Borrowed fromFrankish*binda (compareGermanBinde), from*bindan(“to bind”).Doublet ofbanda, a loanword through French.
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FromProto-Celtic*benā, fromProto-Indo-European*gʷḗn. Akin toOld Irishben (Irishbean(“woman”)),Welshbenyw(“woman”),Ancient Greekγυνή(gunḗ,“woman, female, wife”) (Greekγυναίκα(gynaíka,“woman, wife”),English-gyny),Old Englishcwene(“woman”) (Englishqueen),Old East Slavicжена(žena,“woman, wife”) (Russianжена(žena)).
benā f
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | benā | bnās |
| vocative | benā | bnās |
| accusative | benan1, benim2 | bnās |
| genitive | benās1, beniās2 | bnanom |
| dative | benī1, benia2 | bnābo |
| instrumental | benī | bnābi |
| locative | benī | bnābo |
1 early form
2 late form
FromProto-Samic*peanëk.
bena
| Odd,dn-n gradation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nominative | bena | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | bednaga | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Singular | Plural | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nominative | bena | bednaga | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accusative | bednagav | bednagijt | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | bednaga | bednagij | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Illative | bednagij | bednagijda | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Inessive | bednagin | bednagijn | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Elative | bednagis | bednagijs | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Comitative | bednagijn | bednagij | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Abessive | bednagadagá bednagadagi | bednagijdagá bednagijdagi | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Essive | benan bednagin | |||||||||||||||||||||
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bena (imperfectjibni,past participlemibni)
| positive forms | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
| perfect | m | bnejt | bnejt | bena | bnejna | bnejtu | bnew | |
| f | bniet | |||||||
| imperfect | m | nibni | tibni | jibni | nibnu | tibnu | jibnu | |
| f | tibni | |||||||
| imperative | ibni | ibnu | ||||||
bena n
bēna m (nominative pluralbēnan)
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bena c
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | bena | benas |
| definite | benan | benans | |
| plural | indefinite | benor | benors |
| definite | benorna | benornas |
bena (presentbenar,preteritebenade,supinebenat,imperativebena)
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | bena | benas | ||
| supine | benat | benats | ||
| imperative | bena | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | benen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | benar | benade | benas | benades |
| ind. plural1 | bena | benade | benas | benades |
| subjunctive2 | bene | benade | benes | benades |
| present participle | benande | |||
| past participle | benad | |||
1 Archaic.2 Dated. Seethe appendix on Swedish verbs.
Fromben(“bone”).
bena (presentbenar,preteritebenade,supinebenat,imperativebena)
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | bena | benas | ||
| supine | benat | benats | ||
| imperative | bena | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | benen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | benar | benade | benas | benades |
| ind. plural1 | bena | benade | benas | benades |
| subjunctive2 | bene | benade | benes | benades |
| present participle | benande | |||
| past participle | benad | |||
1 Archaic.2 Dated. Seethe appendix on Swedish verbs.
bena