bunata
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
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Adjective
[edit]bunata
Declension
[edit]singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | bunata | bhunata | bunata; bhunata2 | |
vocative | bhunata | bunata | ||
genitive | bunata | bunata | bunata | |
dative | bunata; bhunata1 |
bhunata | bunata; bhunata2 | |
Comparative | níos bunata | |||
Superlative | is bunata |
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
[edit]- aonbhunata (“monobasic”, adjective)
- bunatacht f (“basicity”)
Related terms
[edit]- bun m (“base; foundation”)
Mutation
[edit]radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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bunata | bhunata | mbunata |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bunata”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bunata”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “bunata”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025