TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
buinneán1, m. (gs. & npl. -áin, gpl. ~). 1. Slender shoot, sprout. ~ sailí, willow shoot. Tá na plandaí ina mbuinneáin leis an mboglach, the wet weather has caused the plants to sprout, bolt. 2. Sapling. ~ (fir, mná), tall slender boy, girl. Fig: Is é mo bhuinneán cuinge é, I am relying on him. 3. Bot: ~ bán, bog-cotton.
buinneán2, m. (gs. & npl. -áin, gpl. ~). Bunion.
buinneán3 = bonnán1.
buinneán4 = bunán1.