buanfas

Irish

Alternative forms

• buancas, buanchas, buanmhas

Etymology

Apparently a back-formation from buanfasach as the latter is attested earlier.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠuən̪ˠəsˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠuənˠfˠəsˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠiːnˠfˠəsˠ/, (older) /ˈbˠɯːnˠfˠəsˠ/

Noun

buanfas m (genitive singular buanfais)

1. durability

Declension

Declension of buanfas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative buanfas Vocative a bhuanfais Genitive buanfais Dative buanfas

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an buanfas Genitive an bhuanfais Dative leis an mbuanfas don bhuanfas

Derived terms

• buanfasach (“durable”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
buanfas	bhuanfas	mbuanfas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• 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