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

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.

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