bóna

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ouːna

Noun

bóna

1. indefinite genitive plural of bón

Irish

Etymology 1

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Noun

bóna m (genitive singular bóna, nominative plural bónaí)

1. collar
2. lapel
3. cuff (of sleeve)

Derived terms

• bóna mandairín (“mandarin collar”)
• stoda bóna (“collar-stud”)

Etymology 2

Noun

bóna m (genitive singular bóna, nominative plural bónaí)

1. Alternative form of póna (“(cattle-)pound”)

Declension

Declension of bóna

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative bóna bónaí Vocative a bhóna a bhónaí Genitive bóna bónaí Dative bóna bónaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an bóna na bónaí Genitive an bhóna na mbónaí Dative leis an mbóna don bhóna leis na bónaí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bóna	bhóna	mbóna
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bóna”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN