buan
Bunun
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *bulaN (compare Cebuano bulan, Chamorro pulan, Fijian vula, Hiligaynon bulan, Ilocano bulan, Indonesian bulan, Javanese bulan, Kapampangan bulan, Malagasy volana, Malay bulan, Sundanese bulan).
Noun
buan
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish búan (“lasting, enduring; constant, firm, persevering”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
buan (genitive singular masculine buain, genitive singular feminine buaine, plural buana, comparative buaine)
Declension
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | buan | bhuan | buana; bhuana² | |
Vocative | bhuain | buana | ||
Genitive | buaine | buana | buan | |
Dative | buan; bhuan¹ |
bhuan; bhuain (archaic) |
buana; bhuana² | |
Comparative | níos buaine | |||
Superlative | is buaine |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- buan- (“permanent, perpetual; fixed”)
Related terms
- buanaigh (“perpetuate”, transitive verb)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
buan | bhuan | mbuan |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “buan”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “buan”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “buan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 búan”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
North Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian bāne. Cognates include West Frisian beane.
Noun
buan m (plural buanen)
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
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From Proto-Germanic *būaną. Cognate with Old Frisian būwa, bōwa (West Frisian bouwe), Old Saxon būan (Low German bugen), Old Dutch būwan (Dutch bouwen), Old High German būan (German bauen), Old Norse búa (Swedish bo, Norwegian Nynorsk bu, Faroese búgva), Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌰𐌽 (bauan).
Pronunciation
Verb
būan
- to live or dwell
- He būde on Ēast-Englum ― he lived with the East Angles. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle)
- to inhabit, to occupy
- Ne mæg mon meduseld būan ― a man may not occupy the mead-bench, (Beowulf)
Conjugation
infinitive | būan | būenne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | būe | būde |
second person singular | bȳst | būdest |
third person singular | bȳþ | būde |
plural | būaþ | būdon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | būe | būde |
plural | būen | būden |
imperative | ||
singular | bū | |
plural | būaþ | |
participle | present | past |
būende | (ġe)bȳn, (ġe)būn |
Derived terms
- ġebūr m
Old High German
Alternative forms
Etymology
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From Proto-Germanic *būaną, whence also Old English būan, Old Norse búa.
Verb
būan
- to build
Descendants
Old Saxon
Alternative forms
Etymology
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From Proto-Germanic *būaną, whence also Old English būan, Old Norse búa.
Verb
būan
- to build
Descendants
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish búan (“lasting, enduring; constant, firm, persevering”).
Adjective
buan
Synonyms
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
---|---|
Radical | Lenition |
buan | bhuan |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “buan”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 búan”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *bīu̯onos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”).[1] Cognate with Old Breton buenion, modern Breton buan.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
buan (feminine singular buan, plural buain, equative buaned, comparative buanach, superlative buanaf)
Derived terms
- yn fuan (“soon”)
- mor fuan â phosibl (“as soon as possible”)
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
buan | fuan | muan | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- ^ J. Morris Jones, A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative (Oxford 1913), § 63 vii (3).
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “buan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- Bunun terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian
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- Old Saxon terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
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- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish
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