bonnán

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠun̪ˠɑːnˠ/

Etymology 1

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bonnán

Noun

bonnán m (genitive singular bonnáin, nominative plural bonnáin)

1. bittern (bird of the family Ardeidae)
2. horn, trumpet; siren
3. booming sound

Declension

Declension of bonnán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative bonnán bonnáin Vocative a bhonnáin a bhonnána Genitive bonnáin bonnán Dative bonnán bonnáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an bonnán na bonnáin Genitive an bhonnáin na mbonnán Dative leis an mbonnán don bhonnán leis na bonnáin

Derived terms

• bonnán buí

Etymology 2

Noun

bonnán m (genitive singular bonnáin, nominative plural bonnáin)

1. Alternative form of buinneán (“slender shoot, sprout; sapling”)

Declension

Declension of bonnán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative bonnán bonnáin Vocative a bhonnáin a bhonnána Genitive bonnáin bonnán Dative bonnán bonnáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an bonnán na bonnáin Genitive an bhonnáin na mbonnán Dative leis an mbonnán don bhonnán leis na bonnáin

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bonnán	bhonnán	mbonnán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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