bonnán
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bonnán
Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Irish bonnán, a diminutive in -án of Proto-Celtic *bunnos, whence also Welsh bwn.
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Noun
bonnán m (genitive singular bonnáin, nominative plural bonnáin)
Declension
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Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
bonnán m (genitive singular bonnáin, nominative plural bonnáin)
- Alternative form of buinneán (“slender shoot, sprout; sapling”)
Declension
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Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| bonnán | bhonnán | mbonnán |
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) “bonnán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN