bagún

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish bacún, from Anglo-Norman bacoun, a variant of Old French bacon.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /bˠəˈɡuːn̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbˠaɡuːnˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠaɡunˠ/

Noun

bagún m (genitive singular bagúin)

  1. bacon
    Synonym: muiceoil shaillte

Declension

Declension of bagún (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative bagún
vocative a bhagúin
genitive bagúin
dative bagún
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an bagún
genitive an bhagúin
dative leis an mbagún
don bhagún

Derived terms

  • ceathrú bhagúin f (“ham”)
  • cliathán bagúin m, leathchliathán bagúin m (“side of bacon”)
  • gambún bagúin m (“gammon of bacon”)
  • gualainn bhagúin f (“shoulder of bacon”)
  • leasaitheoir bagúin m (“bacon curer”)
  • leasú bagúin m (“bacon-curing”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of bagún
radical lenition eclipsis
bagún bhagún mbagún

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

References

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