beinn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse beinn, from Proto-Germanic *bainaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peitn/
  • Rhymes: -eitn

Adjective

beinn (comparative beinni, superlative beinastur)

  1. straight, right
    Maðurinn stendur beinn.
    The man stands straight.
  2. (television) live

Inflection

Derived terms

Irish

Pronunciation

Verb

beinn

  1. first-person singular past subjunctive of

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
beinn bheinn mbeinn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 52

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish benn (peak, point, prong, pinnacle),[1] from Proto-Celtic *bandā (peak, top).

Noun

beinn m (genitive singular beinnee, plural beinnyn or binn)

  1. mountain
    Synonyms: muyne, slieau
  2. ben
  3. summit, pinnacle, apex
    Synonyms: ard-veinn, baare, mullagh
  4. tine of deer

Mutation

Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
beinnveinnmeinn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “benn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Old Irish

Alternative forms

  • ·beind

Verb

·beinn

  1. inflection of at·tá:
    1. first-person singular conditional
    2. first-person singular past subjunctive

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
·beinn ·beinn
pronounced with /-v(ʲ)-/
·mbeinn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *bainaz.

Adjective

beinn (comparative beinari, superlative beinastr)

  1. straight, right
  2. hospitable
Declension
Descendants

Further reading

  • beinn”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Etymology 2

From bein n (bone, leg), from Proto-Germanic *bainą, also from *bainaz.

Adjective

beinn

  1. (in compounds) -legged
Declension
Derived terms
  • berbeinn (bare-legged)
  • digrbeinn (thick-legged)

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish benn (peak, point, pinnacle),[1] from Proto-Celtic *bandā (peak, top). Doublet of beann.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peiɲ/, /pɤiɲ/

Noun

beinn f (genitive singular beinne, plural beanntan)

  1. mountain, hill
    Synonyms: monadh, sliabh
    mar an ceò thall air a' bheinnas the distant mist on the hill
  2. pinnacle
  3. bin
  4. head, top, high place

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
beinnbheinn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “benn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “beinn”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC
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