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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 )
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 ” ) ,[ 4] possibly from Latin pondō ( “ by weight ” ) .
Noun
bonn m (genitive singular boinn , nominative plural boinn )
coin
Synonym: bonn airgid
medal
Synonym: bonn comórtha
Declension
Derived terms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
^ Finck, F. N. (1899 ) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 47
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906 ) A Dialect of Donegal , Cambridge University Press, § 55 , page 24
^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019 ), “1 bonn ”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ 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
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977 ) “bonn ”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla , Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904 ) “bonn”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla , 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 77
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959 ) “bonn ”, in English-Irish Dictionary , An Gúm
“bonn ”, in New English-Irish Dictionary , Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
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form removed with the spelling reform of 2005 ; superseded by bunn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
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 )
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
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 )
coin
medal
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
^ 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
^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019 ), “1 bonn ”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ 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