# buain
## Irish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbˠuənʲ/

### Etymology 1

From Middle Irish búainid, from Old Irish búain (“act of cutting, breaking”), verbal noun of bongaid (“to cut, break”).

#### Verb

buain (present analytic buanann, future analytic buanfaidh, verbal noun buain, past participle buanta)
* (transitive) reap
* (transitive, intransitive) Alternative form of bain (“extract, remove”)

##### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | buanaim | buanann tú; buanair$^†$ | buanann sé, sí | buanaimid | buanann sibh | buanann siad; buanaid$^†$ | a bhuanann; a bhuanas / a mbuanann* | buantar |
| indicative | past | bhuain mé; bhuanas | bhuain tú; bhuanais | bhuain sé, sí | bhuanamar; bhuain muid | bhuain sibh; bhuanabhair | bhuain siad; bhuanadar | a bhuain / ar bhuain* | buanadh |
| indicative | past habitual | bhuanainn / mbuanainn‡‡ | bhuantá / mbuantá‡‡ | bhuanadh sé, sí / mbuanadh sé, sí‡‡ | bhuanaimis; bhuanadh muid / mbuanaimis‡‡; mbuanadh muid‡‡ | bhuanadh sibh / mbuanadh sibh‡‡ | bhuanaidís; bhuanadh siad / mbuanaidís‡‡; mbuanadh siad‡‡ | a bhuanadh / a mbuanadh* | bhuantaí / mbuantaí‡‡ |
| future | future | buanfaidh mé; buanfad | buanfaidh tú; buanfair$^†$ | buanfaidh sé, sí | buanfaimid; buanfaidh muid | buanfaidh sibh | buanfaidh siad; buanfaid$^†$ | a bhuanfaidh; a bhuanfas / a mbuanfaidh* | buanfar |
| conditional | conditional | bhuanfainn / mbuanfainn‡‡ | bhuanfá / mbuanfá‡‡ | bhuanfadh sé, sí / mbuanfadh sé, sí‡‡ | bhuanfaimis; bhuanfadh muid / mbuanfaimis‡‡; mbuanfadh muid‡‡ | bhuanfadh sibh / mbuanfadh sibh‡‡ | bhuanfaidís; bhuanfadh siad / mbuanfaidís‡‡; mbuanfadh siad‡‡ | a bhuanfadh / a mbuanfadh* | bhuanfaí / mbuanfaí‡‡ |
| subjunctive | present | go mbuana mé; go mbuanad$^†$ | go mbuana tú; go mbuanair$^†$ | go mbuana sé, sí | go mbuanaimid; go mbuana muid | go mbuana sibh | go mbuana siad; go mbuanaid$^†$ | — | go mbuantar |
| subjunctive | past | dá mbuanainn | dá mbuantá | dá mbuanadh sé, sí | dá mbuanaimis; dá mbuanadh muid | dá mbuanadh sibh | dá mbuanaidís; dá mbuanadh siad | — | dá mbuantaí |
| imperative | imperative | buanaim | buain | buanadh sé, sí | buanaimis | buanaigí; buanaidh$^†$ | buanaidís | — | buantar |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | buan | buan | buan | buan | buan | buan | buan | buan |
| past participle | past participle | buanta | buanta | buanta | buanta | buanta | buanta | buanta | buanta |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

#### Noun

buain f (genitive singular buana)
* verbal noun of buain

##### Declension

Third declension

##### Alternative forms

* buaint

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Adjective

buain
* inflection of buan:
** vocative/genitive masculine singular
** (archaic) dative feminine singular

### References

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “buain”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “búain”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “búainid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From Middle Irish búainid, from Old Irish búain (“act of cutting, breaking; cutting down, reaping; crop, harvest”), verbal noun of bongaid (“to cut, break”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /puəɲ/

### Verb

buain (past bhuain, future buainidh, verbal noun buain, past participle buainte)
* (agriculture) reap, harvest, cut down, crop, mow
* shear
* pluck, pull, tear by the root
* engage

#### Derived terms

* buain am maorach nuair a tha an tràigh ann

### Noun

buain f (genitive singular buana, no plural)
* verbal noun of buain
* reaping, cutting down (as of corn), mowing, harvest
* value

### References

* Edward Dwelly (1911) “buain”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “búain”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “búainid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language