bun ribe
Irish edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “base of a hair”
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bun ribe m (genitive singular bun ribe, nominative plural bonanna ribe)
- carbuncle (abscess)
- Synonym: carrmhogal
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bun ribe | bhun ribe | mbun ribe |
| 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 97
