bainha

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin vāgīna (“sheath”).

Noun

bainha f

1. sheath, scabbard

Descendants

• Galician: vaíña, baíña
• Portuguese: bainha

Further reading

• Universo Cantigas - "bainha"

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.

Etymology 2

Verb

bainha

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