Wiktionary

beinn

Icelandic

edit

Etymology

edit

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

Pronunciation

edit

Adjective

edit

beinn (comparative beinni, superlative beinastur)

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

Declension

edit
positive forms of beinn
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative beinn bein beint
accusative beinan beina
dative beinum beinni beinu
genitive beins beinnar beins
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative beinir beinar bein
accusative beina
dative beinum
genitive beinna
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative beini beina beina
acc/dat/gen beina beinu
plural (all-case) beinu
comparative forms of beinn
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) beinni beinni beinna
plural (all-case) beinni
superlative forms of beinn
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative beinastur beinust beinast
accusative beinastan beinasta
dative beinustum beinastri beinustu
genitive beinasts beinastrar beinasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative beinastir beinastar beinust
accusative beinasta
dative beinustum
genitive beinastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative beinasti beinasta beinasta
acc/dat/gen beinasta beinustu
plural (all-case) beinustu

Derived terms

edit

Irish

edit

Pronunciation

edit

Verb

edit

beinn

  1. first-person singular past subjunctive of bí

Mutation

edit
Mutated forms of beinn
radical lenition eclipsis
beinn bheinn mbeinn

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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

Manx

edit

Etymology

edit

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

Noun

edit

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

edit
Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
beinn veinn meinn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

edit
  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “benn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Old Irish

edit

Alternative forms

edit

Verb

edit

·beinn

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

Mutation

edit
Mutation of beinn
radical lenition nasalization
·beinn ·beinn
pronounced with /-β(ʲ)-/ 		·mbeinn

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Old Norse

edit

Etymology 1

edit

From Proto-Germanic *bainaz.

Adjective

edit

beinn (comparative beinari, superlative beinastr)

  1. straight, right
  2. hospitable
Declension
edit
    Strong declension of beinn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative beinn bein beint
accusative beinan beina beint
dative beinum beinni beinu
genitive beins beinnar beins
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative beinir beinar bein
accusative beina beinar bein
dative beinum beinum beinum
genitive beinna beinna beinna
    Weak declension of beinn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative beini beina beina
accusative beina beinu beina
dative beina beinu beina
genitive beina beinu beina
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative beinu beinu beinu
accusative beinu beinu beinu
dative beinum beinum beinum
genitive beinu beinu beinu
    Declension of comparative of beinn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative beinari beinari beinara
accusative beinara beinari beinara
dative beinara beinari beinara
genitive beinara beinari beinara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative beinari beinari beinari
accusative beinari beinari beinari
dative beinurum beinurum beinurum
genitive beinari beinari beinari
    Strong declension of superlative of beinn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative beinastr beinust beinast
accusative beinastan beinasta beinast
dative beinustum beinastri beinustu
genitive beinasts beinastrar beinasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative beinastir beinastar beinust
accusative beinasta beinastar beinust
dative beinustum beinustum beinustum
genitive beinastra beinastra beinastra
    Weak declension of superlative of beinn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative beinasti beinasta beinasta
accusative beinasta beinustu beinasta
dative beinasta beinustu beinasta
genitive beinasta beinustu beinasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative beinustu beinustu beinustu
accusative beinustu beinustu beinustu
dative beinustum beinustum beinustum
genitive beinustu beinustu beinustu
Descendants
edit
Descendants
  • Icelandic: beinn
  • Faroese: beinur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bein
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ben, bein
  • Swedish: bena
  • Danish: ben
  • → Middle English: beyn, bayn, bayne, bain

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

edit

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

Adjective

edit

beinn

  1. (in compounds) -legged
Declension
edit
    Strong declension of beinn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative beinn bein beint
accusative beinan beina beint
dative beinum beinni beinu
genitive beins beinnar beins
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative beinir beinar bein
accusative beina beinar bein
dative beinum beinum beinum
genitive beinna beinna beinna
    Weak declension of beinn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative beini beina beina
accusative beina beinu beina
dative beina beinu beina
genitive beina beinu beina
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative beinu beinu beinu
accusative beinu beinu beinu
dative beinum beinum beinum
genitive beinu beinu beinu
Derived terms
edit

Further reading

edit

Scottish Gaelic

edit

Etymology

edit

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

Pronunciation

edit

Noun

edit

beinn f (genitive singular beinne, plural beanntan)

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

Declension

edit
Declension of beinn (irregular)
indefinite
singular plural
nominative beinn beanntan
genitive beinne beann
dative beinn beanntan
definite
singular plural
nominative (a') bheinn (na) beanntan
genitive (na) beinne (nam) beann
dative (a') bheinn (na) beanntan
vocative bheinn bheannta

Derived terms

edit

Descendants

edit

Mutation

edit
Mutation of beinn
radical lenition
beinn bheinn

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

edit
  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “benn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  3. ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
  4. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  5. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 11
  6. ^ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN

Further reading

edit
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “beinn”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=beinn&oldid=83092073"
  NODES
Done 1