bunúsach
Irish
Alternative forms
- bunadhasach (superseded)
Etymology
bunús + -ach
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /bəˈn̪ˠuːsˠəx/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbʊn̪ˠuːsˠəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbʌn̪ˠusˠa(h)/
Adjective
bunúsach (genitive singular masculine bunúsaigh, genitive singular feminine bunúsaí, plural bunúsacha, comparative bunúsaí)
- original, basic, primary
- well-founded, substantial
- well-to-do
- (mathematics) significant
- (physics) elementary
Declension
Declension of bunúsach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | bunúsach | bhunúsach | bunúsacha; bhunúsacha² | |
Vocative | bhunúsaigh | bunúsacha | ||
Genitive | bunúsaí | bunúsacha | bunúsach | |
Dative | bunúsach; bhunúsach¹ | bhunúsach; bhunúsaigh (archaic) | bunúsacha; bhunúsacha² | |
Comparative | níos bunúsaí | |||
Superlative | is bunúsaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
- bunúsúil
- (primary): príomha
- (substantial): substaintiúil
Related terms
- bunúsacht (“originality”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bunúsach | bhunúsach | mbunúsach |
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), “bunadasach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “bunúsach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “bunúsach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “bunúsach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.