basún

See also: basun, básún, and Basun

Faroese

Alternative forms

  • basúna

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈsʉuːn/

Noun

basún f (genitive singular basúnar, plural basúnir)

  1. (music) trombone

Declension

f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative basún basúnin basúnir basúnirnar
accusative basún basúnina basúnir basúnirnar
dative basún basúnini basúnum basúnunum
genitive basúnar basúnarinnar basúna basúnanna

Derived terms

  • kontrabasún (contrabassoon, double bassoon)

Further reading

  • Jóhan Hendrik W. Poulsen et al. (1998) “basún”, in Føroysk orðabók [Faroese Dictionary] (in Faroese), Tórshavn: Føroya Fróðskaparfelag
  • "basún" at Sprotin.fo

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English bassoon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bˠaˈsˠuːnˠ]

Noun

basún m (genitive singular basúin, nominative plural basúin)

  1. (music) bassoon

Declension

Declension of basún (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative basún basúin
vocative a bhasúin a bhasúna
genitive basúin basún
dative basún basúin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an basún na basúin
genitive an bhasúin na mbasún
dative leis an mbasún
don bhasún
leis na basúin

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of basún
radical lenition eclipsis
basún bhasún mbasún

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading