bain
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beɪn/
- Rhymes: -eɪn
Etymology 1
From Middle English bain, bayne, bayn, beyn (“direct, prompt”), from Old Norse beinn (“straight, right, favourable, advantageous, convenient, friendly, fair, keen”), from Proto-Germanic *bainaz (“straight”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhei- (“to hit, beat”). Cognate with Scots bein, bien (“in good condition, pleasant, well-to-do, cosy, well-stocked, pleasant, keen”), Icelandic beinn (“straight, direct, hospitable”), Norwegian bein (“straight, direct, easy to deal with”). See also bein.
Alternative forms
Adjective
Adverb
Etymology 2
From Middle English bayne, baine, from Old French bain (“bath”), from Latin balneum (“bath, bath-house”).
Alternative forms
- bane (obsolete)
- bayne (15th-17th centuries)
Noun
bain (plural bains)
- (obsolete) A bath.
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, chapter xj, in Le Morte Darthur, book VIII:
- THus was sir Tramtryst longe there wel cherysshed / with the kynge and the quene / […] / So vpon a daye / the quene and la beale Isoud made a bayne for syre Tramtryst / And whan he was in his bayne / the quene and Isoud her doughter romed vp & doune in the chamber / and there whyles Gouernail and Heles attendyd vpon Tramtryst
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, chapter xj, in Le Morte Darthur, book VIII:
Anagrams
Bavarian
Noun
bain ?
References
- Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien.
Cimbrian
Noun
bain m (plural [please provide])
References
- Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
French
Etymology
From Old French, from Vulgar Latin *baneum (“bath”), from Latin balneum or balineum, from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον (balaneîon). Doublet of bagne.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛ̃/
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Noun
bain m (plural bains)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “bain” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Ilocano
Noun
bain
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From a conflation of Old Irish benaid (“beat, strike”) and boingid (“break, cut”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bˠanʲ/, /bˠɪnʲ/
Verb
bain (present analytic baineann, future analytic bainfidh, verbal noun baint, past participle bainte) (transitive, intransitive)
- extract from bed in ground, dig out; dig up (potatoes, etc.); mine (coal, etc.)
- separate from root, stem, etc.; reap, pick; cut (hay, turf, flowers, etc.), mow
- release from socket; open
- release from source; shed
- release sound; strike
- agitate
- release from hold; lift
- win
- become due
Inflection
First Conjugation (A)
| singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
| indicative | present | bainim | baineann tú; bainir† |
baineann sé, sí | bainimid | baineann sibh | baineann siad; bainid† |
a bhaineann; a bhaineas / a mbaineann*; a mbaineas* |
baintear |
| past | bhain mé; bhaineas | bhain tú; bhainis | bhain sé, sí | bhaineamar; bhain muid | bhain sibh; bhaineabhair | bhain siad; bhaineadar | a bhain / ar bhain* |
baineadh | |
| past habitual | bhaininn | bhainteá | bhaineadh sé, sí | bhainimis; bhaineadh muid | bhaineadh sibh | bhainidís; bhaineadh siad | a bhaineadh / ar bhaineadh* |
bhaintí | |
| future | bainfidh mé; bainfead |
bainfidh tú; bainfir† |
bainfidh sé, sí | bainfimid; bainfidh muid |
bainfidh sibh | bainfidh siad; bainfid† |
a bhainfidh; a bhainfeas / a mbainfidh*; a mbainfeas* |
bainfear | |
| conditional | bhainfinn | bhainfeá | bhainfeadh sé, sí | bhainfimis; bhainfeadh muid | bhainfeadh sibh | bhainfidís; bhainfeadh siad | a bhainfeadh / ar bhainfeadh* |
bhainfí | |
| subjunctive | present | go mbaine mé; go mbainead† |
go mbaine tú; go mbainir† |
go mbaine sé, sí | go mbainimid; go mbaine muid |
go mbaine sibh | go mbaine siad; go mbainid† |
— | go mbaintear |
| past | dá mbaininn | dá mbainteá | dá mbaineadh sé, sí | dá mbainimis; dá mbaineadh muid |
dá mbaineadh sibh | dá mbainidís; dá mbaineadh siad |
— | dá mbaintí | |
| imperative | bainim | bain | baineadh sé, sí | bainimis | bainigí; bainidh† |
bainidís | — | baintear | |
| verbal noun | baint | ||||||||
| past participle | bainte | ||||||||
* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
Derived terms
Terms derived from bain
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bain | bhain | mbain |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "bain" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “benaid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “boingid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- Entries containing “bain” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “bain” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Limos Kalinga
Noun
bain
Adjective
bain
Romansch
Etymology 1
Adverb
bain
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) well
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) beautifully
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) yes (used to disagree with a negative statement)
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
bain m (plural bains)
Alternative forms
- (Sursilvan) bein
Synonyms
- (Rumantsch Grischun) bain puril, (Sursilvan) bein puril
- (Rumantsch Grischun) puraria, (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) purareia, (Vallader) pauraria
- (Sutsilvan) manaschi da purs
- (Surmiran) curt purila
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