bainha

Noun

1. (feminine) sheath, scabbard
2. (feminine) hem

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of bainhar:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of bainhar:

bainhar

1. to sheathe (to put a weapon into a sheath)
2. to hem (to put hem on an article of clothing)

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/baˈĩ.ɲɐ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: vāgīna

Cognate with Galician: vaíña

Cognate with Spanish: vaina

Cognate with Catalan: beina

Cognate with French: gaine

Cognate with Italian: guaina

In summary

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.

Concepts

sheath

hem

scabbard

selvage

selvedge

hemline

sleeve

case

Synonyms

bainha da espada

Translations

vaina

fourreau

Scheide

gaine

schede

guaina

fodero

Saum

beina

ourlet

pochwa

θηκάρι

kın

vāgīna

غمد الخنجر