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

Mutated forms of bóna

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bóna	bhóna	mbóna

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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