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IRISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

bain.

to extract

4 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

verb/bˠinʲ/Munster, Ulster/bˠanʲ/Connacht/bˠænʲ/Connacht
  1. to extract

    ambitransitive
  2. to dig up (potatoes etc.)

    ambitransitive
  3. to mine (coal etc.)

    ambitransitive
  4. to reap, pick (crops, fruit etc.)

    ambitransitive
  5. to mow

    ambitransitive
  6. to open (a lock etc.)

    ambitransitive
  7. to shed (cast off, let fall)

    ambitransitive
  8. to strike (sound by percussion, with blows, or as if with blows)

    ambitransitive
  9. to lift (remove (a ban, restriction etc.))

    ambitransitive
  10. to win (triumph or achieve victory in; gain (a prize) by succeeding in competition or contest)

    ambitransitive
Where this word comes from

From a conflation of Old Irish benaid (“beat, strike”) and bongaid (“break, cut”),

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.