buinneán

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɪn̠ʲanˠ/, /ˈbˠɪn̠ʲan̪ˠ/

Etymology 1

From buinne +‎ -án.

Alternative forms

• boinneán

Noun

buinneán m (genitive singular buinneáin, nominative plural buinneáin)

1. shoot (emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant)

   Synonym: beangán

2. sapling (young tree)
3. scion (descendant)

Declension

Declension of buinneán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative buinneán buinneáin vocative a bhuinneáin a bhuinneána genitive buinneáin buinneán dative buinneán buinneáin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an buinneán na buinneáin genitive an bhuinneáin na mbuinneán dative leis an mbuinneán don bhuinneán leis na buinneáin

Etymology 2

From English bunion, adapted to the suffix -án and assimilated to etymology 1.

Noun

buinneán m (genitive singular buinneáin, nominative plural buinneáin)

1. bunion

Declension

Declension of buinneán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative buinneán buinneáin vocative a bhuinneáin a bhuinneána genitive buinneáin buinneán dative buinneán buinneáin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an buinneán na buinneáin genitive an bhuinneáin na mbuinneán dative leis an mbuinneán don bhuinneán leis na buinneáin

Etymology 3

Noun

buinneán m (genitive singular buinneáin, nominative plural buinneáin)

1. Ulster form of bonnán (“bittern”)

Declension

Declension of buinneán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative buinneán buinneáin vocative a bhuinneáin a bhuinneána genitive buinneáin buinneán dative buinneán buinneáin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an buinneán na buinneáin genitive an bhuinneáin na mbuinneán dative leis an mbuinneán don bhuinneán leis na buinneáin

Derived terms

• buinneán buí

Mutation

Mutated forms of buinneán

radical	lenition	eclipsis
buinneán	bhuinneán	mbuinneán

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “buinnén”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “buinneán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 99
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “buinneán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN