gúna
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish gúna (“gown; outer tunic or dress”), borrowed from Anglo-Norman gune, goune (“fur-trimmed coat, pelisse”), from Old French goune, from Late Latin gunna (“leather garment, a fur”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡuːnˠə]
Noun
gúna m (genitive singular gúna, nominative plural gúnaí)
Declension
Declension of gúna
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- fo-ghúna (“slip”)
- gúna breithimh (“judge's robe”)
- gúna damhsa (“ball gown”)
- gúnadóir (“dressmaker”)
- gúna ollaimh (“professor's gown”)
- gúna tráthnóna (“evening gown”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| gúna | ghúna | ngúna |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "gúna" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “gúna”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
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