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Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish bonn (“sole of the foot”), from Proto-Celtic *bundos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn with metathesis.
Noun
bonn m (genitive singular boinn, nominative plural boinn)
- sole, pad
- foothold
- foundation, basis
- Synonym: fotha
- premise
- (automotive) tire
- Synonym: bonn rotha
- track
- (mathematics) base, radix
- Synonym: bonnuimhir
- (sailing) cill
- Synonym: bonn poill
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Irish bonn (“coin, piece of money”), possibly from Latin pondo (“by weight”).
Noun
bonn m (genitive singular boinn, nominative plural boinn)
- coin
- Synonym: bonn airgid
- medal
- Synonym: bonn comórtha
Declension
Derived terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| bonn
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bhonn
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mbonn
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bonn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 bonn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 bonn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “bonn”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 77
- Entries containing “bonn” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 47
- Entries containing “bonn” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 24
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
bonn m (definite singular bonnen, indefinite plural bonner, definite plural bonnene)
- form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by bunn
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bon/, (north-western and northern) /boɲ/
Noun
bonn n
- (dialectal) pronunciation spelling of born (“children”).
Etymology 2
Noun
bonn m (definite singular bonnen, indefinite plural bonnar, definite plural bonnane)
- (dialectal) alternative form of botn (“bottom”)
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish bonn (“sole of the foot”), from Proto-Celtic *bundos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn with metathesis.
Pronunciation
Noun
bonn m (genitive singular buinn, plural buinn or bonnan)
- base, bottom, foot
- sole
- bonn na bròige ― the sole of the shoe
- bonn na coise ― the sole of the foot
- bonn na stocainn ― the sole of the sock
- article, clause
- coin
- medal
Derived terms
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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| bonn |
bhonn
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “bonn”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 bonn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 bonn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language