bainha

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin vāgīna (“sheath”).

Noun

bainha f (plural bainhas)

1. sheath, scabbard (holster for a sword)

Descendants

• Galician: vaíña, baíña
• Portuguese: bainha

References

• Manuel Ferreiro (2014–2024) “bainha”, in Universo Cantigas. Edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa (in Galician), A Coruña: UDC, →ISSN
• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “bainha”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese bainha, from Latin vāgīna (“sheath”). Compare Galician vaíña, Spanish vaina, Catalan beina, also French gaine, Italian guaina. Doublet of vagem and vagina, borrowings from the same source.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈĩ.ɲɐ/ [baˈĩ.j̃ɐ], /ˈbɐ̃j̃.ɲɐ/ [ˈbɐ̃ɪ̯̃.j̃ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈĩ.ɲɐ/ [baˈĩ.j̃ɐ], /ˈbɐ̃j̃.ɲɐ/ [ˈbɐ̃ɪ̯̃.j̃ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈi.ɲa/, /ˈbɐ̃j̃.ɲa/ [ˈbɐ̃ɪ̯̃.ɲa]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈi.ɲɐ/

• Hyphenation: ba‧i‧nha

Noun

bainha f (plural bainhas)

1. sheath, scabbard
2. (sewing) hem

Derived terms

• abainhar
• bainhar
• embainhar

 

Related terms

• baunilha
• vagem
• vagina

 

Further reading

• “bainha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Etymology 2

Verb

bainha

1. inflection of bainhar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative