bonn
Irish
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish bonn (“sole of the foot”), from Proto-Celtic *bundos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn with metathesis.
Noun
bonn m (genitive singular boinn, nominative plural boinn)
- sole, pad
- foothold
- foundation, basis
- Synonym: fotha
- premise
- (automotive) tire
- Synonym: bonn rotha
- track
- (mathematics) base, radix
- Synonym: bonnuimhir
- (sailing) cill
- Synonym: bonn poill
Declension
Declension of bonn
First declension
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Terms derived from bonn
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Etymology 2
From Old Irish bonn (“coin, piece of money”).
Noun
bonn m (genitive singular boinn, nominative plural boinn)
Declension
Declension of bonn
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bonn | bhonn | mbonn |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "bonn" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “1 bonn” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “2 bonn” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “bonn” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 77.
- Entries containing “bonn” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “bonn” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish bonn (“sole of the foot”), from Proto-Celtic *bundos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn with metathesis.
Noun
bonn m (genitive singular buinn, plural buinn or bonnan)
- base, bottom, foot
- sole
- bonn na bròige ― the sole of the shoe
- bonn na coise ― the sole of the foot
- bonn na stocainn ― the sole of the sock
- article, clause
- coin
- medal
Derived terms
- bonn a-staigh (“insole”)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| bonn | bhonn |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
Further reading
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- “1 bonn” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “2 bonn” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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