buin

See also: Buin and buín

Aromanian

Alternative forms
  • buinu

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
  • IPA(key): /bˠɪnʲ/

Noun 1

buin m

  1. genitive singular of bun

Noun 2

buin f

  1. (archaic or dialectal) dative singular of bó

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
buin bhuin mbuin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

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. genitive singular of bun
  2. nominative plural of bun
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