bonn

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See also: bon, Bonn, and bønn

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish bonn (sole of the foot),[3] from Proto-Celtic *bundos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn with metathesis.

Noun

bonn m (genitive singular boinn, nominative plural boinn)

  1. sole, pad
  2. foothold
  3. foundation, basis
    Synonym: fotha
  4. premise
  5. (automotive) tire
    Synonym: bonn rotha
  6. track
  7. (mathematics) base, radix
    Synonym: bonnuimhir
  8. (sailing) cill
    Synonym: bonn poill
Declension
Declension of bonn (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative bonn boinn
vocative a bhoinn a bhonna
genitive boinn bonn
dative bonn boinn
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an bonn na boinn
genitive an bhoinn na mbonn
dative leis an mbonn
don bhonn
leis na boinn
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Irish bonn (coin, piece of money),[4] possibly from Latin pondō (by weight).

Noun

bonn m (genitive singular boinn, nominative plural boinn)

  1. coin
    Synonym: bonn airgid
  2. medal
    Synonym: bonn comórtha
Declension
Declension of bonn (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative bonn boinn
vocative a bhoinn a bhonna
genitive boinn bonn
dative bonn boinn
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an bonn na boinn
genitive an bhoinn na mbonn
dative leis an mbonn
don bhonn
leis na boinn
Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of bonn
radical lenition eclipsis
bonn bhonn mbonn

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

References

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 47
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 55, page 24
  3. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 bonn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  4. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 bonn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

bonn m (definite singular bonnen, indefinite plural bonner, definite plural bonnene)

  1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by bunn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

  1. (dialectal) pronunciation spelling of born (children).

Etymology 2

Noun

bonn m (definite singular bonnen, indefinite plural bonnar, definite plural bonnane)

  1. (dialectal) alternative form of botn (bottom)

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish bonn (sole of the foot),[2] from Proto-Celtic *bundos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn with metathesis.

Noun

bonn m (genitive singular buinn, plural buinn or bonnan)

  1. base, bottom, foot
  2. sole
    bonn na bròigethe sole of the shoe
    bonn na coisethe sole of the foot
    bonn na stocainnthe sole of the sock
  3. article, clause
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Irish bonn (coin, piece of money),[3] possibly from Latin pondō (by weight).

Noun

bonn m (genitive singular buinn, plural buinn or bonnan)

  1. coin
  2. medal

Mutation

Mutation of bonn
radical lenition
bonn bhonn

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

References

  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 bonn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 bonn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “bonn”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN