buntàta

See also: buntáta

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From English potato, modified by association with bun (“bottom”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pən̪ˠˈt̪ʰaːht̪ə/, [pən̪ˠˈd̪(ʰ)aːht̪ə]

Noun

buntàta m (genitive singular buntàta, plural buntàta)

1. potato, potatoes

Usage notes

The word buntàta is both singular and plural (similarly to "fish" in English).

• Tha am buntàta bruich. ― The potato is / potatoes are boiled.

Derived terms

• buntàta pronn
• gaiseadh a' bhuntàta
• plocan buntàta
• sgona bhuntàta

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911), “buntàta”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN