bunábhar

Irish

Etymology

From bun- (“basic, fundamental, original, elementary”) +‎ ábhar (“matter, material”).

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠʊnˠˌɑːvˠəɾˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbˠʊnˠˌɑːwəɾˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠʊnˠˌæːwəɾˠ/

Noun

bunábhar m (genitive singular bunábhair, nominative plural bunábhair)

  1. raw material, staple, feedstock
  2. basic subject (in school, etc.)
  3. (of literary work) substance, main outlines

Declension
Declension of bunábhar

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative bunábhar bunábhair
Vocative a bhunábhair a bhunábhara
Genitive bunábhair bunábhar
Dative bunábhar bunábhair

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an bunábhar na bunábhair
Genitive an bhunábhair na mbunábhar
Dative leis an mbunábhar

don bhunábhar

 leis na bunábhair

Synonyms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bunábhar bhunábhar mbunábhar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
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