bunús

Irish

Alternative forms

• bunadhas (superseded)

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

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

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bunadas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bunús”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bunús”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “bunús”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024