bunscoil

bunscoil

Irish

Etymology

bun- (“basic”) +‎ scoil (“school”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbˠʊnˠˌsˠkɛlʲ/

Noun

bunscoil f (genitive singular bunscoile, nominative plural bunscoileanna)

1. primary school, elementary school

Declension

Declension of bunscoil

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative bunscoil bunscoileanna Vocative a bhunscoil a bhunscoileanna Genitive bunscoile bunscoileanna Dative bunscoil bunscoileanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an bhunscoil na bunscoileanna Genitive na bunscoile na mbunscoileanna Dative leis an mbunscoil don bhunscoil leis na bunscoileanna

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bunscoil	bhunscoil	mbunscoil
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• "bunscoil" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.