Irish
Etymology
From bun + -ú.
Pronunciation
Noun
bunú m (genitive singular bunaithe, nominative plural bunuithe)
- verbal noun of bunaigh
- foundation (basis); establishment
Declension
Declension of bunú (fifth declension)
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Derived terms
Mutation
Mutated forms of bunú
radical
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lenition
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eclipsis
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bunú
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bhunú
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mbunú
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bunú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bunú”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “bunú”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025