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buain
Verbal Noun
buain
Present
| Sg.1 | tha mi a' buain |
| Sg.2 | tha thu a' buain |
| Sg.3m | tha e a' buain |
| Sg.3f | tha i a' buain |
| Pl.1 | tha sinn a' buain |
| Pl.2 | tha sibh a' buain |
| Pl.3 | tha iad a' buain |
| Impersonal | thathar a' buain |
Imperfect
| Sg.1 | bha mi a' buain |
| Sg.2 | bha thu a' buain |
| Sg.3m | bha e a' buain |
| Sg.3f | bha i a' buain |
| Pl.1 | bha sinn a' buain |
| Pl.2 | bha sibh a' buain |
| Pl.3 | bha iad a' buain |
| Impersonal | bhathar a' buain |
Simple Past
Independent
| Sg.1 | bhuain mi |
| Sg.2 | bhuain thu |
| Sg.3m | bhuain e |
| Sg.3f | bhuain i |
| Pl.1 | bhuain sinn |
| Pl.2 | bhuain sibh |
| Pl.3 | bhuain iad |
| Impersonal | bhuaineadh |
Dependent
| Sg.1 | do bhuain mi |
| Sg.2 | do bhuain thu |
| Sg.3m | do bhuain e |
| Sg.3f | do bhuain i |
| Pl.1 | do bhuain sinn |
| Pl.2 | do bhuain sibh |
| Pl.3 | do bhuain iad |
| Impersonal | do bhuaineadh |
Future
Independent
| Sg.1 | buainidh mi |
| Sg.2 | buainidh thu |
| Sg.3m | buainidh e |
| Sg.3f | buainidh i |
| Pl.1 | buainidh sinn |
| Pl.2 | buainidh sibh |
| Pl.3 | buainidh iad |
| Impersonal | buainear |
Relative Independent
| Sg.1 | bhuaineas mi |
| Sg.2 | bhuaineas thu |
| Sg.3m | bhuaineas e |
| Sg.3f | bhuaineas i |
| Pl.1 | bhuaineas sinn |
| Pl.2 | bhuaineas sibh |
| Pl.3 | bhuaineas iad |
| Impersonal | bhuainear |
Dependent
| Sg.1 | buain mi |
| Sg.2 | buain thu |
| Sg.3m | buain e |
| Sg.3f | buain i |
| Pl.1 | buain sinn |
| Pl.2 | buain sibh |
| Pl.3 | buain iad |
| Impersonal | buainear |
Conditional
Independent
| Sg.1 | bhuaininn mi |
| Sg.2 | bhuaineadh thu |
| Sg.3m | bhuaineadh e |
| Sg.3f | bhuaineadh i |
| Pl.1 | bhuaineamaid sinn; bhuaineadh sinn |
| Pl.2 | bhuaineadh sibh |
| Pl.3 | bhuaineadh iad |
| Impersonal | bhuainte |
Dependent
| Sg.1 | buaininn mi |
| Sg.2 | buaineadh thu |
| Sg.3m | buaineadh e |
| Sg.3f | buaineadh i |
| Pl.1 | buaineamaid sinn; buaineadh sinn |
| Pl.2 | buaineadh sibh |
| Pl.3 | buaineadh iad |
| Impersonal | buainte |
Imperative
| Sg.1 | buaineam |
| Sg.2 | buain |
| Sg.3m | buaineadh e |
| Sg.3f | buaineadh i |
| Pl.1 | buaineamaid |
| Pl.2 | buainibh |
| Pl.3 | buaineadh iad |
| Impersonal | buainear |
Verbs conjugated like buain
àireamh,
aithris,
at,
bleith,
bleoghainn,
buain,
caoidh,
casaid,
claoidh,
cluich,
coimhead,
cosg,
crith,
falbh,
farraid,
fàs,
gairm,
gleac,
goid,
goil, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
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”).
Translations
crop, remove top part
harvest, to bring in a harvest; reap
mow, to cut down
reap, to cut with a sickle
sickle, to cut with a sickle