bunúil
Irish
Etymology
From bun + -úil.
Adjective
bunúil (genitive singular masculine bunúil, genitive singular feminine bunúla, plural bunúla, comparative bunúla)
- well-founded
- substantial; well-to-do
- original
Declension
Declension of bunúil
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | bunúil | bhunúil | bunúla; bhunúla² | |
Vocative | bhunúil | bunúla | ||
Genitive | bunúla | bunúla | bunúil | |
Dative | bunúil; bhunúil¹ | bhunúil | bunúla; bhunúla² | |
Comparative | níos bunúla | |||
Superlative | is bunúla |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bunúil | bhunúil | mbunúil |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "bunúil" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.