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)

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

Conjugation

First Conjugation (A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
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	bhuantá	bhuanadh sé, sí	bhuanaimis; bhuanadh muid	bhuanadh sibh	bhuanaidís; bhuanadh siad	a bhuanadh / ar bhuanadh*	bhuantaí
	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	bhuanfá	bhuanfadh sé, sí	bhuanfaimis; bhuanfadh muid	bhuanfadh sibh	bhuanfaidís; bhuanfadh siad	a bhuanfadh / ar bhuanfadh*	bhuanfaí
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
subjunctive	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

Noun

buain f (genitive singular buana)

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 etymology on the main entry.

Adjective

buain

inflection of buan:
1. vocative and 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

"buain" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“búain” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
“búainid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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)

(agriculture) reap, harvest, cut down, crop, mow
shear
pluck, pull, tear by the root
engage

Derived terms

buain am maorach nuair a tha an tràigh ann

Noun

buain f (genitive singular buana, no plural)

verbal noun of buain
reaping, cutting down (as of corn), mowing, harvest
value

References

Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
“búain” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
“búainid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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