bunús
Irish
Alternative forms
- bunadhas (superseded)
Etymology
From Old Irish bunadas; synchronically analyzable as bunú + -as.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /bəˈn̪ˠuːsˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbʊnˠuːsˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbʌnˠusˠ/
Noun
bunús m (genitive singular bunúis)
- origin
- basis
- (literary) foundation, settlement
- substance, essence
- substance, wealth
- greater portion, majority
Declension
Declension of bunús
First declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms
- bunadh
Derived terms
- bunúsach (“basic; primary; substantial”, adjective)
- bunúsacht (“originality”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bunús | bhunús | mbunús |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “bunadas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “bunús”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “bunús” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “bunús” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.