gúna

See also: guna and Guna

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish gúna (“gown; outer tunic or dress”), borrowed from Anglo-Norman gune, goune (“fur-trimmed coat, pelisse”), from Old French goune, from Late Latin gunna (“leather garment, a fur”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡuːnˠə]

Noun

gúna m (genitive singular gúna, nominative plural gúnaí)

  1. gown, (woman's) dress, frock
  2. robe, gown

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gúna ghúna ngúna
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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