buinneán

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɪn̠ʲanˠ/, /ˈbˠɪn̠ʲan̪ˠ/

Etymology 1

From buinne +‎ -án.

Alternative forms

• boinneán

Noun

buinneán m (genitive singular buinneáin, nominative plural buinneáin)

1. shoot (emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant)

   Synonym: beangán

2. sapling (young tree)
3. scion (descendant)

Declension

Declension of buinneán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative buinneán buinneáin Vocative a bhuinneáin a bhuinneána Genitive buinneáin buinneán Dative buinneán buinneáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an buinneán na buinneáin Genitive an bhuinneáin na mbuinneán Dative leis an mbuinneán don bhuinneán leis na buinneáin

Etymology 2

From English bunion, adapted to the suffix -án and assimilated to etymology 1.

Noun

buinneán m (genitive singular buinneáin, nominative plural buinneáin)

1. bunion

Declension

Declension of buinneán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative buinneán buinneáin Vocative a bhuinneáin a bhuinneána Genitive buinneáin buinneán Dative buinneán buinneáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an buinneán na buinneáin Genitive an bhuinneáin na mbuinneán Dative leis an mbuinneán don bhuinneán leis na buinneáin

Etymology 3

Noun

buinneán m (genitive singular buinneáin, nominative plural buinneáin)

1. Ulster form of bonnán (“bittern”)

Declension

Declension of buinneán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative buinneán buinneáin Vocative a bhuinneáin a bhuinneána Genitive buinneáin buinneán Dative buinneán buinneáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an buinneán na buinneáin Genitive an bhuinneáin na mbuinneán Dative leis an mbuinneán don bhuinneán leis na buinneáin

Derived terms

• buinneán buí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
buinneán	bhuinneán	mbuinneán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “buinnén”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “buinneán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 99
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “buinneán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN