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bunadhas (superseded)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): /ˈbɤnusˠ/

Noun

bunús m (genitive singular bunúis)

Declension

Declension of bunús

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	bunús
Vocative	a bhunúis
Genitive	bunúis
Dative	bunús

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular
Nominative	an bunús
Genitive	an bhunúis
Dative	leis an mbunús don bhunús

Synonyms

bunadh

Derived terms

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

Mutation

Irish mutation
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

“bunadas” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
"bunús" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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.

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