Contionary:bun
Middle Annerish
Etymology
Clearly suppletive, but exact derivation is disputed; cf.: Goidelic bun, bunad. Per Bernthaler, from Germanic *ba-nw-, *bebō- ("to summon"); passive preterite from *buttaz, but see also Latin battuō.
Pronunciation
(Annerish) IPA: /bˠunˠ/ [b̥ʉn]
| ɪʀʀ. ꜰᴇᴍ. | ɴᴏᴍ. | ɢᴇɴ. | ᴅᴀᴛ. | ᴠᴏᴄ. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sɢ. | bunɴ | bunaʟ | bunʟ | bunʟ |
| ᴘʟ. | bunʟ | bunaɴ | bunaıb | bunʟ |
| ᴄᴏʟ. | bunaʜ | bunʟ | bunaʟ | |
| Ⅰ ᴀᴄᴛ. |
ᴘʀᴇᴠᴇʀʙ: yn | ɪᴍᴘ.: bunnsɢ, bunaıbᴘʟ | ||
| ᴘʀᴇᴛ. | ɴᴀʀ. | ɪʀʀ. | ᴄᴏɴᴅ. | |
| ᴀʙs. | bo | bunaıs, bunad*, bunaım** |
bıù(ıd*) | bıùıs, bıùd*, bıùım** |
| ᴄᴏɴᴊ. | bo | bıù | ||
| ᴘᴀss. | butt | bunaır | bıùr | bıùır |
| *2nd ᴘ. & 3rd ᴘ.sɢ. ᴘᴏs. form, **1st ᴘ.sɢ. & ɪɴᴄʟ. form. | ||||
Verb / Noun
bun (runic:ᛓᚬ)
- Butt, end, foundation:
- (of armies) base;
- (of plants) stem, trunk;
- (of mountains) foot, skirts, hills;
- (of rivers) source, starting point; sometimes mouth, estuary;
- An alternative form of bunnas.
- (tr.; phrasal) To produce, bring forth, give off
- ~ gen - to smile;
- ~ fíoccla - to teethe;
- Do bıù tí at esgra. - She hasn't grown her molars yet.