadh / a mbuanadh*	bhuantaí / mbuanta퇇
future		buanfaidh mé; buanfad	buanfaidh tú; buanfair†	buanfaidh sé, sí	buanfaimid; buanfaidh muid	buanfaidh sibh	buanfaidh siad; buanfaid†	a bhuanfaidh; a bhuanfas / a mbuanfaidh*; a mbuanfas*	buanfar
conditional		bhuanfainn / mbuanfainn‡‡	bhuanfá / mbuanfᇇ	bhuanfadh sé, sí / mbuanfadh sé, s퇇	bhuanfaimis; bhuanfadh muid / mbuanfaimis‡‡; mbuanfadh muid‡‡	bhuanfadh sibh / mbuanfadh sibh‡‡	bhuanfaidís; bhuanfadh siad / mbuanfaidís‡‡; mbuanfadh siad‡‡	a bhuanfadh / a mbuanfadh*	bhuanfaí / mbuanfa퇇
subjunctive	present	go mbuana mé; go mbuanad†	go mbuana tú; go mbuanair†	go mbuana sé, sí	go mbuanaimid; go mbuana muid	go mbuana sibh	go mbuana siad; go mbuanaid†	—	go mbuantar
	past	dá mbuanainn	dá mbuantá	dá mbuanadh sé, sí	dá mbuanaimis; dá mbuanadh muid	dá mbuanadh sibh	dá mbuanaidís; dá mbuanadh siad	—	dá mbuantaí
imperative		buanaim	buain	buanadh sé, sí	buanaimis	buanaigí; buanaidh†	buanaidís	—	buantar
verbal noun		buan
past participle		buanta

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

Noun

buain f (genitive singular buana)

1. verbal noun of buain

Declension

Declension of buain

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative buain Vocative a bhuain Genitive buana Dative buain

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an bhuain Genitive na buana Dative leis an mbuain don bhuain

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

buain

1. inflection of buan:
   1. vocative/genitive masculine singular
   2. (archaic) dative feminine singular

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
buain	bhuain	mbuain
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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

---

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish búainid, from Old Irish búain (“act of cutting, breaking; cutting down, reaping; crop, harvest”), verbal noun of boingid (“breaks, smites, strikes; cuts, reaps; plucks, gathers; exacts, levies”).

Verb

buain (past bhuain, future buainidh, verbal noun buain, past participle buainte)

1. (agriculture) reap, harvest, cut down, crop, mow
2. shear
3. pluck, pull, tear by the root
4. engage

Derived terms

• buain am maorach nuair a tha an tràigh ann

Noun

buain f (genitive singular buana, no plural)

1. verbal noun of buain
2. reaping, cutting down (as of corn), mowing, harvest
3. value

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “buain”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “búain”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “búainid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language