faoi bhun

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /fˠiːˈvˠʊn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /fˠiːˈwʊnˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /fˠiːˈwʌnˠ/

Preposition

faoi bhun (plus genitive, triggers no mutation)

1. beneath, underneath

Inflection

Inflection of faoi bhun

Person	Normal	Emphatic
1st person sing.	faoi mo bhun	faoi mo bhunsa
2d person sing.	faoi do bhun	faoi do bhunsa
3d sing. masc.	faoina bhun	faoina bhunsan
3d sing. fem.	faoina bun	faoina bunsa
1st person pl.	faoinár mbun	faoinár mbun-na
2d person pl.	faoi bhur mbun	faoi bhur mbunsa
3d person pl.	faoina mbun	faoina mbunsan

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bun”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “faoi bhun”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024