buaine

== Irish == === Pronunciation === (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbˠuənʲə/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠiːnʲə/, (older) /ˈbˠɯːnʲə/ === Etymology 1 === From Old Irish búaine (“quality of being lasting; permanence; constancy”). By surface analysis, buan +‎ -e. ==== Noun ==== buaine f (genitive singular buaine) permanence, durability; longevity Synonyms: buaineacht, buaineadas, buaineas ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Adjective ==== buaine inflection of buan (“during, permanent; steadfast, solid”): genitive singular feminine comparative degree === Mutation === === Further reading === de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “buaine”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “buaine”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026 Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “buaine”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “búaine”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language === References ===