buanfas
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Apparently a back-formation from buanfasach as the latter is attested earlier.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠuən̪ˠəsˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbˠuənˠfˠəsˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠiːnˠfˠəsˠ/, (older) /ˈbˠɯːnˠfˠəsˠ/[1]
Noun[edit]
buanfas m (genitive singular buanfais)
Declension[edit]
Declension of buanfas
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms[edit]
- buanfasach (“durable”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
buanfas | bhuanfas | mbuanfas |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 28
Further reading[edit]
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “buanṁas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 97
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “buanfas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN