bunúsach

Irish

Alternative forms

• bunadhasach (superseded)

Etymology

bunús +‎ -ach

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /bəˈn̪ˠuːsˠəx/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbʊn̪ˠuːsˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbʌn̪ˠusˠa(h)/

Adjective

bunúsach (genitive singular masculine bunúsaigh, genitive singular feminine bunúsaí, plural bunúsacha, comparative bunúsaí)

1. original, basic, primary
2. well-founded, substantial
3. well-to-do
4. (mathematics) significant
5. (physics) elementary

Declension

Declension of bunúsach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	bunúsach	bhunúsach	bunúsacha; bhunúsacha2
vocative	bhunúsaigh		bunúsacha
genitive		bunúsaí	bunúsacha	bunúsach
dative	bunúsach; bhunúsach1	bhunúsach; bhunúsaigh (archaic)	bunúsacha; bhunúsacha2
Comparative	níos bunúsaí
Superlative	is bunúsaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Synonyms

• bunúsúil
• (primary): príomha
• (substantial): substaintiúil

Related terms

• bunúsacht (“originality”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of bunúsach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bunúsach	bhunúsach	mbunúsach

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), “bunadasach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bunúsach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bunúsach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “bunúsach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025