buanfas
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editApparently 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
editbuanfas m (genitive singular buanfais)
Declension
editDeclension 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
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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