beann

From Old Irish benn (“peak, point, prong, horn”), from Proto-Celtic *bennom (“peak, top”).

beann f (genitive singular binne, nominative plural beanna)

1. horn, antler
2. drinking horn
3. tine, prong
4. (uncountable) regard; dependence

• binn f (“peak, tip, summit; corner, gable; pinnacle; horn; stanza, couplet”)

Inflected form of binn.

beann f

1. genitive plural of binn
2. Alternative form of binn

• "beann" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “benn (‘peak; horn; regard’)”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
• Entries containing “beann” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “beann” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

From Old Irish benn (“peak, point, prong, horn”), from Proto-Celtic *bennom (“peak, top”).

• IPA^(key): /pjaun̪ˠ/

beann f (genitive singular beinn, plural beannan)

1. degree
2. step
3. beam

   a bheann iùbhraidh ― its beam of yew

4. corner
5. skirt
6. attention
7. regard
8. (Islay) horn
9. top, peak
10. drinking cup, drinking horn
11. rock
12. arm of a cross
13. prong of a cycle-fork
14. (rarely) bone

• 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
• C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “benn (‘peak; horn; regard’)”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN