bunú

See also: bunu

Irish

Alternative forms

• bunughadh (obsolete)

Etymology

From bun +‎ -ú.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bˠʊn̪uː]

Noun

bunú m (genitive singular bunaithe, nominative plural bunuithe)

1. verbal noun of bunaigh
2. foundation (basis); establishment

Declension

Declension of bunú (fifth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative bunú bunuithe vocative a bhunú a bhunuithe genitive bunaithe bunuithe dative bunú bunuithe forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an bunú na bunuithe genitive an bhunaithe na mbunuithe dative leis an mbunú don bhunú leis na bunuithe

Derived terms

• bunú cuideachta (“flotation”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of bunú

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bunú	bhunú	mbunú

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) “bunú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bunú”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “bunú”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024