bunadh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish bunad, from Proto-Celtic *bonusedom (“descent, lineage”), from *bonus (“foundation”) + the root of *sedeti (“to sit”). Related to Middle Welsh bonheð, modern Welsh bonedd.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠʊn̪ˠə/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠʊnˠə/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠʊnˠuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠʌnˠu/

Noun

bunadh m (genitive singular bunaidh, nominative plural)

1. origin, stock
2. root
3. foundation

Declension

Declension of bunadh

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative bunadh Vocative a bhunaidh Genitive bunaidh Dative bunadh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an bunadh Genitive an bhunaidh Dative leis an mbunadh don bhunadh

Related terms

• bunaíoch (“primitive”, adjective)
• bunús m (“origin”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bunadh	bhunadh	mbunadh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “bunadh”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bunad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “bunaḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 100
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bunadh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish bunad, from Proto-Celtic *bonusedom (“descent, lineage”), from *bonus (“foundation”) + the root of *sedeti (“to sit”). Related to Middle Welsh bonheð, modern Welsh bonedd.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpunəɣ/

Noun

bunadh m (genitive singular bunaidh, plural bunaidhean)

1. origin, stock
2. root
3. foundation

Usage notes

• While the Scottish distillery Aberlour has released a single malt scotch whisky called "A'bunadh", this is grammatically incorrect. The appropriate nominative form is am bunadh.

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
bunadh	bhunadh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.