bunsraith

Irish

Etymology

From bun- (“basic, primary, elementary”) +‎ sraith (“course, layer, stratum”).

Noun

bunsraith f (genitive singular bunsraithe, nominative plural bunsraitheanna)

1. bottom layer, foundation
2. (geology) substratum

Declension

Declension of bunsraith (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative bunsraith bunsraitheanna vocative a bhunsraith a bhunsraitheanna genitive bunsraithe bunsraitheanna dative bunsraith bunsraitheanna forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an bhunsraith na bunsraitheanna genitive na bunsraithe na mbunsraitheanna dative leis an mbunsraith don bhunsraith leis na bunsraitheanna

Mutation

Mutated forms of bunsraith

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bunsraith	bhunsraith	mbunsraith

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bunsraith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN