Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla (Ó Dónaill): buaine

Similar words: braine · buaice · buaife · buaile · buain

Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla Ó Dónaill, 1977 An Foclóir Beag Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991 English–Irish Dictionary de Bhaldraithe, 1959 Grammar Pronunciation

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buaine could be a grammatical form of: uaine » · buan »

EXACT MATCHES IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA

buaine. 1. f. (gs. ~). Permanence, durability; longevity. ~ in éadach, durability in cloth. ~ datha, fastness of colour. ~ cuimhne, lastingness, retentiveness, of memory. ~ na beatha thall, the permanence of the life to come. 2. gsf. & comp. of buan1. (Var. of 1: ~acht f, ~(ad)as m)

PHRASES IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA

bladh »

Is buaine ~ ná saol, fame lives on after death.

buan »

Is beag an rud is buaine ná an duine, any little thing may outlast a human being, may serve as a reminder of s.o.

sealbhaíocht »

Buaine ~a, fixity of tenure.

uanán »

Is buaine an t-~ ná an t-anraith, a cow is more valuable for her milk than for her broth.