buin

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See also: Buin, buín, and búin

Aromanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From bou, or possibly from Latin bovīnus. Compare old Italian buino, Occitan boïn, Catalan buina. The (Daco-) Romanian bovin is a borrowing from Latin.

Adjective

buin

  1. pertaining to an ox; bovine

Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

buin m

  1. genitive singular of bun

Noun

buin f

  1. (archaic or dialectal) dative singular of bó

Mutation

Mutated forms of buin
radical lenition eclipsis
buin bhuin mbuin

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

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Verb

buin (past bhuin, future buinidh, verbal noun buntainn, past participle buinte)

  1. belong, pertain, be related
Usage notes
  • Used with the preposition do:
    Am buin e dhi? ― Does it belong to her?
    ...a bhuineas do dh'Arcaibh... ― ...who belongs to Orkney...
    Cha bhuin e don teaghlach sin. ― He wasn't related to that family.

Etymology 2

Noun

buin m

  1. inflection of bun:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative plural
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