Etymology

bainin

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Today it means: Undyed white homespun woolen yarn or cloth. Full definition →

Irish báinín
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The story

  1. Irish · borrowed frombáinín
  2. English todaybainin

Borrowed from Irish báinín, from bán (“white”) + -ín (diminutive suffix).

Words from the same roots

Irishbáinín all →

bawneen

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