bóna

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

Noun

bóna

  1. indefinite genitive plural of bón

Irish

Etymology 1

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Noun

bóna m (genitive singular bóna, nominative plural bónaí)

  1. collar
  2. lapel
  3. cuff (of sleeve)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

bóna m (genitive singular bóna, nominative plural bónaí)

  1. Alternative form of póna (“(cattle-)pound”)

Declension

Declension of bóna (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative bóna bónaí
vocative a bhóna a bhónaí
genitive bóna bónaí
dative bóna bónaí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an bóna na bónaí
genitive an bhóna na mbónaí
dative leis an mbóna
don bhóna 		leis na bónaí

Mutation

Mutated forms of bóna
radical lenition eclipsis
bóna bhóna mbóna

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

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