bagún

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish bacún, from Anglo-Norman bacoun, a variant of Old French bacon.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /bˠəˈɡuːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠaɡuːnˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠaɡunˠ/

Noun

bagún m (genitive singular bagúin)

1. bacon

   Synonym: muiceoil shaillte

Declension

Declension of bagún

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative bagún Vocative a bhagúin Genitive bagúin Dative bagún

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an bagún Genitive an bhagúin Dative leis an mbagún don bhagún

Derived terms

• ceathrú bhagúin f (“ham”)
• cliathán bagúin m, leathchliathán bagúin m (“side of bacon”)
• gambún bagúin m (“gammon of bacon”)
• gualainn bhagúin f (“shoulder of bacon”)
• leasaitheoir bagúin m (“bacon curer”)
• leasú bagúin m (“bacon-curing”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bagún	bhagún	mbagún
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bagún”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “bacún”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Entries containing “bagún” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “bagún” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.