bunús

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish bunadas. By surface analysis, bunú +‎ -as.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /bəˈn̪ˠuːsˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbʊnˠuːsˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbʌnˠusˠ/

Noun

bunús m (genitive singular bunúis)

  1. origin
  2. basis
  3. (literary) foundation, settlement
  4. substance, essence
  5. substance, wealth
  6. greater portion, majority

Declension

Declension of bunús (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative bunús
vocative a bhunúis
genitive bunúis
dative bunús
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an bunús
genitive an bhunúis
dative leis an mbunús
don bhunús

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • bunúsach (“basic; primary; substantial”, adjective)
  • bunúsacht (“originality”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of bunús
radical lenition eclipsis
bunús bhunús mbunús

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

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