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• bunadhas (superseded)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, no plural)

bare forms 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

Mutated forms of bunús

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bunús	bhunús	mbunús

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), “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, 2013-2025