bunta

English

Alternative forms

• boonta

Etymology

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Adjective

bunta (not comparable)

1. (Australia) Crazy, riotous, out of control.

   When the full forward kicked a goal after the siren, the crowd went bunta.

Usage notes

A South Australian regionalism.

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German wunde, from Old High German wunta, from Proto-Germanic *wundō (“wound”). Cognate with German Wunde, English wound.

Noun

bunta f (plural bunten)

1. (Sette Comuni) wound, sore, scab

   De bunten plüutent. ― The wounds are bleeding.

   de bunten bomme Guuten Hèrren

   the stigmata of the Good Lord

Declension

Declension of bunta – 6th declension

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	an	de	bunta	de	bunten
accusative	an	de	bunta	de	bunten
dative	anara	dar	bunten	in	bunten

Derived terms

• buntan

References

• “bunta” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Esperanto

Etymology

From German bunt. Doublet of poento and punkto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbunta]
• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -unta
• Hyphenation: bun‧ta

Adjective

bunta (accusative singular buntan, plural buntaj, accusative plural buntajn)

1. multicolored, colorful

Swedish

Etymology

bunt +‎ -a

Verb

bunta (present buntar, preterite buntade, supine buntat, imperative bunta)

1. (often with ihop (“together”)) to bundle (and possibly tie together)
2. (often with ihop (“together”), figuratively) to lump together (equate people or things (disregarding their differences))

Conjugation

Conjugation of bunta (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	bunta		buntas
Supine	buntat		buntats
Imperative	bunta		—
Imper. plural1	bunten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	buntar	buntade	buntas	buntades
Ind. plural1	bunta	buntade	buntas	buntades
Subjunctive2	bunte	buntade	buntes	buntades
	Participles
Present participle	buntande
Past participle	buntad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• buntband (“cable tie”)

References

• bunta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• bunta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• bunta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• butan

Wolof

Noun

bunta

1. door
2. department