A mysterious verb I always see but never really grasp the meaning or use, my teacher used it in Irish class last week and for some reason I wrote it down as meaning 'remove'. Can someone please give me its proper meaning and ways of using it?

Also, she pronounced it as more like 'bunt' than 'bye-nt' that Id always assumed it was pronounced.

Go raibh maith agat

baint /ba:Nt´/ BUNch with either a long or short a in Connemara.

More like baint /biNt´/ B(w)INt in Munster.

You can hear both of them here:

http://www.forvo.com/word/baint/#ga

(Not sure about the Donegal/Gaoth Dobhair pronunciation. Lughaidh?)


The basic meaning of bain is "to dig out or remove sth from the ground". Then by extension "to reap", "to release", "to win".

Bain amach is to "take out", "gain", "reach"

Bain de is "to take off/remove" clothing, etc.

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(Not sure about the Donegal/Gaoth Dobhair pronunciation. Lughaidh?)


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Rather like "bwinch"

Redwolf

[Baint an Fhéar - Haymakers' Jig,
Bain sult as........ Enjoy something

/biN't'/ ie. "bwintch", roughly.

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Is fearr Gaeilg na Gaeltaċta ná Gaeilg ar biṫ eile
Agus is í Gaeilg Ġaoṫ Doḃair is binne

In the sense of "draw pleasure from/out of", in case that helps you see where it came from.

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