Bean

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English

Etymology

From Middle English bene < Old English bēan (bean, pea, legume) < Proto-Germanic *baunō, of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

Noun

bean (plural: beans)

  1. The large edible seed of plants of several genera of Fabaceae.
  2. The seed pod of plants of several genera of Fabaceae.

Translations

large edible seed of Fabaceae

Cyrillic: пасуљ m., грах m.
Roman: pasulj m., grah m.

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Irish

Etymology

PIE *gweneh2

Pronunciation

IPA: [bʲan]

Noun

bean f.

  1. woman

Declension

Irregular noun; forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an bhean na mná
Vocative a bhean a mhná
Genitive na mná na mban
Dative leis an mbean
don bhean
archaic leis an mnaoi
archaic don mhnaoi
leis na mná
archaic leis na mnáibh



Scots Gaelic

Noun

bean f.

  1. woman, wife

Pronunciation

IPA: [b̊ɛn]

Irregular noun; forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative a' bhean na mnàthan
Vocative a bhean a mhnàthain
Genitive na mnà na mnàthan
Dative leis a mhnaoi
leis na mnàthan
de:bean

el:bean fa:bean fr:bean gl:bean io:bean it:bean ja:bean pl:bean fi:bean sv:bean zh:bean

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