bonnán

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠun̪ˠɑːnˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish bonnán, a diminutive in -án of Proto-Celtic *bunnos, whence also Welsh bwn.

bonnán

Noun

bonnán m (genitive singular bonnáin, nominative plural bonnáin)

1. bittern (bird of the family Ardeidae)
2. horn, trumpet; siren
3. booming sound

Declension

Declension of bonnán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative bonnán bonnáin vocative a bhonnáin a bhonnána genitive bonnáin bonnán dative bonnán bonnáin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an bonnán na bonnáin genitive an bhonnáin na mbonnán dative leis an mbonnán don bhonnán leis na bonnáin

Derived terms

• bonnán buí

Etymology 2

Noun

bonnán m (genitive singular bonnáin, nominative plural bonnáin)

1. Alternative form of buinneán (“slender shoot, sprout; sapling”)

Declension

Declension of bonnán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative bonnán bonnáin vocative a bhonnáin a bhonnána genitive bonnáin bonnán dative bonnán bonnáin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an bonnán na bonnáin genitive an bhonnáin na mbonnán dative leis an mbonnán don bhonnán leis na bonnáin

Mutation

Mutated forms of bonnán

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bonnán	bhonnán	mbonnán

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bonnán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN