bunadh

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish bunad, from Proto-Celtic *bonusedos (“descent, lineage”), from *bonus (“foundation”) + the root of *sedeti (“to sit”). Related to Middle Welsh bonheð, modern Welsh bonedd.

Pronunciation

Noun

bunadh m (genitive singular bunaidh, nominative plural)

  1. origin, stock
  2. root
  3. foundation

Declension

Declension of bunadh

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative bunadh
Vocative a bhunaidh
Genitive bunaidh
Dative bunadh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an bunadh
Genitive an bhunaidh
Dative leis an mbunadh

don bhunadh

Related terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bunadh bhunadh mbunadh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 22

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish bunad, from Proto-Celtic *bonusedos (“descent, lineage”), from *bonus (“foundation”) + the root of *sedeti (“to sit”). Related to Middle Welsh bonheð, modern Welsh bonedd.

Pronunciation

Noun

bunadh m (genitive singular bunaidh, plural bunaidhean)

  1. origin, stock
  2. root
  3. foundation

Usage notes

  • While the Scottish distillery Aberlour has released a single malt scotch whisky called "A'bunadh", this is grammatically incorrect. The appropriate nominative form is am bunadh.

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
bunadh bhunadh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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