póna

See also: pona, poña, and p’óna

Irish

Alternative forms

• bóna

Etymology

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Noun

póna m (genitive singular póna, nominative plural pónaí)

1. pound (for animals, vehicles)

Declension

Declension of póna

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative póna pónaí Vocative a phóna a phónaí Genitive póna pónaí Dative póna pónaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an póna na pónaí Genitive an phóna na bpónaí Dative leis an bpóna don phóna leis na pónaí

Derived terms

• póna madraí (“dog pound”)
• póna peacaí (“penalty box, sin bin”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
póna	phóna	bpóna
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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

Taos

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑ̄næ/

Noun

póna III.5 (duoplural póne)

1. pumpkin

Related terms

• pòxə̀phialúna